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Table of Contents . . . July 17th, 2004
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eResearchTechnology, Inc. - $1.7M awarded to study cardiac safety monitoring
Legal Issues - Grand jury eyes project opposed by HealthSouth in Alabama
Military Medical Academy - Autofluorescent endoscopy reveals precancerous conditions in the larynx
Ophthalmic Imaging Systems - 550,000 of ophthalmic imaging system provider's common shares purchased
U.S. National Cancer Institute - A new HPLC assay quantifies the angiogenesis inhibitor SU5416 in plasma
AccSys Technology, Inc. - Mobile particle accelerator launched for production of PET Isotopes
Agilent Technologies, Inc. - Peptide mapping of antibodies up to 20 times faster with new application
Awards - eClinicalWorks receives 2004 TEPR Award
Breast Cancer - Lifesaving potential of mammograms lost due to underuse
Cancer Facility - Huntsman Cancer Institute opens hospital at the University of Utah
Carleton University - Bookend T1 measurements on MRI give a better depiction of breast tumors
Digirad Corp. - Mobile gamma camera launched
FzioMed, Inc. - Pilot clinical trial of Oxiplex/AP Adhesion Barrier Gel complete
Gynecology - Ultrasound-guided MTX injection + systemic MTX treats invasive mole
Hiroshima City Hospital - Choke point stents relieve dyspnea in patients treated for lung cancer
IMV Medical Information Division, Inc. - Study: Echo labs broaden clinical applications, reach of echo studies
INAMED Corp. - Purchasing agreement inked for the LAP-BAND System
Johns Hopkins University - PET-CT detection of abdominal recurrence of ovarian cancer needs more study
Karolinska Institute - Cryo-electron tomography used to characterize individual IgG molecules
Kawasaki Medical University - Whole-body MRI detects marrow and extramedullary lesions in lymphoma patients
Korea University - Imaging of the various continent urinary diversions can be difficult
Kyushu University - Periodontal pockets increase the risk for electrocardiographic abnormalities
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Probe pressure doesn't appear to affect fluorescence spectroscopy measurements
Massachusetts General Hospital - MR with ferumoxtran-10 can detect malignant lymph nodes
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale - Intravenous morphine improves MR cholangiopancreatography image quality
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals - MDS Nordion to manufacture BMIPP
Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. - Imaging company achieves break-even third-quarter financial results
Ondokuz Mayis University - Routine MRI recommended for patients with facial pain
Osaka City University - QT dispersion can predict acute heart failure after stem cell transplantation
PDSHeart, Inc. - TransMedEx cardiac event, holter, and pacemaker monitoring business acquired
Pediatric Diabetes - Video teleconferencing offers diabetes specialist care in underserved areas
Personnel - Muir Orthopaedic adds four orthopedic physicians
Purdue University - Targeting of agents to macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis reviewed
Rambam Medical Center - PET/CT accurately diagnoses diabetes-related foot infection
Siemens Medical Solutions - Technology applied to mammography accurately localizes fluorescent spots
Society of Nuclear Medicine - Combined PET/CT scanner significantly better than CT and PET in staging tumors
Tameside Hospital - Simple laparoscopy has little effect on postoperative serum CA 125 levels
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Ultra open-MRI system offers faster exams, greater patient comfort
Tottori University - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound exposes the hemodynamics of liver cancer lesions
Univ. of California, Irvine - Spatial variations reported in properties of healthy breast tissue
Univ. of California, San Diego - Method to visualize pulmonary emboli and venous thrombi developed
Univ. of Southern California - New test may provide answers for women with chest pain
Univ. of Texas SW Medical Center - BOLD contrast discerns vascular disruptions after tumor therapy
University of Barcelona - Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography is useful in detecting focal liver lesions
University of Chicago - Hand-carried cardiac ultrasound is effective in clinic screenings
University of Heidelberg - After amnesia, brain lesions appear
University of Naples Federico II - Endoscopy is feasible for minimally invasive transsphenoidal surgery
University of Pittsburgh - Test shows which women are at risk from noncoronary chest pain
University of Rochester - X-ray scatter correction algorithm devised for cone beam CT imaging
University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town - Imaging of brain function using SPECT has wide potential
University of Tuebingen, Germany - FMISO-PET can predict tumor recurrence
University of Washington - Virtual reality significantly reduces pain-related brain activity
University of Wurzburg - Cardiac MRI safe in rats with implanted pacemakers
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