Telemedicine Law Weekly

CHF Technologies, Inc. - Chase Medical files patent infringement suit

Toshiba America Medical Systems - 64-slice CT cardiac scanner installed at Nevada diagnostic imaging center

Toyama Medical & Pharmaceutical Univ. - Bilateral insular cortex gray matter volume may diminish after disease onset

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Biomarker expression, breast cancer recurrence rates correlate, image data show

Alliance Imaging, Inc. - Imaging services firm announces tender offer

American Heart Association - Review provides best practices for hospital ECG monitoring

Analogic Corporation - Market clearance granted for multipurpose direct digital radiography system

Axya Medical, Inc. - Device firm offers bio-absorbable bone anchor system for arthroscopic use

Banyu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. - Novel assay enables simultaneous analysis of histamine and metabolite

Boston Scientific Corporation - Codes reported for intravascular ultrasound procedures

Bracco Diagnostics, Inc. - Contrast agent for central nervous system gets FDA approval

Cancer Research and Biostatistics, Seattle - Increasing volume requirements unlikely to improve mammogram interpretation

Certus Imaging, LLC - Imaging lab hires Raymond Taillefer, MD, as director of medical imaging

Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Diagnosing inner ear hearing loss now less invasive with genetic testing

Cook County Hospital, Chicago - ICD implants and cardiac transplants may improve management of sarcoidosis

CSIC, Madrid - Long-range effects are relevant for functional divergence of related galectins

CTI Molecular Imaging - PET equipment maker releases imaging practice software

Duke University - Luminance and contrast performance of LCDs for mammographic use assessed

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil - Brain natriuretic peptide has promise for identifying chagasic cardiomyopathy

Fischer Imaging Corporation - SenoScan Systems installed at Indiana-based St. Vincent Breast Center

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center - Study examines impact of 2-year screening interval

G. Hatzikosta General Hospital of Ioannina - ECG index may serve as a test to detect patients with LV systolic dysfunction

Gamma Medica, Inc. - Company introduces new X-PET preclinical imaging system

Georgia State University - Researchers develop MRI technique to study brain anatomy in invertebrates

Given Imaging, Inc. - U.S. FDA OKs 14-frame PillCam ESO video capsule for the esophagus

Harvard University - Novel phenyltropane derivatives show promise as PET imaging agents