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Table of Contents . . . July 8th, 2006
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Bionovo - Bionovo highlights new assay data on menopausal drug
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - Automated solid-phase extraction method for measuring PAH metabolites developed
National Taiwan University, Taiwan - Recent findings in rectal cancer described by researchers from Taiwan and France
pSivida Limited - Aion Diagnostics reports BioSilicon breakthrough
West Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital, Tokyo, Japan - Ankle posterior malleolar fracture pathologic anatomy is studied
Accuray Incorporated - CyberKnife System enables patients to receive systemic chemotherapy sooner
Aichi Medical University, Japan - Research from Japan, Netherlands and Italy add new data to surgery body of knowledge
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, South Korea and Austria describe findings in lipids studies
Allegheny Orthopedic Associates - Revision total hip arthroplasty is successful in patients with femoral deficiencies
Ameloblastic Carcinoma - Ameloblastic carcinoma of the mandible resembled odontogenic cyst in panoramic radiograph
American Society of Echocardiography - Heart ultrasound key tool for determining left ventricular mass and pediatric hypertension
American Society of Echocardiography - Professional athletes hearts not only work harder, but also look different
Breast Cancer - New book provides a comprehensive guide to mammography
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, U.S. - New research from the United States and Japan in the area of imaging detailed
Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, U.K. - Effective radiation dose higher for MSCT vs. conventional angiography
Brookhaven National Laboratory, U.S. - Study reveals biochemical signature of cocaine craving in humans
Calyceal Diverticulum - Calyceal diverticulum mimicked renal tumor on FDG PET imaging
CardioDynamics - CardioDynamics announces PREDICT study publication in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada - Researchers' work from Canada, Japan and the Netherlands; k adds to breast cancer body of knowledge
Chiba University, Japan - New findings in diabetes described from Japan, Italy and Ireland
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, People's Republic of China - Neck of patients with laryngeal carcinoma treated by elective lateral neck dissection
Chubu Rosai Hospital, Aichi, Japan - Reports from Japan, Netherlands and the United States add new data to diabetes research
Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan - Recent studies from Japan and France add new data to osteoporosis research
Collaborations - Agfa, Sonix offer integrated financial and business services to U.S. imaging centers
Complejo Hospital of Jaen, Jaen, Spain - Incessant VT acutely controlled with intracoronary contrast media injection
Cytogen Corporation - Cytogen and Philips demonstrate improved PROSTASCINT image acquisition and processing tools
Digirad Corporation - Digirad introduces Cardius 3 XPO triple-head camera with high-definition, solid-state detectors
DMetrix - DMetrix recognized as most significant startup bioscience company in 2005
Dokkyo University, Japan - Researchers from Japan, the United Kingdom and Germany publish new studies and findings in the area of cardiology
Emory University, U.S. - Virtual reality simulation can assess performance of carotid angiography
Escola Bahiana de Medicina, Brazil - Staplerless laparoscopic gastric bypass is a new option in bariatric surgery
Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - Researchers from Taiwan and the United States report recent findings in surgery
FEI Company - Russia Federation opens new nanotech center with FEI imaging, analysis, manipulation tools
Frederikssund County Hospital, Frederikssund, Denmark - Studies from Denmark, Japan and the United States describe new findings in heart disease research
General Hospital, Padua, Italy - Findings from Italy and the United Kingdom advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
Greystone Associates - New generation of diagnostic imaging agents raising expectations and expanding applications
Harvard University, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Germany advance knowledge in atherosclerosis research
Harvard University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, France and Portugal detail new studies and findings in the area of biomedical engineering
Hiroshima University, Japan - Findings from Japan, France and Norway advance knowledge in osteoporosis research
Hiroshima University, Japan - Researchers from Japan, the Czech Republic and Italy detail new studies and findings in the area of osteoporosis
Hospital Clinic, Santiago de Compostela, Spain - Researchers' data from Spain, Scotland and Israel advance heart attack research
Human Behavior and Evolution Society - Women's skin tone influences perception of beauty, health, age, sociobiologists find
ICON - ICON launches Oncology Solution
Imaging - Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography may be used to assess cerebral perfusion
Imaging - InMed Diagnostic Services selects Aurora Breast MRI for breast imaging
Imperial College London, England - Research from the United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands in imaging provides new insights
Japan National Center of Neurology & Psychiatry, Tokyo, Japan - Studies from Japan, Canada and Netherlands describe new findings in diagnostics research
Johann W. Goethe University, Germany - MR-based coronary artery blood velocity measurements are feasible
John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, U.K. - PHPT-associated adenoma factors that lead to negative imaging studies are identified
Johns Hopkins University, U.S. - Researchers' findings from the United States and Germany advance cardiology research
Karolinska University, Sweden - Reports from Sweden, Germany and the United States add new data to angiology research
King's College Hospital, London, U.K. - Twin preterm delivery is not predicted by maternal characteristics and cervical length
Kobe University, Japan - Recent findings in heart attack described by researchers from Japan
Kumamoto University, Japan - Recent findings in diabetes described by researchers from Japan, Poland and Germany
Kuopio University Hospital, Tampere, Finland - Studies from Finland and the United States describe new findings in cardiology research
L. Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy - Prostate cancer treatment by laparoscopic radical prostatectomy recommended as first choice
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, U.S. - Research from the United States and Japan add new data to cardiology body of knowledge
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, U.S. - Brugada syndrome cardiac risk stratification can be based on several factors
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Coronary CT angiography examined in a review
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Findings from the United States advance knowledge in oncology research
Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Brazil in heart disease provide new insights
Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Total hip arthroplasty component size can be determined by computer software
Medical University of Lodz, Poland - MiniMizer Extra band is presented as alternative to other laparoscopic gastric bands
Medical University of Vienna, Austria - Follicular lymphoma staged by 18F-FDG-PET
Medicare - Acclarent announces new coding for the Relieva Sinus Balloon Catheter System
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, U.S. - Radiation exposure of CT and direct intracoronary angiography considered
Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Vitamin and trace mineral levels are often abnormal pre- and postlaparoscopic gastric bypass
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada - Hepatocellular carcinoma radiofrequency ablation aided by contrast-enhanced sonography
Nagoya University, Japan - Transitional cell carcinoma of renal pelvis and ureter treated by laparoscopic nephroureterectomy
National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan - Researchers' data from Taiwan, the United States and the People's Republic of China advance SARS research
National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute, U.S. - Real-time MRI permits rapid transcatheter atrial septal puncture, balloon septostomy in swine
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - Gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated by laparoscopic wedge resection
National University, South Korea - Researchers from South Korea, Italy and Germany describe findings in genetics studies
Neurology - Researchers from Japan, the United States and Germany report recent findings in neurology
New York University, U.S. - Researchers find that modifying virus particles has potential to enhance MRI capabilities
New York University, U.S. - Restrictive physiology may underlie cardiogenic shock pathogenesis, echocardiography suggests
Northwestern University, U.S. - Findings from the United States, Australia and Poland advance knowledge in cholesterol research
Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway - Quantitative adenosine real-time myocardial contrast echocardiography not yet robust enough
Onze Lieve Vrouw Hospital, Aalst, Belgium - New findings in heart attack described from Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands; jbax@knoware
Oregon State University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Belgium publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan - Findings from Japan, Germany and the United States in cardiology provide new insights
Osaka University, Japan - Researchers from Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom report recent findings in breast cancer
Ospedale R Silvestrini, Perugia, Italy - Serial changes in left ventricular hypertrophy indices predict cerebrovascular events
Peking University Third Hospital, Los Angeles, U.S. - Studies from the United States and Netherlands describe new findings in angiology research
Peking University, People's Republic of China - Recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy treated by radiofrequency ablation
Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Primary hyperparathyroidism neuropsychologic symptoms may be assessed with fMRI
Queen Mary University of London, U.K. - Non-fluoroscopic mapping systems for radiofrequency ablation of arrhythmias compared
Repligen Corporation - Repligen initiates clinical trial of Secretin for MRI imaging of the pancreas
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, U.S. - New findings in lung cancer described from the United States and France
Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet University Hospital, Oslo, Norway - Nephrectomy donors benefit from laparoscopic versus open surgery
Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital, London, U.K. - Rhinosinusitis response to therapy is objectively assessed with nasal nitric oxide
Salick Cardiovascular Centers - Dr. Bernard Salick announces Dr. Gerald Pohost as CMO of Salick Cardiovascular Centers
Sapporo Medical University, Japan - Noninvasive imaging detects cardiac leukemia after T cell ALL ASCT relapse
Seoul National University, South Korea - Research from South Korea and United States in imaging provides new insights
Siemens Medical Solutions - Siemens Medical Solutions announces new roles for three executive leaders
Siemens Medical Solutions - Siemens introduces new PET-CT platform to molecular imaging for 33% more coverage
Stanford School of Medicine, U.S. - Research from the United States add new data to obesity body of knowledge
Stanford University, U.S. - 99mTc-HYNIC-annexin VSPECT imaging useful for monitoring stroke therapy
State University of Ghent Hospital, Ghent, Belgium - Research from Belgium, the South Korea and the People's Republic of China add new data to hepatocellular carcinoma body of knowledge
State University of New York, U.S. - New data from the United States and Japan lluminates research in diabetes
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea - Hepatocellular carcinoma survival after radiofrequency ablation influenced by histologic grade
Surgical Technology - Urachal adenocarcinoma treated by laparoscopic en bloc partial cystectomy with bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy
Surgical Weight Control Center, Las Vegas, U.S. - Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass provides superior weight and comorbidity reduction
Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan - Gastrointestinal quality of life did not improve after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan - Imaging of lung metastases model and gene therapy achieved
Technical University of Munich, Germany - Alpha integrin expression in cancer is tracked by the new tracer F-18-galacto-RGD
The Sagemark Companies - Sagemark Companies Ltd. opens PET imaging center in Jacksonville, Florida
University Hospital, Hamburg, Germany - Researchers' findings from Germany and the United States advance angiology research
University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands - Bcl-2 positivity predicts overall survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancers
University of Alabama, U.S. - Lymphoma and leukemia diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy
University of Athens, Greece - Hyperparathyroidism is portrayed by catabolic actions at cortical and cancellous sites
University of Barcelona, Spain - Researchers from Spain and the United States describe findings in HIV/AIDS studies
University of Basel Hospital, Basel, Switzerland - Lung cancer parenchyma-sparing surgery permitted by therapeutic bronchoscopy
University of Bristol, England - New findings in colorectal cancer described from the United Kingdom and Japan
University of California, U.S. - Data from the United States advance knowledge in endometrial cancer research
University of California, U.S. - Metabolic profiling shows metabolic defects in mitochondrial and methionine function
University of California, U.S. - New findings from the United States and Denmark in the area of diagnostics described
University of California, U.S. - Nonmissile penetrating spinal injury management is discussed
University of California, U.S. - Pancreatic cancer images reveal the effects of gemcitabine on tumor angiogenesis
University of California, U.S. - Studies from the United States, France and United Kingdom advance knowledge in HIV/AIDS research
University of California, U.S. - University of California researchers report new molecule that targets leukemia and lymphoma cells
University of Florida, U.S. - Insulin secretion and nonpyruvate carboxylase anaplerosis appear to be strongly correlated
University of Gottingen, Germany - New findings from Germany, Japan and the People's Republic of China in the area of biomedical engineering detailed
University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China - Researchers from the People's Republic of China and Italy describe findings in hepatocellular carcinoma studies
University of Illinois, U.S. - Impact of aspirin and NSAID or cyclo-oxygenase-2-selective inhibitor on gastric ulcers examined
University of Minnesota, U.S. - Recent findings in transplants described by researchers from the United States and Japan
University of North Carolina, U.S. - TDR radiographic range of motion measurements should include observer variability
University of Regensburg-Klinikum, Germany - Studies from Germany, Netherlands and Italy advance knowledge in imaging research
University of Tennessee, U.S. - Recent findings in obesity described by researchers from the United States and Australia
University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States, Norway and Japan advance imaging research
University of Texas, U.S. - Lung cancer screened for in Hodgkin lymphoma survivors by computed tomography
University of Texas, U.S. - Ondansetron more cost-effective anti-emetic than granisetron
University of Texas, U.S. - Primary hyperaldosteronism subtypes are best diagnosed by adrenal vein sampling
University of Texas, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Netherlands publish new studies and findings in the area of imaging
University of Turku Hospital, Turku, Finland - Reports from Finland, Netherlands and the United States describe recent advances in imaging research
University of Verona, Italy - New findings in heart disease described from Italy, the United States and Greece
University of Virginia, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States, Ireland and United Kingdom illuminate research in imaging
University of Waterloo, Canada - Researchers from Canada and the United States publish new studies and findings in the area of glaucoma
Viking Systems - Viking Systems completes $8 million preferred stock financing to support growth
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, U.S. - New findings in surgery described from the United States and Belgium
Wyle Laboratories - Coronary calcification scores, CRP may screen astronaut candidates
Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan - Novel system removes contrast medium from coronary sinus during PCI
Yonsei University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea - Hepatocellular distinguished from nonhepatocellular lesions by MRI after mangafodipir trisodium
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