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Table of Contents . . . August 26th, 2006
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Amphion Innovations - Amphion Innovations' partner company raises $3.5 million in series C financing
Bio-Rad Laboratories - Bio-Rad Laboratories reports use of MicroRotofor for new protein separation technique
Breault Research Organization - Breault Research develops skin model
KH der Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz, Austria - Both infusion and bolus adenosine are safe for stress myocardial contrast echocardiography
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark - Left ventricular ejection fraction assessment may invalidate the reliability of EuroSCORE
Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark - Researchers' work from Denmark, the United Kingdom and Finland adds to imaging body of knowledge
American Roentgen Ray Society - Multi-detector computed tomography is best way to evaluate bone healing
Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy - Radial artery bypass grafts are visualized using multidetector row computed tomography
Bariatric Surgery Center, Shreveport, U.S. - Researchers from the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of obesity
Baylor College of Medicine, U.S. - Researchers' data from the United States and India advance cervical cancer research
Baylor University, U.S. - Color tissue Doppler myocardial velocities underestimate spectral tissue Doppler velocities
Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil - Coronary stenosis is accurately depicted by stress perfusion and delayed-enhancement MR imaging
Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, U.K. - Reports from the United Kingdom and United States add new data to imaging research
Business Update - Smith & Nephew launches high definition image capture system for the operating room
Carl Zeiss - Carl Zeiss SMT acquires ALIS Corporation
Catholic University of Korea, South Korea - 3D midwall ejection fraction discriminates systolic function and degree of hypertrophy
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Italy - Age-dependent variation in repolarization intervals was found by magnetocardiographic mapping
Cedars-Sinai Research Institute, U.S. - Reports from the United States and folsom@epi describe recent advances in heart disease research
Cell Press - Test distinguishes the gambling structures in the brain
Center of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Havana, Cuba - Recent findings from Cuba, Japan and the United States illuminate research in tuberculosis
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - Findings from the United States and Australia in influenza provide new insights
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. - New data from the United States and People's Republic of China lluminates research in anthrax
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan - Recent findings in heart disease described by researchers from Taiwan and Brazil
Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Germany - Researchers from Germany, Japan and Canada report recent findings in hepatocellular carcinoma
Charite-Universitatsmedizin, Germany - Proximal coronary artery diameter is significantly larger on angiography after s.l. nitroglycerine
Chembio Diagnostics - Chembio features Dual Path Platform at American Association for Clinical Chemistry Expo
China Agricultural University, People's Republic of China - Novel lectin isolated from the mushroom Armillaria luteovirens
CHU Vaudois, Switzerland - Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles interact with brain structures
Connect Imaging - Connect Imaging signs joint development agreement with Ashva Technologies
Duke University, U.S. - Lung cancer patients safely and effectively treated by thoracoscopic lobectomy
Eastman Kodak - Kodak announces enhancements to dosimetry package for its Radiation Oncology CR System
Eberhard Karl University, Germany - Good coronary artery image quality at high heart rates is achieved by 16-slice CT
Ege University, Turkey - Malignant cerebral tumor diagnosis enhanced by perfusion and diffusion MRI
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - MRI tracking of iron oxide-labeled cells in myocardial infarction hampered by hemorrhage
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands - Research from Netherlands; j, Germany and Japan in breast cancer provides new insights
Evotec - Evotec sells Single Molecule Detection Technology and IP portfolio to Olympus
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil - New findings from Brazil and the People's Republic of China in the area of schistosomiasis described
Florida Atlantic University, U.S. - Enhanced breast MRI system shows great promise in early detection and treatment of breast cancer
Free University of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Raloxifene treatment enhances brain activation in elderly males
Fudan University, People's Republic of China - LV systolic synchronicity in dilated cardiomyopathy is assessed by real-time 3D echocardiography
Gazi University, Turkey - Morphologic evidence of subclinical atherosclerosis was obtained in Behcet's disease patients
Hamamatsu University, Japan - Large ureteral stones can be effectively treated with retrograde endoscopic lithotripsy
Hammersmith Hospital, Sutton, U.K. - Endovaginal magnetic resonance imaging provides good sensitivity for staging uterine tumors
Hannover Medical School, Germany - New findings from Germany, Canada and the United States in the area of otorhinolaryngology described
Harvard University, U.S. - Research from the United States and Germany in heart disease provides new insights
Henry Schein - Henry Schein to become exclusive distributor for Imaging Sciences International products
Hologic - Hologic acquires Suros Surgical Systems
Hologic - Hologic announces $75 million senior unsecured credit facility
Hologic - Hologic announces Q3 revenues of $119,685,000, a 62% increase from last year
Hopital Laval, St. Foy, Canada - Reports from Canada and the United Kingdom advance knowledge in cardiology research
Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, U.S. - Regimens for moderate sedation for endoscopy are reviewed
InfraScan - InfraScan enrolls first patients in brain hematoma detection trial
Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, Netherlands - Calcium deposits detected on mammograms do not appear associated with coronary risk factors
Istituto di Medicina Nucleare, Italy - Neuroendocrine tumor imaging discussed
Jikei University, Japan - Neuroendoscopic ventriculostomy mechanisms for hydrocephalus treatment failure are studied
Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland - Recent findings in rectal cancer described by researchers from Switzerland, Italy and Norway
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan - RV dysfunction in pulmonary embolism patients is corrected after anticoagulant treatment
Korea University, South Korea - Smoking reduces coronary blood flow as assessed by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Germany - Coronary artery stent lumen assessment is superior with higher resolution 64-slice CT
Ludwig-Maximilians University, Germany - Research from Germany, Australia and the United States add new data to depression body of knowledge
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, India - New findings in obesity described from India, the United States and Denmark
Malmo University Hospital, Malmo, Sweden - Recent findings in imaging described by researchers from Sweden, Japan and the United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States and Netherlands illuminate research in imaging
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, U.S. - Uncommon primary tracheal tumors treated by surgical resection
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S. - Scientists watch neurons within the brain of a living animal change in response to experience
Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Recent studies from the United States and Japan add new data to genetics research
Mayo Clinic, U.S. - Studies from Italy, Norway and Turkey add new findings to imaging body of knowledge
McGill University, Canada - Intervertebral disc structural integrity can be assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance
Medical University of Lodz, Poland - Research from Poland, the United States and Chile add new data to obesity body of knowledge
Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Researchers from the United States and Brazil describe findings in diet & nutrition studies
Modern Medical Modalities - Modern Medical Modalities selects firm to launch investor relations program
Nara Medical University, Japan - Findings from Japan and Germany advance knowledge in imaging research
National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute, U.S. - Reports from the United States and Germany advance knowledge in imaging research
Neurology - Magnetoencephalography is used to visualize sensorimotor feedback
Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, U.K. - Interest in medical thoracoscopy is growing in U.K.
Osaka City University, Japan - Data from Japan, Finland and Scotland advance knowledge in angiology research
Osaka City University, Japan - Left ventricular function during CE-DSE predicts future cardiac events in diabetics
Osaka University, Japan - Coronary flow reduction of 30% or greater at rest is detected by novel indices
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. - Studies from the United States, Switzerland and South Korea advance knowledge in proteins research
Positron - Positron Corporation's affiliate Imaging PET Technologies records 150th sale of IS2 SPECT camera
Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China - Oral arsenic trioxide therapy reduced cardiac toxicity is investigated
Regina Elena Institute for Cancer Research, Italy - Reports from Italy, the United States and Japan advance knowledge in prostate cancer research
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - New data from Australia and Germany lluminates research in heart disease
Seoul National University, South Korea - Coronary vasodilatory response to nitroglycerin was evaluated by transthoracic Doppler echo
Silesian Medical Academy, Poland - Distal radius fracture-associated neuropathy correlates with clinical outcome
Society of Nuclear Medicine, U.S. - Stress imaging tests predict prognosis of heart disease in obese persons
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, U.S. - Neuroblastoma angiogenesis is quantified by contrast-enhanced gray-scale ultrasound
St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon, Philippines - Specific congenital cardiac lesions cannot be diagnosed by chest radiographs alone
Stanford University, U.S. - Research from the United States, India and Canada in hypertension provides new insights
Stanford University, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, United Kingdom and Turkey report recent findings in imaging
State University of New York, U.S. - Researchers' findings from the United States advance heart disease research
State University of New York, U.S. - Spectral properties and filtering are considered in cardiac propagation fluorescence imaging
STERIS - STERIS receives U.S. FDA market clearance for endoscope processing system
Stroke - Recent findings from the United States and South Korea illuminate research in stroke
Sun Yat-Sen University, People's Republic of China - Echocardiography with tissue harmonic imaging is sensitive for detecting MI
Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea - Studies from South Korea, United States and Brazil advance knowledge in cervical cancer research
Surgery - Data from India, Germany and Poland advance knowledge in surgery research
Technical University of Munich, Germany - Diabetes and hyperlipidemia raise complication risk during invasive carotid artery therapy
Texas Hip & Knee Center, Fort Worth, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, Germany and France detail new studies and findings in the area of orthopedics
TriPath Imaging - TriPath Imaging reports Q2 2006 earnings per share of 4 cents, 9 cents for first half 2006
Uludag University, Turkey - Studies from Turkey, the United States and Netherlands describe new findings in breast cancer research
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain - New research from Spain, Japan and the United States in the area of ophthalmology detailed
Universitatsklinikum Munster, Germany - Reports from Germany and the United States describe recent advances in imaging research
Universitatsspital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - Neurogenic pain patients demonstrate persistent EEG overactivation
University College Dublin, Ireland - Researchers from Ireland, Denmark and Germany detail new studies and findings in the area of endocrinology
University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany - PET/CT outperforms PET alone in staging lymph nodes of head and neck cancer patients
University Hospital Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece - Laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheter placement with one port is described
University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland - New findings from Switzerland, Japan and Italy in the area of angiology described
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany - Cerebral oxygenation readings during CPR by spectroscopy differ between skin and skull
University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany - Findings from Germany, Switzerland and Canada describe new data in angiology research
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, U.S. - Recent studies from the United States, Germany and Turkey add new data to imaging research
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, U.S. - Researchers from the United States, the Netherlands and United Kingdom publish new studies and findings in the area of orthopedics
University Medical Center, Groningen, Netherlands - Researchers from Netherlands, Netherlands and Austria describe findings in imaging studies
University of California, U.S. - Biliary papillotomy performance scoring scale is proposed
University of Chicago, U.S. - Recent findings from the United States illuminate research in angiology
University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany - Studies from Germany and Finland add new findings to dental body of knowledge
University of Kansas, U.S. - New findings from the United States, Taiwan and Canada in the area of schizophrenia detailed
University of Maryland, U.S. - Data from the United States, Brazil and Netherlands advance knowledge in heart disease research
University of Michigan, U.S. - Reports from the United States advance knowledge in biomedical engineering research
University of Naples Federico II, Italy - Transcatheter atrial septal defect closure can be postponed in children
University of North Carolina, U.S. - Scientists develop a new method to create computed tomography images using carbon nanotube x-rays
University of Padua, Italy - Sustained ventricular tachycardia patients are identified by baseline parameters
University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Research from the United States and Germany add new data to lymphoma body of knowledge
University of Perugia, Italy - Findings from Italy, the United States and Netherlands in leukemia provide new insights
University of Texas, U.S. - Reports from the United States, Finland and Scotland add new data to breast cancer research
Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, U.S. - Recent studies from the United States add new data to surgery research
Washington University, U.S. - Anal carcinoma evaluated by FDG-PET/CT
Washington University, U.S. - Load-independent index of diastolic filling was derived, validated in diastolic dysfunction
Wayne State University, U.S. - New findings from the United States and Australia in the area of imaging detailed
Windber Research Institute, U.S. - Label-free semiquantitative peptide feature profiling of breast cancer described
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Iran - Michigan neuropathy screening instrument offers a reliable test for diabetic neuropathy
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