Telemedicine Week

Natl. Inst. of Radialogical Science, Chiba - Wistar rats prove a useful animal model for study of senile bone change

Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Ductal lavage may not detect disease

Oita Medical University - QT indices regulated by autonomic nervous function in diabetic patients

OmniCorder Technologies, Inc. - Breast cancer imaging system delivered to Italy's National Tumor Institute

ONStor, Inc. - Medical center selects system for storing radiology and cardiology imaging data

Orion Phamaceutical Co. - Levosimendan does not induce ischemia, reduces risk of heart failure and death

Philips Medical Systems - Fischer Imaging announces mammography agreement

Quinton Cardiology Systems, Inc. - Cardiology products company receives Product of the Year Award

R2 Technology, Inc. - Novation signs agreement for enabling discounts on image checking systems

Royal, Philips Electronics - Electronics company starts shipping GEMINI PET/CT Scanner

Siemens Medical Solutions - Flat panel detector-based neurointerventional biplane system released

Stanford University, Palo Alto - Ambulatory ECG monitoring of silent ischemia can aid disease management

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fdn. - Passage of Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2004 lauded

Toshiba America Medical Systems - Systems company seeks to replace invasive diagnostic angiography in cath lab

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Developer of liquid-based Pap test awarded 5-year contract in Liverpool U.K.

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Study examines reasons for late-stage disease

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Gene variants associated with CV disease show no relation to atherosclerosis

Univ. Clinic Benjamin Franklin, Berlin - Contrast echocardiography should be considered in suspected myocardial rupture

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Magnetocardiography is a potential screening tool

Univ. of California, Los Angeles - MRI appears to have some advantages over CT for detecting bleeding in brain

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Protective antibodies raised by scorpion venom toxins conjugated to BSA

University of California, Berkeley - Imaging programs developed for E. coli microarray studies

University of Hawaii - HIV-associated brain injury leads to less efficiency in normal attention network

University of Helsinki - Researchers develop method for detecting lignans in human plasma

University of Hong Kong - High-speed counter-current chromatography successfully yielded chuanxiongzine

University of Ulsan - Doppler myocardial imaging provides robust information without stress testing

University of Utrecht - Studies support early intervention with statins in CHD patients

University of Vienna - Marker studied in positron emission tomography imaging of adrenal masses

Varian Medical Systems - Experts detail how they are using Dynamic Targeting IGRT technologies

Varian, Inc. - Imaging device company acquires magnet producer Magnex Scientific Ltd.