Telemedicine Week

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Bone-specific metastatic phenotypes identified as clinically relevant

Mercury Computer, Systems, Inc. - Results of improved digital breast mammography announced at conference

Molecular Devices Corporation - Bioanalytical tools company acquires Transfluor imaging technology

National Institute of Working Life, Umea - Heart rate variability does not seem to be a viable indicator of sleepiness

New York University - Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery reviewed

Ohio State University - Influence of surgical technique on TKA performance evaluated

OmniCorder Technologies, Inc. - Medical imaging company appoints president and CEO

Pfizer Inc. - In vivo disintegration of encapsulated sumatriptan characterized

RoboDesign, International, Inc. - Biotech and laboratory automation equipment company acquired by Rigaku/MSC

Shenyang Pharmaceutical University - Effects of neuroleptics on ethanol-induced striatal AA output characterized

Siemens Medical Solutions - Imaging company announces 16-slice CT system for private practices, hospitals

Siemens Medical Solutions - Medical imaging company has 200 64-slice computed tomography systems in place

Siemens, AG - FDA clears smaller ultrasound catheter for visualization of entire heart

St. Vinzenz Hospital, Cologne - Measures of quality in ECG can be categorized using standard principles

TechniScan Medical Systems, Inc. - Utah-based ultrasound technology company completes latest round of financing

Toshiba America Medical Systems - Imaging company introduces cardiac MRI system, new software package

Tsing Hua University, Beijing - Collagen/chitosan/heparin improves hepatic tissue engineering biocompatibility

Tsing Hua University, Beijing - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of SARS coronavirus

Tufts University - Studies advance knowledge in obesity surgery research

Tulane Medical School, New Orleans - Review explores amount of myocardial viability needed for revascularization

Tulane University, New Orleans - Article reviews the use of coronary artery calcium testing in risk assessment

U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Gas chromatographic test to quantify bromopropane in urine developed

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Sensory experience of food and obesity examined by PET

University Hospital, Brescia - CV events in HT patients is related to LV mass achieved during treatment

University of British Columbia, Vancouver - Coronary artery fibromuscular dysplasia characterized in women

University of California Irvine - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of neuroscience

University of California, San Francisco - Recent findings illuminate research in osteoporosis

University of Cincinnati - Diagnosis, prevention, and management of eclamptic conculsions reviewed

University of Florida - Satiety dysfunction in Prader-Willi syndrome demonstrated by fMRI

University of Frankfurt - Sensitivity, specificity of electrical impedance scanning still too low

University of Maryland, Baltimore - Copolymer-conjugates localize to tumor vessels

University of Missouri - Positron emission tomography used for diagnosing Merkel cell carcinoma

University of North Carolina - Imaging study may hold clues to onset of schizophrenia in people at high risk

University of Toronto - Higher education helps to buffer older adults from cognitive decline

University of Toronto - Positron emission mammography camera touted

University of Tsukuba - Novel assay enables simultaneous assessment of DHEA-related steroids in serum

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Reports advance knowledge in imaging research

Vital Images, Inc. - Imaging systems company launches visualization software for cardiac analysis

Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC - Software offers a quick and inexpensive solution to image digital cine transfer

Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New Y - Studies add new findings to diagnostics body of knowledge

Yale University - Recent findings in breast cancer provide new insights

Yonsei University - Recent findings in tuberculosis vaccines described