Telemedicine Week

New York-Weill Cornell Medical Center - Partial nephrectomy could still be performed using open techniques with good results

Novadaq Technologies Inc. - Medical device company reports third quarter revenue of $222,425

Novare Surgical Systems Inc. - EndoLink instruments used for the first time in laparoscopic applications

Olympus - High definition technology offers new views for gastroenterology

Pasteur Institute India, Tamil Nadu - Simplified technique optimizes potency and safety of Vero cell culture-derived rabies vaccines

Pennsylvania Office of the Governor - Medrad to expand and relocate Pennsylvania headquarters

Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa - Intraoperative ultrasonography used to detect small colonic polyps

Radlink, Inc. - U.S. FDA grants clearance for sale of CR Pro machine

Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure - Laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni-Larrey hernia reported

Singapore General Hospital - Raman spectroscopy used for diagnosing larynx

Society of Interventional Radiology - MRI shown to improve selection for nonsurgical treatment of uterine fibroids

South Korea National Veterinary Research & Quarantine Service, Kyunggi Do - Rapid immunochromatographic strip detects Escherichia coli O157

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia - Flow of cerebrospinal fluid in shunts is measured by transcutaneous thermal convection

St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis - MR imaging used to assess leukoencephalopathy in children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Tel-Aviv University - MR imaging corresponded well with clinical examination of children with diffuse pontine tumors

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. - Copaxone may protect against axonal injury in relapsing-remitting MS

Tokyo Medical and Dental University - L-[methyl-C-11] methionine-positron emission tomography used to monitor treatment of glioma

Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. - Johns Hopkins to use ultrasound system in cardiovascular echocardiography trial

TriPath Imaging, Inc. - Imaging company reports third quarter revenue increase of 19%

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - LC method is developed to measure malachite green and leucomalachite green in salmon

U.S. Food & Drug Administration - Method for rapid extraction of aflatoxin from peanut butter is developed

Universita Magna-Graecia di Catanzaro - Studies describe new findings in obesity surgery research

University Hospital of Coimbra - Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin ameliorates polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy

University Hospital of Leicester National Health Service Trust - Radiation exposure detected in personnel performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

University of Bonn - Recent findings illuminate research in diagnostics

University of California, San Francisco - Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging needed to monitor disease progression of glioma

University of Chicago - Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) ribozyme is involved in general acid catalysis

University of Groningen - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of proteomics

University of Leeds - Findings in vaccines vector provide new insights

University of Melbourne - The relaxin gene knockout mouse is a model of progressive scleroderma

University of Michigan - Method for bioluminescence imaging of vaccinia virus is developed

University of Michigan - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of diagnostics

University of Montreal - Temporal increase in B₂ receptor density in CNS is observed in STZ-diabetic rats

University of Munster - Doppler time domain signal analysis doesn't show microembolic structure in LVAD-using patients

University of North Carolina - Digital mammography is more accurate in premenopausal or perimenopausal women

University of North Carolina - Reports describe recent advances in physiology research

University of Quebec - Vitamin D, calcium intakes are related to lower mammographic density

University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - Techniques for renal radiofrequency ablation outlined

University of Valladolid - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes pathogenesis

University of Washington - Research add new data to obesity surgery body of knowledge

University of Wurzburg - Low-dose multislice CT enables accurate early diagnosis in febrile neutropenic patients

Viatronix Incorporated - Partnership agreement announced to integrate colon CAD engine, 3D workstation

VirtualScopics, Inc. - Imaging analysis tools company closes $4.1 million private placement

Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem - Recent findings illuminate research in kidney disease

Wellstar International, Inc. - Medical imaging subsidiary announces contract with pain clinics

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak - Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy is a useful tool for lymphatic mapping

Xenogen Corporation - Imaging systems company reports revenues up 30% over year ago

Yale University - PET suitable for quantifying raphe and cortical 5-HT neurotransmission