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Hansen nets FDA OK, shows new products
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Robotic technology developer Hansen Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its next-generation Sensei X robotic catheter system.
September 15, 2009
ContextVision releases new GOPView version
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish image enhancement developer ContextVision has released its GOPView iRVPlus on a field-programmable gate array platform.
September 15, 2009
Radiation therapy slows return of head/neck cancer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A large, long-term outcomes study conducted in Norway revealed that radiation therapy may actually inhibit premalignant lesions in the upper aerodigestive tract from becoming cancerous for many years.
September 14, 2009
Elekta posts healthy Q1 results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish oncology firm Elekta reports that demand for its clinical products and services remained strong in the first three months of fiscal year 2010.
September 14, 2009
Demetech touts study results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish bone densitometry vendor Demetech is touting clinical results on predicting risk of hip fracture with its DXL Calscan heel-scanning bone densitometer rather than larger dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry devices.
September 14, 2009
Siemens unveils women's imaging US unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has introduced a premium ultrasound scanner dedicated to women's imaging at the World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology this week in Hamburg, Germany.
September 13, 2009
Sectra sales, profit up in Q2
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Earnings generated from a few large-scale projects contributed to fiscal first-quarter revenue and profit gains for Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra.
September 13, 2009
Dexamethasone-based protocol improves ALL survival without cranial radiation
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 10 - A dexamethasone-based protocol can cut the risk of relapse and improve survival in high-risk children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), with fewer side effects than were associated with older regimens, new research shows.
September 9, 2009
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Routine angiography valuable before vascular surgery
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 10 - In medium- to high-risk cardiac patients who need major vascular surgery, coronary angiography should be done routinely because it improves long-term outcomes, Italian researchers report in the September 8 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
September 9, 2009
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Algeta, Bayer join forces
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Therapeutic radiopharmaceutical developer Algeta has inked an $800 million agreement with Bayer for the development and commercialization of its Alpharadin alpha-emitting pharmaceutical for treating bone metastases.
September 7, 2009
European HIS market hits $3.4 billion
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European market for hospital information systems generated revenues worth $3.4 billion in 2008, according to a new report by San Antonio market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
September 7, 2009
SPECT/CT helps novice clinicians detect arthritic joints
By Wayne Forrest
SPECT/CT can help orthopedic surgeons and radiologists identify multiple arthritic joints in the feet and ankles and localize degenerative joint disease, according to a study published in the September issue of the British edition of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
September 7, 2009
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