Industry News: Page 223

InSightec hits 1K patient milestone

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

MR-guided focused ultrasound developer InSightec announced that more than 1,000 patients received treatment with its Exablate Neuro system.

August 23, 2017

Agfa plans to separate healthcare IT business

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa-Gevaert said it is considering separating Agfa HealthCare's healthcare IT activities into a standalone business. In other news, the company also reported that revenues and earnings dipped for Agfa HealthCare in its second quarter.

August 22, 2017

Australia needs space for radioactive waste

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The dwindling amount of space available for storing radioactive waste could have a detrimental effect on Australia's production of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine imaging.

August 22, 2017

Medtronic secures CE Mark for MRI device

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medtronic has received the CE Mark for its Attain Stability Quad MRI SureScan left heart lead.

August 22, 2017

Coretronic buys image processing firm

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Coretronic is bolstering its display and image processing technology portfolio with the acquisition of image processing developer Calibre.

August 15, 2017

New controversy emerges over gadolinium contrast agents

By Frances Rylands-Monk

New guidelines on nephrogenic systemic fibrosis have prompted a strong reaction from radiologists and caused the author to consider revising his recommendations in a bid to restore the peace. He must take full account of a recent ruling on gadolinium-based contrast agents, Dr. Henrik Thomsen said.

August 15, 2017