Advancing the minimally invasive treatment of aortic aneurysms, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), today announced approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Talent Thoracic Stent Graft with Captivia® Delivery…
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GE Healthcare Introduces Latest Enhancements to Vivid E9 for Cardiovascular Ultrasound
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the latest version of its built-for-4D Vivid(TM) E9 cardiovascular ultrasound system. Vivid E9 Breakthrough 2011 (BT11) provides innovative…
Cato Research selects BioClinica’s clinical trial management system
BioClinica®, Inc.,(NASDAQ: BIOC), a global provider of clinical trial management solutions, today announced a new agreement with Cato Research Ltd., a full-service contract research organization. Cato Research selected BioClinica’s clinical trial management…
Study finds breast MRI equipment in U.S. meets ACRIN and EUSOBI standards
An overwhelming majority of Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) facilities performing breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the U.S. are up-to-par with American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) and European Society…
AXIOM releases HIPAA 5010 compliant version of TransSend
AXIOM Systems, Inc. (AXIOM), today announced the general release of its HIPAA 5010 compliant version of TransSend, a software application developed specifically for healthcare organizations engaged in HIPAA EDI commerce. TransSend insulates…
GE Healthcare enters agreement to acquire assets of Orbotech Medical
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Orbotech Medical Solutions Ltd. (OMS), a subsidiary of Orbotech…
New automated extraction pipeline to track radiation dose information
Researchers have developed an efficient method for extracting and archiving CT radiation dose information that can enable providers to keep track of estimated radiation dose delivered to each patient at a given…
New laboratory-engineered livers could provide solution to donor shortage in transplantation
Researchers at the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have reached an early, but important, milestone in the quest to grow replacement livers in the lab. They…
Philips launches HFO Oncology Configuration for radiation therapy
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today introduced the Philips Panorama High Field Open (HFO) Oncology Configuration for radiation therapy, a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging solution for dedicated oncology use, at…
Two studies evaluating CyberKnife radiosurgery for breast cancer treatment to be presented at ASTRO Meeting
Accuray Incorporated, (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today studies underway at two leading academic institutions using CyberKnife radiosurgery in breast cancer treatment. These two studies, from…
Philips Introduces High Field Open MRI for Radiation Oncology
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today introduced the Philips Panorama High Field Open (HFO) Oncology Configuration for radiation therapy, a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging solution for dedicated oncology use, at…
CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Accuray Incorporated, (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today studies underway at two leading academic institutions using CyberKnife radiosurgery in breast cancer treatment. These two studies, from…
Exact Sciences presents colorectal cancer screening test results
Exact Sciences has presented the non-invasive Cologuard stool-based (sDNA) screening test study results at the 2010 Special Conference for Colorectal Cancer: Biology to Therapy held by the American Association for Cancer Research…
Wright Medical Group takes over EZ Frame external fixator for foot
Wright Medical Group, an orthopaedic medical device company and a provider of surgical solutions for the foot and ankle market, has acquired certain assets of EZ Concept surgical device, the patented EZ…
ArthroCare Spartan PEEK Suture Implant wins FDA clearance
ArthroCare, a provider of minimally invasive surgical products, has received the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its Spartan PEEK Suture Implant system. Spartan is a preloaded PEEK threaded anchor…