A technique developed by Toronto General Hospital and a company called Vitrolife, lets surgeons repair injured donor lungs so they are suitable for transplantation.
U.S. and German organizations applaud Act for improving patient access to medical innovations.
St. Jude Medical reveals that its neuromodulation division, formerly Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, has adopted the St. Jude Medical name.
Students and faculty can now access hands-on, real-life simulations used in hospitals today through Siemens Healthcare Clinical IT (CIT) for Academics, a web-based educational tool.
System shows potential for significantly increasing imaging quality and speed.
NHI collaboration may lead to promising applications.
Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography (TCD) and regular transfusions for children at high risk, reduced stroke to 1/10th of the incidence found before TCD was introduced.
New agreement with Kodak to transform Aspen Dental to fully digital, offering higher levels of efficiency in patient care.
In early studies, terahertz imaging reliably distinguished tumor from healthy breast tissue in excised tissue samples. New study appears in Radiology.
Company wins case against ICU Medical, will continue litigation.
Radiology nurses say "..we provide support 'to all the different modalities.' That means everything from MRI breast biopsies to brain scans and the new cardiac CT scans."
PET study shows just a few puffs have powerful addictive impact.
Next generation devices will be more secure as well as more sophisticated.
A group of Israeli researchers have shown how to carry out surgery using a non-coherent light source. The device could provide a cheaper and safer alternative to conventional laser surgery.
FDA clears wireless technology for interventional radiology.
Leading physicians hosted medical device related infection prevention CME Webcast Tuesday and Wednesday--stays online for one year.
Addition to executive leadership announced.
NIH Annual Clinical Investigator Student Trainee Forum held recently in Bethesda, MD.
Acquisition of Artida makes OIT first in the nation to offer 4D ultrasound training.
Medical technology issues top concerns for California non-profit public policy research organization.
Ultrasound provides a safe and accurate method of detecting breast cancers in pregnant women.
Company works on ultrasound cuff that would diagnose and heal soldiers' internal bleeding.
Expands GE's monitoring, anesthesia and respiratory offerings.
Using CT-fluoroscopy guidance, physicians are able to effectively treat most patients with palmar hyperhidrosis (sweaty hands) with a single 20-minute procedure.
Physicians can now predict mild to severe baldness in younger and older men.
Cancer, heart, and neurological diseases the subjects of innovative imaging effort.
Enacting recommendations could result in a more efficient evaluation of FDG PET as a biomarker, lead to shorter clinical trials and improved treatment for cancer patients.
Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prosthetic vein valve made from a biomaterial they have patented, called cryogel and trade named "Salubria." Its name is derived from the Latin words for "safe" and "healthy."
Sixty-four slice CT provides cardiologists with powerful diagnostic tool.
Known as the TOGA trial, it is sponsored by Fatidy, maker of the endoscope used to visualize the instruments passed into the stomach through the mouth without any incisions.
Medical Solutions Group further expands position in key high-growth molecular diagnostics market.
National Oncologic PET Registry and supporting organizations, including SNM, work to expand cancer coverage.
The flexible microfilm device, which resembles plastic wrap, is an FDA-approved polymer called parylene.
Innovative portable MedEx 1000 System gets approval.
Johns Hopkins study finds connection between getting out of bed and a shorter ICU stay.
Three new technologies for lumbar degenerate scoliosis are being performed at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Approval is a first for certain critically ill patients.
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) reveals similar abnormalities in the brains of adolescent marijuana users and adolescents with schizophrenia.
Offline technology improves workflow while making ultrasound available anytime, anywhere.
The American Association for Homecare has created a task force to develop an alternative to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' competitive bidding program to which home medical equipment (HME) and durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers are subject.
Companies realign pre-clinical technology efforts; two additional acquisitions also announced.
KODAK systems help physicians and dentists diagnose injuries to world's greatest athletes.
What are the elements in programs to fight breast cancer? Yoga could be one of them to manage effects of treatment!
Functional MRI may become key lie detector test.
Physicians examine patients with five SPECT-CT systems and four SPECT-only systems.
Agreement brings together real-time imaging technologies to help physicians combat disease.
There are many parts to this thriving medical business sector.
Oculus Innovative Sciences (Oculus IS), an anti-infective company, is primed and soon ready to launch its Microcyn® Technology system of wound care in the U.S.
Bone SPECT can help ID patients who would benefit from facet joint injections, a new study says.
A 12-year study has found that laser ablation with MR guidance has comparable results to open surgery in the treatment of liver tumors.
