To lay the groundwork for the April 26 Circulatory System Devices advisory panel meeting, the FDA has made trial results of Cameron Healths subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system (S-ICD), the first not to require implantation of an electrode on or in the heart, available to the public.

An analysis of CT utilization trends for fall victims admitted to a level I trauma center has shown a marked increase in CT useparticularly thoracic CTand found an association between CT use and variables such as sex and age, according to a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

With an eye on ensuring the safety of medical devices that are too delicate for sterilization by steaming, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) has introduced an updated international standard for chemical sterilization.

The FDA has cleared Toshiba America Medical Systems Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D dose-reduction technology.

Roche Diagnostics Operations has initiated a Class 1 recall for its Elecsys Troponin I and Elecsys Troponin I STAT Immunoassays.

The FDA has approved CurveBeam 510(k) approval for pedCAT, an in-office 3D foot and ankle scanner.

TomTec Imaging Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 2D Cardiac Performance Analysis MR software.

Overeating, drug addiction relapses and impulsive sexual behavior may have a deeper cause than a simple lack of will power. Researchers have demonstrated a connection between brain responses to food and sexual images measured on functional MRI (fMRI), suggesting heightened reward responsivity may contribute to overeating and sexual activity, according to a study published April 18 in the Journal of Neuroscience.