According to research presented during the 21st annual scientific sessions of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) in San Diego this week, cardiac troponin plasma concentrations and longitudinal strain can predict the development of cardiotoxicity in patients treated with anthracyclines and trastuzumab chemotherapies.

Medical costs are expected to increase by 9 percent in 2011, a decrease of 0.5 percent from the 2010 growth rate, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Health Research Institute.

Medical imaging systems distributor Mikron Digital Imaging-Midwest has signed a partnership with Fujifilm Medical Systems for the distribution of its line of Aspire digital mammography equipment and services.

Philips Healthcare is planning to expand its radiation oncology business unit in the Madison, Wisconsin area by July 2011.

A combination of remote patient monitoring and traditional nurse care management has improved outcomes and reduced avoidable hospital admissions among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic heart failure (CHF), according to preliminary study results from Aetna and Intel.

iCAD, a provider of image analysis and workflow technologies for the identification of cancer, has signed an agreement with the Defense Supply Center to provide federal healthcare facilities including Veteran's Administration (VA) and Department of Defense Hospitals with its computer-aided detection (CAD) technology for mammography.

Elekta has launched Monaco treatment planning system, version 2.03, designed to enhance planning for Elekta volumetric modulated arc therapy.

Radiation therapy technologies developer TomoTherapy has entered into an equipment supply purchasing agreement with group purchasing organization (GPO) MedAssets to provide the GPOs customers with TomoTherapy technology.