The potential impact of radiologists in the diagnosis of self-embedding behavior is very similar to their role in child abuse cases, explained William E. Shiels II, MD, of the departments of radiology and pediatrics at Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Many times, the radiologist is the first physician to make the diagnosis of self-embedding behavior, he told Health Imaging News.

Advanced visualization company Barco Healthcare has become the first vendor to gain FDA approval for its breast tomosynthesis display system, which it plans to market commercially beginning in the third quarter of 2011.

Tryton Medical has received a CE mark for its larger-diameter size3.0 to 3.5 mm and 3.5 to 4.0 mmTryton Side Branch Stent System used during treatment of coronary artery disease.

Preclinical research with nanoparticle imaging has shown promise for cancer detection because nanoparticles have the potential to illuminate the cellular interior to reveal complex processes in a living cell. This has lead to an explosion of preclinical studies involving nanoparticles for various cancers.

The European Union (EU) has granted Accumetrics VerifyNow P2Y12 test, a point-of-care system to measure platelet reactivity, a CE mark for use in Europe.

The health insurance (HI) trust fund may not be adequately funded and may run out of funds in 2024, five years earlier than expected, according to an annual report composed by the board of Medicare trustees.

Carestream Molecular Imaging has introduced the Gel Logic 4000 Pro, an automated luminescent, UV-fluorescent and radio-isotopic imaging system for the life science research community.

Twenty-seven percent of rural hospital emergency departments closed between 1990 and 2009, and reasons for these closures were linked to market competition, safety-net status and a low profit margin, among other factors, according to the results of a study published in the May 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.