Medical Imaging

Physicians utilize medical imaging to see inside the body to diagnose and treat patients. This includes computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), X-ray, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, angiography,  and the nuclear imaging modalities of PET and SPECT. 

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AtriCure's ablation system nets FDA OK for AF treatment

AtriCure, a developer of cardiac surgical ablation systems and systems for the exclusion of the left atrial appendage, has received FDA approval of its Synergy Ablation System for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF).

FDA seeks to include more women in medical device trials

The FDA has released draft guidance aimed at increasing the number of women participating in clinical trials for medical devices.

Moody's: Med device makers count on fiscal tools to compensate for sluggish sales

Medical device makers are counting on financial stratagemsbuybacks, dividends, acquisitions and the liketo keep shareholders happy in the face of flat sales figures. The drop in demand owes in large part to belt-tightening at hospitals, tougher approval procedures at the FDA, declining medical coverage under health-insurance plans and a weak global economy.

Study: CT screening may up cancer risk for those with genetic mutation

Individuals with the lung cancer-susceptibility gene Ki-ras may be more susceptible to radiation-induced cancers than individuals who dont express the mutation, according to animal model research published in the December issue of Radiation Research. In the wake of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), which linked annual CT screening with a 20 percent mortality reduction, researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., sought to determine the carcinogenic risk of annual CT screening exams.

U.K. researchers nab grant to improve MR image quality

The European Research Council has awarded a team of researchers from the University of Southampton a 2.8 million ($3.6 million USD) grant to support research into enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), which could lead to brighter and more precise MR images.

Radiology: PET/CT can detect mediastinal lymphoma in children

FDG uptake of thymus measured by PET/CT is an effective indicator for the differentiation of mediastinal lymphoma from normal thymus in pediatric patients, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in Radiology.

RSNA 2011 attendance nudges up 2%

Attendance for the Radiological Society of North Americas (RSNA) 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting was up 2 percent from last year, with a total attendance of 59,097.

Covidien to spin off pharma unit, including Tc-99m

Covidien is planning to spin off its pharmaceuticals business into a standalone public company. The unit supplies generators used to produce technetium-99m, a medical isotope, and offers an integrated system of diagnostic contrast media in prefilled syringes and injectors.

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