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AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPY) an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel drugs and diagnostics for humans and animals, reported enrollment levels are approaching fifty percent in the ongoing FDA 510(k) clinical trial for AppyScore(TM), the world's first blood-based diagnostic tool for human appendicitis.
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MEDISON Co., Ltd, a world leader in 3D/4D ultrasound systems and the first to develop and commercialize 3D ultrasound image technology, plans a global launch of its new ACCUVIX V20 model in the second half of this year.. The technology-intensive new product was showcased at major international conferences and exhibitions, starting with the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetric and Gynecology 2008 in Chicago in August.
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EKOS Corporation announced the launch of the EkoSonic? Endovascular System (EkoSonic ES) with Rapid Pulse Modulation (RPM) for the dissolution of vascular blood clots. EkoSonic ES is the only endovascular system that can deliver microsonic energy and thrombolytic drugs simultaneously, providing a safer, faster and more complete way to remove clots by accelerating dissolution. The EkoSonic ES recently received FDA clearance.
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Hadasit, the technology transfer company of Hadassah Medical Organization, announced today the successful pre-clinical testing of a prototype of the Double Lumen PCI Guiding Catheter for use in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Unlike today's conventional catheters, the Double Lumen PCI Guiding Catheter has two lumens rather than one.
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Microbial identification systems (MISs) are test systems that utilize multiple substrates and/or reagents to identify aerobic or anaerobic bacteria, yeasts, molds, or yeast-like algae grown from culture. MISs have become increasingly complex, which has resulted in the need for a greater number of quality control (QC) organisms to check positive and negative reactivity for all components.
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More than 100 researchers from many countries will share ideas on manufacturing techniques for newly developed miniature devices for a variety of industry sectors at the third International Conference On MicroManufacturing, Sept. 9-11 at Carnegie Mellon University.
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The upcoming annual conference of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) will include several presentations on ultrasound-guided placement of central venous catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters.
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce the risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) among patients with heart failure, and they do so without significantly altering a person's quality of life, say researchers from Duke University Medical Center. The finding - from the longest and most comprehensive study to date of ICD use to prevent SCA - may go a long way toward easing physician and patient concerns about the side effects of the therapy.
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Serum microRNAs (miRNAs) can serve as biomarkers for the detection of diseases including cancer and diabetes, according to research published online this week in Cell Research. The findings pave the way for a revolutionary non-invasive diagnostic tool. miRNAs are a class of naturally occurring small non-coding RNAs that have been linked with cancer development.
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Heart disease is the number one cause of death in Europe and early diagnosis is essential to save lives. Monitoring the heart's rhythm and electrical activity in real time using an electrocardiogram (ECG) provides vital information about abnormalities and gives clues to the nature of a problem. Some cardiac conditions need long-term monitoring - inconvenient for patients as it requires them to be away from their everyday environment for indeterminate periods of time.
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Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV), a world leader in advanced energy-based surgical systems, today announced the global release of the Evident? microwave ablation system. Physicians now have a powerful new tool with industry-leading technology to ablate soft tissue. The Evident? microwave ablation system received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration for use in soft tissue, and is now the first microwave ablation system available globally.
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UroToday.com - Robot assisted surgery is here to stay and will increasingly play a role in endoscopic surgery. The Cleveland Clinic group describes a steerable, ureteral catheter system that accommodates a flexible ureteroscope. This allows intuitive navigation of the intra-renal collecting system with adequate visualization of 98% of the calices in ten live pig kidneys.
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Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the world leader in the science of heart valves, announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna mitral heart valve. Edwards will launch the PERIMOUNT Magna mitral valve in the United States immediately.
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SunTech Medical's Advantage? TMT blood pressure technology (OEM NIBP) was recently evaluated in an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) patient transport environment. The evaluation revealed that the SunTech OEM NIBP technology provided quicker and more reliable readings than the market leader. "SunTech's OEM NIBP technology is used by many of the world's leading EMS medical device manufacturers," states Kenny Andersen, Director of Product Management.
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Recently, University Health Network (UHN) became the first institution in the world to have three 320-slice CT scanners, as Toronto Western Hospital's (TWH) scanner began clinical operation. The world's most advanced Computer Tomography technology, the 320-slice CT can cut time-to-treatment by two-thirds for stroke patients, help cancer specialists map tumours for treatment in greater detail than ever before, and allow cardiac disease to be diagnosed with unparalleled confidence.
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B. Braun Medical Inc. announced it had received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the industry's first silver-impregnated antibacterial Luer Access Device (LAD) designed to reduce potential catheter-related bloodstream infections. B. Braun's ULTRASITE® Ag Luer Access Device uses a controlled release silver ion technology that effectively achieves 4-log (99.99%) reductions in bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes and 3-log (99.
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Dr. Yong Shi of Stevens Institute of Technology was recently awarded a NSF grant for his project titled "MEMS Umbrella-Shaped Actuator with Active Structure for Medical Applications." The grant was approved on scientific/technical merit for three years and will total approximately $300,000. The objective of the research is to design, fabricate and test an umbrella-shaped micro-actuator based on an integrated micro/nanofabrication technique for thrombus retrieval in stroke therapy.
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Ablation Frontiers, Inc., announced that two important studies, involving its innovative atrial fibrillation ablation products were presented by Dr. Lucas Boersma of the St. Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, Netherlands at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress. One of the world's most prestigious scientific meetings for cardiologists, the ESC meetings took place from August 30 - September 3 in Munich, Germany. Dr.
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Urodynamix Technologies Ltd. (TSX-V:URO) announced that its worldwide distribution partner, Laborie Medical Technologies Inc. has received CE Mark approval to begin marketing the Tetra Bladder Monitor System in Europe. Laborie was also granted a medical device license to sell Tetra in accordance with Health Canada's medical device regulations.
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Current experiences with one of the two CE Marked devices, the CoreValve ReValving® System for Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement (PAVR) have proved to be an overall success. This device consists of a porcine pericardial valve prosthesis mounted on a self-expanding Nitonol frame, which is delivered by means of an 18 French size (6mm) catheter.
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At the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2008, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) showcased the CX50 CompactXtreme, a recently developed handheld ultrasound system. On show in Europe for the first time, it is able to deliver the image quality expected of a traditional, full-size system in even the most technically challenging investigations.
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Patients presenting shortness of breath on arrival at the emergency department (ED) can gain from improved diagnosis allowing physicians to distinguish congestive heart failure patients from those presenting pneumonia.
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An article published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine finds that over 50% of colorectal cancer patients' treatments were changed after receiving positron emission tomography (PET) imagery analysis. In the largest multi-institutional study of its kind to date, the results highlight the ability of PET to change disease management of individuals with suspected recurrent colorectal cancer.
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When playing an active video game, children burn calories at over four times the rate that they do when playing a seated game. Additionally, their heart rate increases significantly. These conclusions were released on September 1, 2008 in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals As gaming becomes the most popular leisure-time activity for school-aged children, video game sales have increased by $5.
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Motic has recently supplied an Epi-Fluorescence BA 400 Microscope which is assisting in the research into neurodegenerative diseases, at Kings College London. The microscope is being used to identify very small structures in fruit flies brains which are being tested to show how and why motor neurone diseases occur. The illumination system and the fluorescence microscopy of this equipment assist with the close examination of fly brains.
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MEDISON Co., Ltd, a world leader in 3D/4D ultrasound systems and the first to develop and commercialize 3D ultrasound image technology, plans a global launch of its new ACCUVIX V20 model in the second half of this year.. The technology-intensive new product was showcased at major international conferences and exhibitions, starting with the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetric and Gynecology 2008 in Chicago in August.
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The upcoming annual conference of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) will include several presentations on ultrasound-guided placement of central venous catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters.
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Ever seen or heard something that wasn't there? For most of us such experiences - termed hallucinations - are a normal, fleeting, brain glitch; yet for a few they are persistent, distressing and associated with a range of psychiatric, neurological and eye conditions. In the September Issue of Cortex Dominic H.
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Merging multiple CT images (summation of CT scans) increases the accuracy of probe repositioning during radiofrequency ablation treatments of various lesions, according to a recent study performed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH. "During radiofrequency ablation the probe often needs to be repositioned in order to effectively treat an entire lesion," said John M. Gemery, MD, author of the study.
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The Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, tannounced further developments in wait time reduction efforts in Manitoba with a federal investment of up to $870,000. The project, Demand-Side Control in Diagnostic Imaging in a Primary Care Setting, will test a multi-faceted approach aimed at improving efficiencies and reducing costs and wait times for diagnostic imaging.
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A new imaging system that allows physicians to examine tissue at the cellular level from inside the body may now enable them to more effectively diagnose cancer of the bile ducts, according to a new study in the September 2008 issue of the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. This cancer, medically known as cholangiocarcinoma, is one of the most difficult to detect and treat.
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Medicexchange PLC (Subsidiary of MGT Capital Investments Inc, Amex: MGT) has launched a large and comprehensive radiology book store, targeted to the needs of radiologists and medical imaging professionals worldwide. Medicexchange.
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In the largest multi-institutional study to date examining the impact of positron emission tomography (PET) in changing disease management of individuals with suspected recurrent colorectal cancer, researchers found that treatment plans were changed for more than half of patients, according to an article in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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Two leading cancer centers have carried out groundbreaking radiosurgery treatments for multiple brain metastases using new RapidArc radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR). The MIMA Cancer Center in Melbourne, Florida and VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands were each able to treat brain metastases more quickly and efficiently than would have previously been possible.
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have observed a non-invasive MR imaging (MRI) a healing mechanism for plaque rupture, a potentially life-threatening event in the cardiovascular system that can result in a fatal heart attack or debilitating stroke. The untimely death of well-known television journalist Tim Russert, was due to the sudden rupture of a vulnerable plaque in a critical location in a coronary artery.
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At the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2008, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) showcased the CX50 CompactXtreme, a recently developed handheld ultrasound system. On show in Europe for the first time, it is able to deliver the image quality expected of a traditional, full-size system in even the most technically challenging investigations.
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Both in the clinic and in the research area we look for a toll to identify subjects who will develop cardiovascular disease. Decades of silent arterial wall alterations precede vascular clinical events, which then reflect advanced atherosclerotic disease. The first morphological abnormalities of arterial walls can be visualized by B-mode ultrasonography.
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Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC) [ESC Booth # A2-D403], a leading manufacturer of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and functional measurement (FM) technology, announced the use of its VH(R) IVUS (Virtual Histology IVUS) in GlaxoSmithKline's IBIS-2 trial (Integrated Biomarker and Imaging Study). In the study, Volcano's VH(R) IVUS technology demonstrated and quantified compositional changes in atherosclerotic plaque that occurred over time.
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An article published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine finds that over 50% of colorectal cancer patients' treatments were changed after receiving positron emission tomography (PET) imagery analysis. In the largest multi-institutional study of its kind to date, the results highlight the ability of PET to change disease management of individuals with suspected recurrent colorectal cancer.
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Researchers in Canada and Austria found that serotonin transporter protein, a brain chemical that reduces levels of the mood-regulating hormone serotonin around brain cells, is more active during the darker months of the year, and suggested this could be the mechanism that explains why some people feel less happy and lower in energy during the winter.
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Initial safety and efficacy data, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, on the Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) investigational EnRhythm MRI? SureScan? Pacing System show promise for a potential solution for patients receiving their first pacemaker and needing an MRI scan.
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Initial safety and efficacy data, presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, on the Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) investigational EnRhythm MRI? SureScan? Pacing System show promise for a potential solution for patients receiving their first pacemaker and needing an MRI scan.
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UroToday.com - Next to digital rectal examination and PSA level, biopsy of the prostate is an essential procedure for determining optimal treatment. Systematic TRUSBx is the gold standard, but it fails to detect numerous tumors. This systematic approach is characterized by low sensitivity (39-52%) and high specificity (81-82%). The role of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in the detection of prostate cancer is increasing but profoundly debated.
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Non-invasive imaging has revolutionized the diagnosis of the most common cardiac diseases such as valve problems and coronary heart disease. In addition, imaging techniques are developing rapidly and we anticipate that non-invasive imaging will gain further importance in the treatment of cardiac patients. Cardiac ultrasound imaging, also known as echocardiography, has been recently challenged by several new imaging methods.
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Cardiac computed tomography has revolutionized cardiac imaging in recent years by providing exquisitely detailed cardiac anatomy, including, but not limited to, coronary anatomy. Non-invasive coronary angiography by computed tomography (CTA) is performed in ever increasing numbers, over 150 000 per year in the United States.
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An emerging discipline of noninvasive cardiac imaging, molecular imaging, has evolved constantly in the last few years and is increasingly being translated from the preclinical to the clinical level.
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- It is time that we start focusing again, not on what we CAN image, but on what we NEED to image in order to improve patient diagnosis and outcome - Clinicians are confronted with a fast evolving arsenal of imaging techniques which all claim to be the optimal choice for
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Acuson SC2000 is the world's first echocardiography system to acquire instantaneous, nonstitched full-volume images of the heart in a single heartbeat. Siemens Healthcare unveils the Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system, the first system in the world to acquire non-stitched real-time full-volume 3D images of the heart in one single heart cycle, during the European Congress of Radiology (ESC), August 30 - September 4, 2008 in Munich, Germany.
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Researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center recently participated in a pilot study with the Montreal Neurological Institute that suggests a certain type of MRI scanning can detect when a patient is failing brain tumor treatment before symptoms appear. The results of the study pave the way for a proactive treatment approach. The study followed patients with recurring malignant brain tumors who were receiving chemotherapy.
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An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can provide physicians with clearer real-time images of soft tissue without the risks associated with conventional x-ray catheter guidance. Duke University biomedical engineers designed and fabricated the novel ultrasound probe which is powerful enough to provide detailed, 3-D images. The new device works like an insect's compound eye, blending images from 108 miniature transducers working together.
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