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Virtual ultrasound elastography can improve breast cancer detection

Next to lung cancer, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women, according to the American Cancer Society.

17 Oct 2014

Scientists map DNA replication process at the most fundamental level

The proteins that drive DNA replication—the force behind cellular growth and reproduction—are some of the most complex machines on Earth.

17 Oct 2014

Mediso launches MultiScan LFER 150 PET/CT for research applications

Mediso announces the MultiScan LFER 150 PET/CT, the first member of the MultiScan product line dedicated to research applications for both clinical and pre-clinical imaging. The LFER 150 (Large Field of view Extreme Resolution) with 20 cm axial and 15 cm transaxial field of view (FOV), sub-mm PET resolution and 5% sensitivity is aimed at pre-clinical brain research.

17 Oct 2014

Melbourne researchers suggest new mechanism for bowel cancer development

Melbourne researchers have challenged conventional thinking on how the bowel lining develops and, in the process, suggested a new mechanism for how bowel cancer starts.

17 Oct 2014

SOFIE BIOSCIENCES awarded NCI Phase II SBIR contract to develop [18F]FAC PET

SOFIE BIOSCIENCES, a leader in the field of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging, including probes, scanners, and chemistry systems, announced today that the National Cancer Institute has awarded the company a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract for approximately $1.5M over two years.

16 Oct 2014

MGH, MIT partner to accelerate development of diagnostic tools and therapies

A novel partnership between Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology is addressing three major challenges in clinical medicine – improving the diagnosis of disease, developing new approaches to prevent and treat infectious and autoimmune diseases, and developing more accurate methods of diagnosing and treating major neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases. While individual collaborations between MGH and MIT investigators are nothing new, this formalized strategic partnership is designed to accelerate the development of diagnostic tools and therapies.

16 Oct 2014

Massachusetts General Hospital installs Agfa HealthCare's direct radiography technologies

Agfa HealthCare announced today that Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a teaching hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School located in Boston Mass., installed several of Agfa HealthCare's direct radiography (DR) technologies to update their inpatient and outpatient facilities. The eight DX-D 100 mobile DR systems and eight DX-D 600 fully automated DR rooms replace previous technologies.

15 Oct 2014

NYSCF names six promising scientists as 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Investigators

The New York Stem Cell Foundation today named six of the most promising scientists as its 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Investigators.

15 Oct 2014

Chesapeake Urology offers revolutionary biopsy system for detection, diagnosis of prostate cancer

Chesapeake Urology Associates ("Chesapeake"), continually on the forefront of clinical and technological innovation, offers a state-of-the-art prostate cancer diagnostic, which "fuses" detailed MRI scans with live, real-time ultrasound images of the prostate.

14 Oct 2014

Agfa HealthCare to implement and support diagnostic imaging solution for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

Agfa HealthCare today reports the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded the company a contract to implement and support its enterprise diagnostic imaging solution, IMPAX. IMPAX is Agfa HealthCare's advanced solution for diagnostic radiology imaging, including tools to improve workflow, analysis, and operations for medical imaging management and collaboration.

14 Oct 2014

LaVision BioTec report on users of light sheet microscopy in the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

LaVison BioTec, developers of advanced microscopy solutions for the life sciences, report on users of their Ultramicroscope Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscope system to aid the research of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis under the supervision of Professor Vance Lemmon, the Walter G. Ross Distinguished Chair in Developmental Neuroscience & Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami.

14 Oct 2014

Proteins linked to severe forms of ALS are less stable, suggests new study

A new study by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and other institutions suggests a cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

14 Oct 2014

Ziehm Imaging wins Gold Stevie award at 11th annual International Business Awards

Ziehm Imaging has been awarded with the Gold Stevie Award in the category "New Product & Product Management - Health and Pharmaceuticals" in the 11th annual International Business Awards.

13 Oct 2014

Study reveals inner workings of PKA switch that regulates cellular functions, contributes to deadly disorders

A University of Utah-led study using X-rays and neutron beams has revealed the inner workings of a master switch that regulates basic cellular functions, but that also, when mutated, contributes to cancer, cardiovascular disease and other deadly disorders.

13 Oct 2014

USC to become a hub for exploring the human brain

In a rare distinction for one university, neuroimaging world leaders and USC Professors Arthur Toga and Paul Thompson will receive two major research center awards to advance their exploration of the human brain.

10 Oct 2014

Columbia University's imaging software gets FDA 510k clearance

Columbia University's imaging software that facilitates 3-D lung tumor segmentation, licensed to Varian Medical Systems, has been incorporated into the Smart Segmentation module of Varian's Eclipse treatment planning system and has received FDA 510k clearance.

10 Oct 2014

Researchers reveal new information about Protein Kinase A

Using X-rays and neutron beams, a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, University of Utah and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have teased out new information about Protein Kinase A (PKA), a ubiquitous master switch that helps regulate fundamental cellular functions like energy consumption and interactions with hormones, neurotransmitters and drugs.

10 Oct 2014

Imricor enters into license agreement with Sorin Group to develop MRI compatible technology

Imricor Medical Systems, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Sorin Group to develop magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible leads for use with Sorin implantable cardiac rhythm management devices.

9 Oct 2014

Overuse of cardiac stress testing with imaging increases healthcare costs

In a new study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center concluded that overuse of cardiac stress testing with imaging has led to rising healthcare costs and unnecessary radiation exposure to patients.

9 Oct 2014

MedCure offers Pulsatile Anatomical Trainer service to advance medical research and training

After three years in development, MedCure, Inc. has perfected a technique that mimics functioning circulatory system processes in cadaveric specimens.

8 Oct 2014

Imaging News and Research

Virtual ultrasound elastography can improve breast cancer detection

Scientists map DNA replication process at the most fundamental level

Mediso launches MultiScan LFER 150 PET/CT for research applications

Melbourne researchers suggest new mechanism for bowel cancer development

SOFIE BIOSCIENCES awarded NCI Phase II SBIR contract to develop [18F]FAC PET

MGH, MIT partner to accelerate development of diagnostic tools and therapies

Massachusetts General Hospital installs Agfa HealthCare's direct radiography technologies

NYSCF names six promising scientists as 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Investigators

Chesapeake Urology offers revolutionary biopsy system for detection, diagnosis of prostate cancer

Agfa HealthCare to implement and support diagnostic imaging solution for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

LaVision BioTec report on users of light sheet microscopy in the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

Proteins linked to severe forms of ALS are less stable, suggests new study

Ziehm Imaging wins Gold Stevie award at 11th annual International Business Awards

Study reveals inner workings of PKA switch that regulates cellular functions, contributes to deadly disorders

USC to become a hub for exploring the human brain

Columbia University's imaging software gets FDA 510k clearance

Researchers reveal new information about Protein Kinase A

Imricor enters into license agreement with Sorin Group to develop MRI compatible technology

Overuse of cardiac stress testing with imaging increases healthcare costs

MedCure offers Pulsatile Anatomical Trainer service to advance medical research and training

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