CT angiography highly accurate in detecting
coronary artery disease
Computed tomography (CT) angiography is as accurate as an invasive angiogram
in detecting coronary artery disease, according to two 64-slice-scanner
trials. 29 November Through-wave ultrasound for
image-guided breast biopsy
Advanced Imaging Technologies has announced that its ARIA ultrasound breast
imaging system is now equipped for image-guided biopsy. 29 November
Corbis offers royalty free medical illustrations
Corbis is offering an extensive collection of
specialised royalty-free medical illustrations covering subjects including
microscopic organisms, human anatomy, disease states and medical devices. 29
November Saphire combines patient monitoring with
clinical decision support
The EU-funded Saphire project is developing an intelligent healthcare
monitoring and decision-support system on a platform integrating wireless
medical sensor data with hospital information systems. 26 November
Brain scans show gene therapy normalizes brain
function in Parkinson's patients
PET scans of the brains of Parkinson's patients given an experimental gene
therapy to improve muscular control showed that the treatment worked and had
lasting results. 26 November
Philips unveils
rapid 3D CT scan system
Royal Philips Electronics' latest CT body scanner, Brilliance iCT scanner,
allows radiologists to produce high-quality images with exceptional
acquisition speed. 26 November Neurotechnologija releases face-matching
software for smartcard security systems
Smartcard Face-Match stores and verifies biometric facial information on a
smartcard, allowing individuals to maintain and protect their own
information. It provides an extra level of security compared to either smart
cards or face identification alone. 23 November
Electronic growth hormone injection device
gains US approval
EMD Serono, Inc. has received US FDA approval of its easypod delivery system
for the administration of Saizen, a treatment for growth hormone deficiency.
23 November
New clinical studies confirm Mauna Kea Technologies’ endomicroscopy
system in a range of procedures
Mauna Kea Technologies (MKT), a supplier of in vivo
cellular imaging systems, has reported on studies related to the company’s
Cellvizio GI system by leading European gastroenterologists presented at the
15th United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGW). 23 November 2007
Boston Scientific settles 8550 patient claims
over faulty Guidant defibrillators
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) has reached an amended agreement to
settle claims associated with a series of product communications issued by
Guidant Corporation in 2005 and 2006. Boston Scientific acquired Guidant
last year. This agreement amends a prior agreement Boston Scientific reached
in July 2007 to cover additional unanticipated claims. 22 November
New medical device profile for Bluetooth wireless
technology
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has developed a Medical Device
Profile for Bluetooth wireless technology. The profile defines how different
applications use Bluetooth wireless technology to set up a connection and
exchange data and ensures that devices in the medical environment can
transfer data between devices in a secure and well defined way. 22 November
Siemens Magnetom Verio brings high-resolution MRI to more patients
The Magnetom Verio from Siemens Medical Solutions represents a new class of
MRI technology that increases access to advanced diagnostic capabilities. It
delivers high-field imaging to many patients who could not benefit from the
technology before. 22 November Maquet Critical
Care introduces new anaesthesia system
Maquet Critical Care has introduced the Maquet Flow-i, an anaesthesia system
that combines advanced ICU ventilator performance with state-of-the-art
anaesthesia delivery. 22 November Visage Imaging introduces new version of 3D/4D
visualisation software
The software framework, amira, visualizes, manipulates, and analyzes complex
3D and 4D data sets in biomedical research. 21 November
Amsterdam hospital monitors heart failure patients at home using
Philips Motiva
The St Lucas Andreas Hospital in Amsterdam is to monitor more than a
hundred chronic heart failure patients at home using the Philips Motiva
system. This will not only improve these patients’ quality of life, but
could also prevent many hospital admissions. 21 November
Quest Diagnostics' blood and herpes
point-of-care tests receive FDA clearance
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX) has announced that its HemoCue and
Focus Diagnostics subsidiaries have received FDA 510(k) clearance for two
new point-of-care test kits that could speed up the time for diagnosis and
allow doctors to make immediate decisions about treatment. 21 November
Simple recipe that makes human skin cells mimic
embryonic stem cells could make cloning obsolete
Japanese researchers have discovered a simple chemical recipe that makes
human skin cells act like embryonic stem cells. The new technique could make
obsolete the cloning method that produced Dolly the sheep, the first animal
to be cloned from an adult cell. 20 November
Miniaturised,
low-cost device to monitor radiation exposure during radiotherapy
A team from the University of Granada (UGR) and the Hospital Virgen de las
Nieves has developed a portable and low-cost device which can measure the
ionizing radiation a patient is exposed to during, for example,
radiotherapy. 18 November
Diabetes
communities unite to celebrate World Diabetes Day November 14
Diabetes currently affects 246 million people globally. For all of them and
the many millions more at risk, November 14, 2007 is a highly significant
date as it marks the first United Nations-observed World Diabetes Day. 13
November Early detection is essential to
preserving memory in Alzheimer's patients
Fear of Alzheimer's disease often results in delayed diagnosis and
treatment, which can negatively impact care. 13 November
The top 10 neuroscience trends of 2007
The Neurotechnology Industry Organization (NIO) has announced the top ten
emerging areas of neuroscience that will impact the future of treatments for
brain and nervous system. 13 November Boston Scientific sells cardiac
and vascular surgery businesses to Getinge
Boston Scientific Corporation is to sell its cardiac surgery and vascular
surgery businesses to Getinge Group for $750 million as part of its plan to
divest non-strategic assets and increase shareholder value. 13 November 2007
Dental x-rays made obsolete
The CarieScan from Scottish company IDMoS can detect tooth decay with higher
levels of accuracy and certainty than existing techniques and without the
safety risks associated with the repeated use of x-rays. 5 November
Mathematical modelling to help unlock secrets
of immune system
A multidisciplinary research project, the Immunology Imaging and Modelling
(I2M) Network, is using mathematics to build a common model of
immune responses. Their work will radically improve our understanding of the
human immune system by allowing all the scientific disciplines working on it
to have a common reference point and language. 5 November
Siemens Magnetom Essenza sets trend in MRI quality
and cost reduction
Siemens has developed a 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system (MRI)
that is priced at up to several hundred thousand euros below the
conventional 1.5 Tesla systems of this type. 5 November
Submersible keyboard aids fight against
hospital infection
Devlin Electronics has launched a washable keyboard specifically designed to
help health services tackle the problems of hospital-acquired infections. 5
November Axon develops chronic disease
monitoring software for home PC
Kent University spinout Axon Limited has developed a patient-monitoring
system that runs on a normal PC with no bespoke hardware and enables chronic
disease patients to be monitored from their homes. 5 November
St Luke's orthopaedic clinic installs digital
radiology backbone
St Luke’s Hospital in Oxford, UK, has installed an Agfa Web 1000 PACS system
to help improve workflow and patient care. 5 November
Varian improves brachytherapy treatment
Varian Medical Systems has the iX range of advanced afterloaders that simplify
high dose rate brachytherapy delivery and optimise treatment of cancer
patients. 2 November Philips introduces mobile patient monitors for hospital and field use
Royal Philips Electronics has launched the IntelliVue MMS X2 and IntelliVue
MP2 patient monitors designed for use around the hospital or for responding
to an emergency in the field. 2 November
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