Archive for March, 2006

MRI – New scanner makes Robarts top facility (London Free Press)

Friday, March 31st, 2006

New scanner makes Robarts top facility (London Free Press)
The Robarts Research Institute yesterday celebrated the installation of one of the most powerful MRI scanners in the world, an instrument scientists hope will lead to better treatments for a range of diseases.
Furcal MRI reveals strain in lower back – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Furcal MRI reveals strain in lower back
San Gabriel Valley Tribune, CA - Mar 30, 2006
By Tony Jackson Staff Writer. VERO BEACH, Fla. – Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal, who was sent for a precautionary MRI on his stiff lower back Wednesday, has an
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Flyers: Injuries will remain a secret
Delaware County Daily Times – VOORHEES, N.J. — It s not even April yet and already hockey injuries are becoming vague. Three Flyers missed Thursday s practice. Brian Savage was away to take care of a personal matter, but Simon Gagne and Petr Nedved were kept off the ice to …
Biophan and Siemens AG Announce a Declaration of Intent for Strategic Collaboration on Advanced Interventional MRI (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—-March 30, 2006–Biophan Technologies, Inc. , a developer of next-generation medical technology, announced today a declaration of intent to enter into negotiations for a strategic research collaboration between Siemens’ Medical Solutions MRI Division in Europe and Biophan Europe GmbH, designed to provide new solutions in the growing field of interventional MRI medicine and
Furcal MRI reveals strain in lower back – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Furcal MRI reveals strain in lower back
San Gabriel Valley Tribune, CA - Mar 30, 2006
By Tony Jackson Staff Writer. VERO BEACH, Fla. – Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal, who was sent for a precautionary MRI on his stiff lower back Wednesday, has an
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CT Scan – Visit our website (Orangeville Citizen)

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Visit our website (Orangeville Citizen)
If you or someone you know is waiting for one of the above procedures, it s worth knowing there s something you can do right now. Go to our new website for information on hospital wait times right across the province.
High-Speed 64-Slice CT Scan – KELOLAND TV

High-Speed 64-Slice CT Scan
KELOLAND TV, SD - Mar 2, 2006
High-tech, high-speed CT Scans are truly state-of-the-art, allowing doctors to capture images of a beating heart in five heartbeats, or take a snapshot of any

The Bowers Museum exhibit impresario
Orange County Register – SANTA ANA – If it fell on you, it would definitely kill you. The 4,000-pound stone sarcophagus lid from Egypt was one of Paul Johnson’s recent challenges. He’s the longtime director of exhibit design and fabrication at the Bowers Museum of Cultural …
Hospitals Make Changes to Care for Obese (AP via Yahoo! Asia News)
Going to the hospital is rarely fun.
CT Scan machine at TB Sapru Hospital lying idle – Hindustan Times

CT Scan machine at TB Sapru Hospital lying idle
Hindustan Times, India - Mar 27, 2006
representatives have threatened to launch an agitation against the health department to protest against the delay made in starting CT Scan machine, installed

Mammography – Health, Etc.

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Health, Etc.
Evansville Courier-Press – The Chronic Disease Program of the Vanderburgh County Health Department offers free blood pressure checks at Buehler’s Buy-Low, 1550 Vann Ave., 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today; St. Vincent DePaul Store, 767 E. Walnut St., 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday

Cowboy mission to paint town pink
Red Bluff Daily News – Tough Enough to Wear Pink is a joint campaign with the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital to promote breast cancer awareness. From left: George Froome, Kristin Behrens, Ken Stannard, Jolene Kemen and Joe Baumgartner promote

ART Present At The Annual Conference Of The Academy Of Molecular
WebWire – Montreal, Canada, March 27, 2006 – ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (“ART”) (TSX: ARA), a Canadian medical device company and a leader in optical molecular imaging products for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, is pleased to

F E A T U R E S
Atlantic City Weekly – UNLIKE SOME SHORE COMMUNITIES that roll up the streets after Labor Day, Brigantine sees perpetual activity from its ample base of casino-employed residents, and has a fishing kinship that is lively almost year-round. St. George’s Pub caters to both

Get A Free Mammogram
CBS News – (CBS) Thanks to early detection and regular mammograms, The Early Show co-anchor Rene Syler is facing the possibility of having breast cancer armed with knowledge and courage. Because of her family history, she is at a very high risk of developing

Medical Imaging – Dutton gets ultrasound service (The West Elgin Chronicle)

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Dutton gets ultrasound service (The West Elgin Chronicle)
Utlrasound examinations will now be available at the Dutton Medical Centre. Dr. Morris Levin, Radiologist and Director of Westminster Mobile Medical Imaging Inc. has purchased a brand new ultrasound machine to be housed at the centre.
Bio-Imaging Technologies Signs Collaborative Agreement with LUMC … – Genetic Engineering News

Bio-Imaging Technologies Signs Collaborative Agreement with LUMC
Genetic Engineering News, NY - Mar 30, 2006
The Company has specialized in assisting its clients in the design and management of the medical-imaging component of clinical trials since 1990.

Biophan and Siemens AG Announce a Declaration of Intent for Strategic …
Genetic Engineering News – Biophan-Europe to Enter into Negotiations for a Joint R&D Agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions MRI Division Biophan Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: BIPH)(FWB: BTN), a developer of next-generation medical technology, announced today a declaration of …
3 area projects get $4.5M for tech development (Business First of Columbus)
The state’s Third Frontier Project has awarded $4.5 million in grants to Ohio State University, NCT Fund Management LLC and TechColumbus for technology-development projects and funding efforts.
March Industry News – Advanced Imaging Magazine

March Industry News
Advanced Imaging Magazine, MD - 6 hours ago
Visualization specialist Barco s (Kortrijk, Belgium) Medical Imaging Systems division has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for its quality management

CT Scan – This is a printer friendly version of an article from dnj.com

Friday, March 31st, 2006

This is a printer friendly version of an article from dnj.com
Daily News Journal – Seven years ago, Dr. T. Allen Polk, a family physician in Murfreesboro for the past18 years and honoree of the 2006 Pearl Ball to benefit the Minnie Pearl Cancer Foundation, was on his farm in Auburntown when he thought he had gotten into chiggers

What to Expect When Getting a CAT Scan
ABC News – If your doctor tells you that you need to have a CAT scan, also known as a computerized axial tomography or CT scan, here’s what you should know. Put simply, a CAT scan takes the science behind an X-ray machine and brings it to another level. During

Lifesaving knowledge, innovation emerge from war s deadly violence
Army Times – An Air Force C-17 is loaded to capacity with patients on litters as the flying hospital prepares to leave Balad Air Base, Iraq. The flying emergency room would stop first at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, before heading to the states. David P. Gilkey

Aneurysm shrugged off at first
Chicago Tribune – We may all worry, even joke, about medical catastrophes, but it can be hard to believe they’re happening to us. It’s easy to dismiss warning signs as “just” a migraine, a cramp, indigestion. “Part of the problem is that symptoms feel different in

Clinical trial measures ability of focused heat treatment to reduce
dBusinessNews.com – CHICAGO — The University of Chicago Hospitals is one of about 30 centers around the world, and the only one in Illinois, participating in the Asthma Interventional Research 2 (AIR2) clinical trial, the first U.S. trial of “Bronchial Thermoplasty

Sky Falls For ‘Idol’s’ ‘Chicken Little’ Covais
KSAT 12 – Kevin Covais was voted off the show Wednesday night, dropping the number of finalists down to 10. Covais, 16, has been a favorite with pre-teen girls and gray-haired matrons. The New York-born singer has had some testy exchanges with Simon Cowell

Radiology – Yale Technology Spins Out Varicose Vein Device Company: Vascular Insights, LLC (Yale University)

Friday, March 31st, 2006

Yale Technology Spins Out Varicose Vein Device Company: Vascular Insights, LLC (Yale University)
New Haven, Conn. A new company, Vascular Insights, LLC, was founded to develop, manufacture and market devices to treat varicose vein disease, based on technology invented by Michael Tal, M.D., assistant professor of diagnostic radiology and director of research interventional radiology at Yale University School of Medicine.
Now US radiology jobs for India – Rediff

Now US radiology jobs for India
Rediff, India - Mar 28, 2006
With a large pool of well-trained doctors and high-tech infrastructure, India is fast emerging as a tele-radiology hub, providing offshore X-ray reporting

Lake jumping into the Olympics
Lantern – International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge announced yesterday the addition of three sports to the 2010 Winter Games roster. Among the triad was little known lake jumping – a sport that Ohio State students and groups like the Polar Bear …
Society of Interventional Radiology Features Radiofrequency Ablation in Press Release (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
RITA Medical Systems, Inc. , a publicly-traded medical device company focused solely on cancer therapies, today announced the distribution of a press release by the Society of Interventional Radiology entitled, “Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Ablation Equally Effective As Surgical Resection for Small Liver Tumors.”
New Technique Treats Pelvic Pain in Men and Women – Forbes

New Technique Treats Pelvic Pain in Men and Women
Forbes - 3 hours ago
pain. The results of the new study were presented March 31 at the Society of Interventional Radiology annual meeting, in Toronto.
Analysis: New foam treats pelvic pain Science Daily (press release)
Men's Health: Many Men Are Unaware Yahoo! News (press release)
Non-Surgical Embolization Treats Male Infertility and Pain, and Canada NewsWire (press release)
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