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CT Scans Alter ER Decision-Making About Appendicitis

Data collected from CT scanning of the abdomen and pelvis can alter decision-making by clinicians regarding those patients who are suspected of having appendicitis. A research study evaluating such was recently published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. more...

October 8, 2008 Related topics: Diagnostic, Surgery, Emergency

One Hour Tests from Cepheid Approved

Cepheid Incorporated received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for new rapid diagnostic tests, the Xpert MRSA/SA Blood Culture (BC) test. This system assesses patients for the presence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Staphylococcus aureus (SA). more...

October 1, 2008 Related topics: Infectious Diseases, Product Approval & Certification, Laboratory Equipment, Diagnostic

AHA Urges Standardization of Wrist Bands

The American Hospital Association (AHA) issued new guidelines suggesting that all hospitals across the country implement a universal...

New GE Ultrasound Offers GPS

General Electric Healthcare announced the launch of a new ultrasound system, the Logiq E9, that incorporates technology similar...

Hep B Viral Load Test Cleared

Roche Medical Diagnostics announced FDA approval of a new diagnostic assay (pdf) that quantifies the viral road of...

Bacterial Detection Test from Verax Cleared for Market

In addition to the recent FDA approval, Verax Biomedical, Incorporated received the CE mark for its Platelet PGD...

Radiologists Note Lacking of Key Information

A study published in the Journal of Digital Imaging notes that radiologists frequently lack access to clinical information...

QuickVue Test Selected by Roche

Clinical Lab Products notes that Roche plans to utilized the QuickVue rapid flu test for the 2008-2009 FluStar...

New Annuloplasty Devices from MiCardia Approved

The Dynaplasty Annuloplasty Band DR and Annuloplasty Ring DR, both manufactured by MiCardia Corporation, were approved for marketing...

Colonoscopy Interpretation Improved with Color Coding

Color-coding stool with a moderate cathartic preparation can improve assessment of primary 3D CT colongraphy. An additional benefit...

3T MRI Improves Diagnosis of Focal Epilepsy

Recent data published in the American Journal of Roentgenology indicates the utility of 3T MRI to diagnose patients...

Imaging System Improves Diagnosis of Bile Duct Cancer

A study posted in the current issues of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology describes the diagnostic advantages of the...

Durability of Endologix AAA System Published

Data describing the long-term outcomes and durability of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair completed with the Powerlink System...

Agendia Test Pinpoints Ideal Therapy

TargetPrint, a test for breast cancer specimens, was recently launched by Agendia. This new diagnostic test was designed...

Alert System for Defibrillators Introduced by Medtronic

Medtronic introduced a new device safeguard product, Lead Integrity Alert (LIA) software. The solution received approval from the...

Results from SYNTAX Trial: Surgery Bests Stenting

Boston Scientific described results from the SYNTAX trial, comparing use of drug-eluting stents (DES) and coronary artery bypass...

OraQuick Superior to Other Test Methods for HCV Assessment

The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research completed an assessment of tests to evaluate potential blood donors for...

GE Introduces Software to Integrate Data from Monitoring Systems

GE Healthcare’s Centricity system was expanded with the introduction of the Centricity Enterprise Monitored Care application. The new...

Data Evaluating MRI-Safe Pacemaker Published

Medtronic released data evaluating their new pacemaker that is purported to be safe with MRI scanners, the EnRhythm...

Philips Incorporates New Angiography Functionality

At the recent meeting of the European Society of Cardiology in Munich, Philips introduced their XperSwing dual-axis rotational...

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