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Hematology & Oncology

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 Test. The diagnostic system is utilized to detect bacterial contaminants in either tissue or blood cells. Such contamination is the prime cause of mortality in patients who received platelet transfusion. more...

September 30, 2008 Related topics: Laboratory, Product Approval & Certification, Diagnostic, Hematology & Oncology

Hep B Viral Load Test Cleared

Roche Medical Diagnostics announced FDA approval of a new diagnostic assay (pdf) that quantifies the viral road of Hepatitis B. The COBAS TaqMan is the first test available that determines the amount of circulating Hepatitis B virus DNA in the blood. more...

September 9, 2008 Related topics: Laboratory, Product Approval & Certification, Laboratory Equipment, Diagnostic, Hematology & Oncology

PET/CT and 3T MRI for NSCLC Staging

The August issue of the journal Radiology contains an article wherein a research team from Seoul examined different...

In Vitro Gene Testing Cleared

The FDA granted marketing approval to Affymetrix, Incorporated for the company’s new diagnostic test for in vitro gene...

GE PET/CT Line Expanded

General Electric Healthcare launched a new PET/CT system, which the company described in a press release. The new...

Agendia Test Pinpoints Ideal Therapy

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

Test for Colon Cancer Staging Introduced

A new test to support staging of colon cancer (pdf), available from DiagnoCure Oncology Laboratories, will now be...

Brain MR Spectroscopy Detects Response to Chemo

A research team in Phoenix compared the efficacy of MR spectroscopy (MRS) to CT and MRI scans in...

GE and BSD Medical Announce Collaboration

GE Healthcare and BSD Medical announced plans to collaborate on technology that will improve the means by which...

Lung Resection Improved with CyberKnife

Newly published data validates use of the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System with Synchrony to remove lung tissue in...

K-ras Testing Available from Bio-Reference

Patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and colon cancer who require K-ras mutation testing can now...

Breast CT More Comfortable Than Mammo

Findings presented at the recent meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine indicates that breast CT...

Contura MLB Approved Cleared for Marketing

SenoRX, Incorporated received an additional marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration for the company’s Contura MLB...

Gamma Detection System Introduced

An enhanced gamma detection control unit, the new Neoprobe GDS, was recently introduced (pdf) by Neoprobe Corporation. The...

Enterovirus Test Introduced by ViraCor

A new test that rapidly identifies the presence of enterovirus (pdf) was recently launched by ViraCor Laboratories. Enteroviruses...

Blood Test Appears Promising for Lung Cancer Detection

At the most recent meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), researchers from the University Clinic...

Spectranetics Purchases Endovascular Business from Kensey Nash

Kensey Nash Corporation announced that they will be selling their endovascular business to the Spectranetics Corporation. The deal...

Rapid Genetic Test for Warfarin Sensitivity Cleared

A new warfarin sensitivity test (pdf), the Rapid Genotyping Assay, was introduced by ParagonDx. The company has also...

Lab Test for Hard-to-Identify Tumors Launched

The new Pathwork Tissue of Origin Test was unveiled (pdf) by Pathwork Diagnostics, Incorporated. The test is available...

Malignant Lung Nodules Detection Improved with PET

A study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine indicates that FDG-PET is a more reliable method to...

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