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Quantitative Findings of PET Indicate NHL Response

Patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) generally undergo positron emission tomography (PET) to determine response to treatment with chemotherapy. Response is determined with visual interpretation of scans. A new study from a French research team indicates that a quantitative index to evaluate scans provides additional information. Findings were published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. more...

October 31, 2007 Related topics: Imaging, Diagnostic, Radiology, Hematology & Oncology

Carolinas HealthCare Employing RFID System

An RFID-enabled, real-time location system (RTLS) is being implemented at the twenty different hospitals of the Carolinas Healthcare System. The RTLS will be utilized for tracking about 5,000 medical devices and equipment at the facilities. The deployment was described in the RFID Journal. more...

October 31, 2007 Related topics: Facilities, Trends, Supply chain/SCM, IT & software, Materials Management

MD & DI Name Manufacturer Award Winners

The Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry (MD & DI) award winners for Manufacturers of the Year were...

Florida AHCA Awards Pharmaceutical Management Contract to ACS

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) recently signed a contract with Affiliated Computer Services, Incorporated (ACS)....

TennCare Provides Model for Medicaid Programming

The Tennessean recently detailed some of the financial successes of TennCare, the State of Tennessee’s Medicaid Program. The...

Device Supports Patients After Back Surgery

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new device from Alphatec Holdings, Incorporated for patients who undergo spine...

Structural Changes Noted with Diffusion Tensor Imaging

The October issue of the journal Brain includes data from a study which evaluated the use of diffusion...

Health IT Standards Included in House Bill Recently Approved

Last week, the House Science and Technology Committee approved HR-2406. The bill calls for development of standards in...

Thermo Fisher Scientific Purchases NanoDrop

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Incorporated has announced their acquisition (pdf) of NanoDrop Technologies. The financial terms of the deal...

Product Management Division Added by Passport Health

Passport Health Communications, Incorporated expanded their business by adding a new product management division. The division was added...

Catheter for Peripheral Vascular Applications Approved

The CiTop Guidewire, manufactured by Ovalum, Limited was approved by the FDA for peripheral vascular applications. Ovalum already...

Bone Densitometry Predicts AAC

The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research included an article describing the utility of using bone densitometer imaging...