January 2009

Report: Portable, PC-based ultrasound demand on rise in Eastern Europe
GE, Medipattern ink ultrasound development, distribution deal
Toshiba licenses RCT ultrasound THI technology
Boston Scientific net loss widens in Q4, despite improved U.S. stent sales
Dust settles on Bos Sci, Medtronic interventional litigations
JACC: DES bests BMS for heart bypass surgeries
Utilization management program can reduce unnecessary imaging, costs
J&J wins latest stent patent battle with Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific allies with VA for defibrillators, pacemakers
N.Y. radiology group installs Fonar Upright MRIs
MRI reveals bleeding in heart after attack
Philips, Hansen integrate x-ray, robotic catheter for cardiac arrhythmias
UnitedHealth settles for $50M with N.Y., agrees to update databases
Hitachi scores MRI orders with Tennessee GPO
Unfors opens subsidiaries in India, China
Contrast-enhanced 3D sonography shows promise for liver tumor imaging
3T MRI could eliminate need for invasive wrist arthroscopy
Boston Scientific buys polymer drug-eluting stent company
Japan to speed arduous medical device approvals with new plan