February 2009

ASA issues MRI anesthesia recommendations
Commentary: MRI accident reports increase 270% over 4 years
Elekta nets first Gamma Knife install in Japan
NDSsi debuts advanced viz tools for the OR
Congressman reintroduces mammogram, MRI availability act
iCAD books strong 2008, despite lower Q4
FEATURE: Medtronic Fidelis leads worsen over time; incomplete post-market study
Amicas offers $39M for Emageon after HSS merger fallout
Fonar sees profit upswing for Q2
Pie Medical, Rogan-Delft sign distribution agreement for CAAS
eRad scores Michigan PACS deal
Financier for HSS-Emageon deal charged with fraud
Sanofi reshuffles top execs
Volcano losses narrow with strong Q4 sales
Radiology: Stroke therapy window could be extended to nine hours for some
VA transcription vendor suspended for patient data rule violation
New guidelines promote breast MRI as standard imaging supplement
Videofluoroscopy reveals insights into sleep apnea
NeoTool changes name, product branding
Digisonics scores new contracts
Emageon terminates merger with HSS, receives escrow funds
Quantitative MRA may eliminate need for follow-up catheter-based angiography
MGH ranks among highest in Massachusetts for PCI death rates
GlaxoSmithKline net income shrinks in Q4, plots 8,000 more lay offs
MRI shows brain atrophy pattern that predicts Alzheimer's
Researchers advocate MR perfusion as first-line tool
Lancet: Imaging for low-back pain may not change outcomes
AIM: Ongoing statin therapy associated with lower risk of death
MR spectroscopy may help avoid invasive procedures for recurrent brain lesions
3D CT delivers thoracoscopic surgery guidance
Nasdaq panel oks continued listing for Fonar
AstraZeneca profit dips slightly in Q4, to ax 15K jobs
Primary care doctors fail to recommend colon cancer screenings
Report: Global ultrasound market to reach $6B by 2012
SonoSite debuts remote ultrasound platform