Diagnostics & Imaging Week articles

Recent articles from Diagnostics & Imaging Week

FLARE imaging tool could aid in seeing tumors in new light.
August 28, 2008... A cancer surgeon's primary goal in the operating room is simple, at least in theory: cut out all of the diseased tissue while leaving the healthy tissue behind. But surgeons today can't see tumor cells clearly so they don't know until long after they've left the operating room if they've...

FDA clears Biotest's full line of blood bank reagents.
August 28, 2008... As with any industry where competition is limited and the demand is high, the blood transfusion industry in the U.S. has seen dramatic price hikes in blood screening products in recent years, according to Candace Williams, VP of the diagnostic division at Biotest Diagnostics (Rockaway, New...

Med-tech industry challenges streamlining of regulations.(International report)
August 28, 2008... PARIS -- In an odd reversal of roles, the European Commission (EC) has said it will streamline regulations governing medical devices in Europe and seven industry associations immediately organized a staunch opposition to the change. Even as the most recent modifications to the EC's...

'False reassurance' given by some CVD risk assessment.
August 28, 2008... Traditional risk assessment applications for detecting cardiovascular illness in a female patient have always been for the most part pretty straightforward and spot-on. However, a recent study published in the Journal of Women's Health said that one of the methods of prediction isn't as...

FDA wants materials tested for MR-scan energy fields.(Washington roundup)(magnetic resonance)(Food and Drug Administration)
August 28, 2008... Magnetic fields are powerful things and magnetic resonance imaging scanners are growing more powerful every year. Recent reports of unanticipated events involving MRI equipment have surfaced over the years since the introduction of the technology, and FDA has responded with a guidance...