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 ()