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Mauna Kea Introduces Novel Optical Biopsy Operating System

Mauna Kea Technologies, leader in the optical biopsy market and maker of Cellvizio, the fastest way to see cancer, today announced that physicians around the world will soon have access to a new Optical Biopsy platform through the launch of EVA, the Endomicroscopy Virtual Assistant, dedicated to provide a seamless Cellvizio experience from image acquisition to review and documentation in the patient's health record.

15 Nov 2013

New Report Analyzes Global Market for Contact Lens

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2013 Report on the Global Contact Lens Market - with Forecast to 2016" report to their offering.

14 Nov 2013

FDA Approves PresbiBio IDE for Presbia Flexivue Microlens Phase II Trial

PresbiBio LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Presbia Holdings, a medical device company and leader in near vision restoration, announced today that it has received conditional approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of its Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) application to commence a Phase II trial of the Presbia Flexivue Microlens™, a corneal inlay.

13 Nov 2013

Nikon to Debut LU-NA and LU-NB Solid State Laser Systems at Society for Neuroscience Meeting

Nikon Instruments, Inc. today announced a breakthrough in microscope laser technology, with the introduction of its LU-NA and LU-NB laser units. Both of the products are solid state laser systems, requiring no calibration or alignment, and are flexible enough to bridge multiple imaging applications. The systems will debut at the 43rd Society for Neuroscience Meeting, taking place November 9-13 in San Diego.

From Nikon Instruments Inc. 12 Nov 2013

Asia-Pacific and Europe Region Present Best Growth Opportunities for Smart Pills Technologies Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Smart Pills Technologies Market (2012-2017) (Diagnostic imaging, patient monitoring, drug delivery)" report to their offering.

8 Nov 2013

Researchers Develop Computer-Aided Image Analysis for Identifying Specific Tumor Characteristics

Researchers at the University of Chicago are developing computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) and quantitative image analysis (QIA) methods for mammograms, ultrasounds and magnetic resonance images (MRIs) to identify specific tumor characteristics, including size, shape and sharpness, said lead researcher Maryellen Giger, A.N. Pritzker Professor of Radiology/Medical Physics and director of the Imaging Research Institute at the University of Chicago.

From SPIE 6 Nov 2013

Special Camera System Visualizes Smallest Malignant Pieces of Tumor

Cancer patients have the highest probability of recovering if tumors are completely removed. However, tiny clusters of cancer cells are often difficult for surgeons to recognize and remove. A camera makes hidden tumors visible during an operation.

5 Nov 2013

New MRI Method Quantitatively Measures Human Brain Tissue

Imagine that your mechanic tells you that your brake pads seem thin, but doesn't know how long they will last. Or that your doctor says your child has a temperature, but isn't sure how high. Quantitative measurements help us make important decisions, especially in the doctor's office. But a potent and popular diagnostic scan, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), provides mostly qualitative information.

5 Nov 2013

Laser Light May Hold Hope for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Diseases

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, together with researchers at the Polish Wroclaw University of Technology, have made a discovery that may lead to the curing of diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (the so called mad cow disease) through photo therapy.

5 Nov 2013

HOYA to Acquire Major Automated Endoscope Reprocessor, Wassenburg Group

HOYA today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire a majority shareholding in Wassenburg Group, an Automated Endoscope Reprocessing (AER) market leader in the Netherlands. The planned closing date is November 1, 2013.

4 Nov 2013

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