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Dutch reactor shuttered until October; radioisotope shortage likely Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG), which operates the recently shuttered nuclear reactor in Petten, in northwestern Netherlands, announced Wednesday it would not restart the reactor before the end of October.

FDA: Medical device makers can alter labeling without approval Under a new FDA rule, medical device manufacturers can add or strengthen contraindications, warnings, precautions or adverse reactions sections of labeling via a premarket application supplement without prior FDA approval, when “such modifications are based on newly acquired information and evidence of a causal association between the product and a safety signal is present.”

Medicare Advantage overpayments to total $8.5B in 2008 Private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be paid an average 12.4 percent more per enrollee in 2008 compared to what the same enrollee would have cost in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.

Masanotti named as new CEO of MedQuist MedQuist has named Peter Masanotti as its new CEO, who will join the company on Sept. 16.

M.D. Anderson study finds racial disparities in radiation therapy for breast cancer Black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy, the standard of care for early-stage breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

Compiling multiple CT scans simplifies radiofrequency ablation repositioning Merging multiple CT images increases the accuracy of probe repositioning during radiofrequency ablation treatments of various lesions, according to a recent study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Cellvizio imaging system could improve bile duct cancer detection A new imaging system that allows physicians to examine tissue at the cellular level from inside the body may enable them to more effectively diagnose cancer of the bile ducts, according to a new study in the September issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

GE releases ultrasound scanner with fusion, GPS capabilities GE Healthcare has launched a new ultrasound system for radiology and vascular applications that fuses ultrasound images with images from other imaging modalities like CT and MR.

Covidien launches microwave ablation system worldwide Covidien has released the Evident microwave ablation system globally for use in soft tissue.

Merge provides off-site disaster recovery service Merge Healthcare, a medical imaging solutions company, has launched its Managed Services initiative, which includes Merge Off-Site Disaster Recovery, providing HIPAA compliant backup of radiology images and information.

ContextVision enters agreements with three x-ray manufacturers ContextVision, a software imaging company for medical imaging manufacturers, has partnered with three global x-ray manufacturers for the delivery of image-enhancement software.

California hospital activates Eclipsys EMR The Methodist Hospital in Arcadia, Calif., has activated integrated modules of Eclipsys’ Sunrise Clinical Manager system, an integrated EMR.

London hospital uses Hansen robotics to repair an aortic aneurysm A team led by Nick Cheshire, MD, from St. Mary's Hospital, part of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, have utilized Hansen Medical’s Sensei robotic catheter system and Artisan control catheter to deploy stent grafts to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 78-year old patient.

Docs, payors say ICD-10 timetable is recipe for disaster While the ICD-10 code set has the potential to transform the healthcare system, the three-year timeframe proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is not long enough to make a successful transition, according to physicians and health insurers.

Judge gives Boston Scientific $200M break on Medtronic payout Boston Scientific scored a major victory in an ongoing patent dispute with Medtronic involving balloon catheters and stent delivery systems, when the judge reduced the award from $250 million to $19 million.

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