Mastoiditis on MRI: fact or artifact?
Abstract Fluid signal in the mastoid can be an incidental finding on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and often is interpreted as mastoiditis by radiologists. This study examines 28 consecutive cases of such erroneously diagnosed "mastoiditis" and documents the presence or absence of otologic symptoms and clinical signs....

Health Discovery and DCL Medical Laboratories Ink Development and License Pact.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 July 2008-Health Discovery and DCL Medical Laboratories Ink Development and License Pact(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Health Discovery, a provider of support vector machine (SVM) based molecular diagnostics, and DCL Medical Laboratories, a full-service, clinical reference laboratory, announced the signing of a Development...

TomoTherapy Plans to Develop Mobile Radiation Therapy Solution.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 September 2008-TomoTherapy Plans to Develop Mobile Radiation Therapy Solution(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com TomoTherapy announced that it is developing the world's first mobile radiation therapy solution.According to a release, the company plans to house its Hi-Art treatment system in trailers that would be...

Tenet Subsidiary Plans to Close Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-10 October 2008-Tenet Subsidiary Plans to Close Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Tenet Healthcare announced that a company subsidiary plans to close Irvine Regional Hospital and Medical Center, including its emergency room, on Jan. 15, 2009. As...

GE Healthcare Buys Agility Healthcare Solutions.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-2 October 2008-GE Healthcare Buys Agility Healthcare Solutions(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced that it has acquired the privately held Agility Healthcare Solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. According to a release,...

GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies Debut New Portable PEC Test Instrument.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-11 September 2008-GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies Debut New Portable PEC Test Instrument(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Pulsec from GE Sensing and Inspection Technologies is a new non-destructive test instrument using pulsed eddy current (PEC) to detect sub-surface corrosion, primarily in the aerospace industry. ...

Tenet Healthcare: Hospitals Fully Operational After Hurricane Ike.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-17 September 2008-Tenet Healthcare: Hospitals Fully Operational After Hurricane Ike(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Tenet Healthcare announced that four acute care hospitals operated by its subsidiaries in southeast Texas experienced relatively minor damage from Hurricane Ike. According to the company, While some...

Tenet Moves HQ to Downtown Dallas.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-11 August 2008-Tenet Moves HQ to Downtown Dallas(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Tenet Healthcare announced it will move its corporate headquarters from North Dallas to Fountain Place at 1445 Ross Avenue. Most of the corporate functions currently performed at Tenet's existing headquarters at 13737...

GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies Debut New Portable PEC Test Instrument.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-11 September 2008-GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies Debut New Portable PEC Test Instrument(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Pulsec from GE Sensing and Inspection Technologies is a new non-destructive test instrument using pulsed eddy current (PEC) to detect sub-surface corrosion, primarily in the aerospace industry....

Brain attack.
In many countries, stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, third only to cardiovascular disease and cancer. This medical emergency results from blood supply to the brain getting cut off, depriving sensitive brain tissue from oxygen and nutrients. It only takes a few minutes to damage the...