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Mallinckrodt debuts MR contrast injectors
Mallinckrodt has begun selling its Optistar MR contrast power injectors in the U.S. following FDA clearance of the device in December. Optistar is also being sold in Canada. St. Louis-based Mallinckrodt, which is working to become a single-source
Mallinckrodt has begun selling its Optistar MR contrast power injectors in the U.S. following FDA clearance of the device in December. Optistar is also being sold in Canada. St. Louis-based Mallinckrodt, which is working to become a single-source supplier for the contrast imaging market, estimates the annual market for power injectors to be around $35 million.
In related news, Mallinckrodt management is expanding its share repurchase program during the balance of this fiscal year (end-June) due to recent weakness in the companys stock price. So far this fiscal year, the company has repurchased 2.8 million shares of its stock at a market value of $90 million.
Study Reaffirms Low Risk for csPCa with Biopsy Omission After Negative Prostate MRI
December 19th 2024In a new study involving nearly 600 biopsy-naïve men, researchers found that only 4 percent of those with negative prostate MRI had clinically significant prostate cancer after three years of active monitoring.
Study Examines Impact of Deep Learning on Fast MRI Protocols for Knee Pain
December 17th 2024Ten-minute and five-minute knee MRI exams with compressed sequences facilitated by deep learning offered nearly equivalent sensitivity and specificity as an 18-minute conventional MRI knee exam, according to research presented recently at the RSNA conference.
Can Radiomics Bolster Low-Dose CT Prognostic Assessment for High-Risk Lung Adenocarcinoma?
December 16th 2024A CT-based radiomic model offered over 10 percent higher specificity and positive predictive value for high-risk lung adenocarcinoma in comparison to a radiographic model, according to external validation testing in a recent study.
