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Acuson and ATL settle patent dispute
Acuson and Advanced Technology Laboratories last week settleda patent dispute between the ultrasound competitors relating tomultiplane transesophageal (TEE) technology and an ultrasoundfocusing technique. The settlement ends lawsuits that had beenfiled
Acuson and Advanced Technology Laboratories last week settleda patent dispute between the ultrasound competitors relating tomultiplane transesophageal (TEE) technology and an ultrasoundfocusing technique. The settlement ends lawsuits that had beenfiled last year in federal courts in Washington and California.
ATL had claimed that Acuson was infringing on its TEE patents,while Acuson charged ATL will violating its patent for an ultrasoniclens with reduced delay range. As part of the settlement, Acusonagreed to pay ATL an undisclosed sum in royalty payments on TEEprobes it sells. The companies entered a cross-licensing agreementfor several patents, including the Acuson focusing patent.
European Society of Breast Imaging Issues Updated Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
April 24th 2024One of the recommendations from the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) is annual breast MRI exams starting at 25 years of age for women deemed to be at high risk for breast cancer.
Study Reveals Benefits of Photon-Counting CT for Assessing Acute Pulmonary Embolism
April 23rd 2024In comparison to energy-integrating detector CT for the workup of suspected acute pulmonary embolism, the use of photon-counting detector CT reduced radiation dosing by 48 percent, according to newly published research.
