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Tyco to purchase U.S. Surgical
Tyco International of Hamilton, Bermuda, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.S. Surgical of Norwalk, CT, in a deal valued at $3.3 billion. Under the terms of the deal, U.S. Surgical would merge with Tyco's disposable medical products group.
Tyco International of Hamilton, Bermuda, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire U.S. Surgical of Norwalk, CT, in a deal valued at $3.3 billion. Under the terms of the deal, U.S. Surgical would merge with Tyco's disposable medical products group. The acquisition is expected to be accounted for as a pooling of interests and is contingent upon regulatory review and approval by U.S. Surgical shareholders. U.S. Surgical's operations in radiology include its ABBI breast biopsy device. The company acquired ultrasound-guided breast biopsy developer NeoVision last year (SCAN 10/1/97).
MRI-Based AI Radiomics Model Offers 'Robust' Prediction of Perineural Invasion in Prostate Cancer
July 26th 2024A model that combines MRI-based deep learning radiomics and clinical factors demonstrated an 84.8 percent ROC AUC and a 92.6 percent precision-recall AUC for predicting perineural invasion in prostate cancer cases.
Breast MRI Study Examines Common Factors with False Negatives and False Positives
July 24th 2024The absence of ipsilateral breast hypervascularity is three times more likely to be associated with false-negative findings on breast MRI and non-mass enhancement lesions have a 4.5-fold likelihood of being linked to false-positive results, according to new research.
Can Polyenergetic Reconstruction Help Resolve Streak Artifacts in Photon Counting CT?
July 22nd 2024New research looking at photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) demonstrated significantly reduced variation and tracheal air density attenuation with polyenergetic reconstruction in contrast to monoenergetic reconstruction on chest CT.
