October 16, 2007 – Medtronic Inc. said in a statement that it has voluntarily suspended worldwide distribution of the Sprint Fidelis family of defibrillation leads because of the potential for lead fractures, and the company recommends that physicians do no perform new implants of the leads (Sprint Fidelis Models: 6930, 6931, 6948, 6949).

October 15, 2007 - Low-dose coronary CT angiogram (CCTA) could be better for testing asymptomatic patients for heart attack risk, according to researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.

October 11, 2007 - GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, today announced that it has completed the ...

October 10, 2007 - A new technique for capturing images of chest veins eases diagnosis of venous diseases, according to ...

October 10, 2007 - Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, announced new agreements have been awarded for diagnostic imaging ...

October 9, 2007 - Luna Innovations Inc. has entered into a joint marketing alliance agreement with Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corp. (Terumo CVS), in which Luna and Terumo CVS will market Luna’s EDAC (Emboli Detection and Classification) Quantifier, as part of Luna's strategy to expand its presence in the U.S.

October 9, 2007 – Medtronic Inc. today announced that it has begun enrolling in the PRECEDE-HF clinical trial that will evaluate Medtronic’s proprietary Cardiac Compass and OptiVol Fluid Status Monitoring features to determine whether cardiac trend data may help physicians prevent heart failure hospitalizations or deaths compared to standard clinical assessment alone.