Daxor Announces Vanderbilt University Medical Center Acquires 2nd Blood Volume Analyzer BVA-100.NEW YORK -- Daxor Corporation (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :DXR DXR Danbury Municipal Airport, Danbury CT (airport code) DXR Data Extraction and Recording DXR X-Director DXR Dynamic Extended Resolution ), a medical instrumentation and biotechnology company, today announced the receipt of a signed trial agreement from Vanderbilt University Medical Center The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a collection of several hospitals and clinics associated with Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. It comprises the following units:[2]
A principal referral center for physicians and patients throughout the region, Vanderbilt University Hospital and The Vanderbilt Clinic consistently rank among the premier health care facilities in the United States. Vanderbilt University Medical Center was ranked among the foremost programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. , and ranked as "America's Best Hospitals America's Best Hospitals Media & health An annual 'report card' on the quality of care received in US hospitals published by US News & World Report, that is either proudly quoted by those who are rated or dismissed by those who are not " in nine of 12 major services ranked. Vanderbilt is the only hospital in Tennessee to be on the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll. In 2003, The Vanderbilt Clinic had over 698,900 patient visits, and more than 33,800 patients were admitted to the Vanderbilt Hospital, with a substantial number of patients from outside Tennessee. This will be the second BVA-100 instrument for Vanderbilt, which will be located in the Nuclear Medicine Department. The initial BVA-100 instrument at Vanderbilt is currently being utilized within the Division of Clinical Pharmacology for on-going research for patients with Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). POTS affects 500,000 people in the U.S. and is characterized by an excessive increase in a patient's heart rate on standing, and can produce a substantial disability among otherwise healthy people. In April, 2005, Vanderbilt reported in the Journal of Circulation that by utilizing the Blood Volume Analyzer they discovered that patients with POTS had a reduction in plasma volume and a significant low volume of red blood cells Red blood cells Cells that carry hemoglobin (the molecule that transports oxygen) and help remove wastes from tissues throughout the body. Mentioned in: Bone Marrow Transplantation red blood cells . As various physicians have now expressed an interest in utilizing the BVA-100 in a more routine clinical setting, the decision was made to introduce another BVA-100 into the Nuclear Medicine Department where it can be used for clinical use for all patients. Daxor Corporation manufactures and markets the BVA-100, a semi-automated Blood Volume Analyzer. The BVA-100 is used in conjunction with a single use diagnostic kit. Among nationally renowned hospitals which have purchased the BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer after using it on a trial basis are The Mayo Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic and New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the Medical Center. For more information regarding Daxor Corporation's Blood Volume Analyzer BVA-100, visit Daxor's website www.Daxor.com. |
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