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PITTSBURGH (AFX) - Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse, a public-private business development group, on Thursday announced the formation of a new company that uses imaging technology to detect inflammation in arthritis patients.Arthritis Imaging Inc. uses a combination of three-dimensional and thermal imaging to help medical workers more accurately diagnose and track inflammation caused by rheumatoid arthritis.The technology was developed and is being clinically tested at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Carnegie Mellon University's Medical Robotics Institute and the University of Pittsburgh also contributed to the project.The company was started with seed money from the Life Sciences Greenhouse and the Idea Foundry, a local technology-based nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs, the Life Sciences Greenhouse said in a statement.Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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