Stock incentive plan and share-based compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

The Company has recorded the following amounts related to its share-based compensation expense in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Selling, general and administrative	$	197	$	126	$	222	$	167
Research and development		—		21		7		24
Total	$	197	$	147	$	229	$	191

All Option Plans [Member]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2012, under all option plans:

	Outstanding						Exercisable
	Number of shares			Weighted-average exercise price			Number of shares		Weighted-average exercise price
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		11			£35,700 ($58,500	)		10		£35,700 ($58,500	)
Granted		—			—
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited/Cancelled		(5	)		£19,500 ($30,917	)
Outstanding at June 30, 2012		6			£29,250 ($46,326	)		6		£$29,250 ($46,326	)

Medicsight Plan J [Member]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the status of stock options outstanding at June 30, 2012:

	Outstanding options							Exercisable options
	Number		Remaining contractual life (years)		Average exercise price			Number		Average exercise price
Medicsight Plan J		6		6.9		£29,250 ($46,326	)		6		£29,250 ($46,326	)