October 26, 2010 – New magnetic resonance (MR) imaging advancements from GE Healthcare to be displayed at RSNA 2010 will focus on patient comfort, enhanced clinical utility and workflow improvements to boost radiologist and technologist productivity.
320-Slice CT Helps Diagnose Acute Chest Pain system is designed to image a large region of the chest in only two to three volume X-ray rotations, providing critical diagnostic information while minimizing radiation exposure.
Computed tomography (CT) technologies designed to reduce the radiation dose will be showcased by Siemens at RSNA 2010. The company has developed several significant products and protocols that follow the ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principle to reduce radiation dose to the lowest possible level.
Providing exceptional cardiovascular care for patients to achieve the best possible outcomes is the number one goal for ...
Aquasonic 100 is a widely used gel for diagnostic and therapeutic medical ultrasound. It is suitable for all procedures where a viscous gel is required. It is acoustically correct for a broad range of frequencies, is completely aqueous and will not stain clothing or damage transducers.
October 25, 2010 – The Hague, Netherlands ruled in favor of Occlutech, a transcatheter structural heart occluder device maker, in the ongoing patent litigation with AGA Medical. The lawsuit stems from AGA alleging Occlutech’s technology infringes on its Amplatzer transcatheter occluder device patents.
October 25, 2010 - A post-hoc-analysis from JUPITER, published in the European Heart Journal, shows rosuvastatin (Crestor) significantly reduced major cardiovascular (CV) events, compared to placebo in high risk patients. The risk reductions observed in this patient population were consistent with those seen in the primary JUPITER analysis.
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
October 25, 2010 - A new, ultra-fast 3-D volume-rendering platform achieves processing speeds 20 times faster than conventional rendering. Formula rendering platform, from Aze, will be introduced at RSNA 2010.
October 25, 2010 – A new study shows that an intensive population management program that matches heart disease patients to personal nurses and clinical pharmacy specialists not only reduces the risk of death but also reduces health care costs. The study, from Kaiser Permanente Colorado, will be published in the November issue of Pharmacotherapy.
October 22, 2010 - Treating metabolic syndrome and undergoing carotid angioplasty may prevent recurrent stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), according to revised American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guidelines. Last updated in 2006, the evidence-based guidelines for doctors will be published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
Built on good clinical practice and scientific evidence in cardiovascular imaging and reporting, Agfa HealthCare's Impax Cardiovascular (CV) solution supports clinicians with a single, integrated cardiovascular information system targeted at cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, cardiac CT/CTA review which is Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT)-compliant,
October 22, 2010 – An advanced, noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring system has been launched in Europe. In addition to core hemodynamic parameters, Cheetah Medical’s NICOM system offers an integrated pulse oximetry functionality. The system also provides an oxygen delivery index (DO2I).
The Biodex Surgical C-Arm Table - 846 features a free-float X-Y tabletop design allowing for quick and comfortable ...
Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
The Biodex Sound Pro Combination Table combines imaging features of both the Ultra Pro and Echo Pro tables, making it a ...
October 21, 2010 – Vascular Solutions has acquired the assets related to snare products from Radius Medical Technologies and its subsidiary, Radius Medical, LLC. Vascular Solutions has been selling the Expro Elite and Micro Elite snares in the United States under a distribution agreement since 2008.
October 21, 2010 – A new tool makes comprehensive service line data easily and immediately available to those who need it most. The Apollo LX Analytics Dashboard, by LUMEDX, pulls data from disparate systems and delivers it in dynamic, intuitive formats to help hospitals monitor and improve performance across the registry, clinical, financial, operational and service excellence sectors.