A new dosimetry monitoring service from Thermo Fisher Scientific enables medical and imaging facilities, dental offices, veterinary clinics, nuclear power plants, laboratories and other facilities with radiation safety requirements to streamline management of their safety programs.
National and international ultrasound societies are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remove the “black box” from ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) labels.
March 7, 2019 — Rising incidence of congenital heart disease and increasing awareness of transcatheter pulmonary valve ...
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Swiss-based M.A. MedAlliance SA has been granted Breakthrough Device Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Selution, its sustained limus release (SLR) drug-eluting balloon (DEB) catheter, for the treatment of coronary disease.
March 5, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared Abbott's Resting Full-cycle Ratio (RFR) ...
Perwaiz Meraj, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, director of interventional cardiology, assistant professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker ...
Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...
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UCLA researchers have identified for the first time the origin of an immune cell that plays a critical role in the formation of healthy heart valves. The findings could pave the way for new treatments for heart valve disorders, which can be caused by congenital defects, aging or disease.
Siemens Healthineers’ new Biograph Vision positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) system has been installed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) in Philadelphia – the first healthcare institution in the United States to install the technology.
When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., resigned from his position March 5 after two years on the job, but said he plans to stay on with the agency into April. According to several major news outlets, the primary reason for Gottlieb’s resignation is so that he can spend more time with his family at home in Connecticut; he had reportedly been commuting to Washington, D.C., throughout his tenure.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is one of seven professional societies behind a new consensus document on the ethics of using artificial intelligence (AI) in radiology. The authors are taking comments on the draft guidance through April 15, 2019, and a finalized document will be produced within the following six months.
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Change Healthcare Cardiology Hemodynamics is an integrated hemodynamic monitoring system for monitoring vital signs and ...
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced an expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) education with two new regional courses this spring, including the first RSNA Spotlight course to be held in the U.S. The society will bring together top AI experts and knowledgeable industry professionals in an intimate, professional setting to deliver the latest, most practical AI insights through sessions and panel discussions.
March 5, 2019 — Connected healthcare solutions provider VivaLNK announced its internet of things (IoT)-enabled medical ...
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are starting to be adopted for physician training, patient education ...