Technology
Giving clinicians a more complete picture while improving safety during interventional procedures, Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. introduces Spot Fluoroscopy for its Infinix-i systems. Enabling quicker diagnoses and lower dose, clinicians can observe a target region of anatomy using Spot Fluoro’s live fluoroscopy while viewing the last image hold (LIH) surrounding area.
December 06, 2012
Technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted premarket approval (PMA) for the HeartWare Ventricular Assist System (VAS) designed as a bridge to cardiac transplantation.
December 06, 2012
Feature | ECG Management Systems
As electronic medical records become more sophisticated and healthcare moves to an increasingly paperless system, electrocardiogram (ECG) integration has become a priority for many hospitals. For hospitals that have been using ECG management systems, many are upgrading to newer systems that offer better integration with their ECG systems, interoperability with other software systems, or offer Web-access and smart phone access.
December 05, 2012Sponsored Content
Feature | Information Technology
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Feature | Dave Fornell
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October granted Boston Scientific Corp. regulatory approval for its S-ICD System, the world’s first commercially available subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD). The system sits entirely just below the skin without the need for implantable lead to be placed inside the heart. This offers patients an alternative to transvenous ICDs, which require leads to be placed in the heart itself.
December 05, 2012
Feature | Dave Fornell
Radial access has been a standard for most patient cases for several years at both the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Medical Center and the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. The centers are located within two blocks of each other, and the two staffs work very closely. Part of their coordination has been developing training programs and best practices and protocols for radial artery access techniques.
December 05, 2012
Technology
GE Healthcare announced at RSNA 2012 receipt of U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its advanced imaging tool, FlightPlan for Liver. Developed to help make intricate liver embolization procedures simpler, FlightPlan for Liver has been commercially available in Europe, Latin America and Asia since 2011, with more than 30 installations in more than 10 countries.
December 04, 2012Sponsored Content
Feature | Cardiac Imaging
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Bracco Diagnostics Inc. is voluntarily initiating a Class I recall of nine lots of Isovue (iopamidol injection) pre-filled power injector syringes (Isovue PFS, to be used in combination with Stellant CT [computed tomography] injection systems) due to the presence of visible particles in syringes observed at the end of standard stability studies on retained samples. These products were distributed to wholesalers and distributors nationwide.
December 04, 2012
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Results of a study investigating the effects of smoking on the antiplatelet medications clopidogrel and prasugrel were presented at the 24th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.
November 30, 2012Feature
A large observational study found the increased risk associated with dual antiplatelet therapy cessation after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is tied to patient non-adherence, as opposed to physician-recommended discontinuation. Results of the PARIS registry were presented at the 24th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.
November 30, 2012Sponsored Content
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Technology
TeraRecon previewed a flexible new pay-as-you-go billing option for it cloud and laptop users of its iNtuition advanced visualization tools. The software supports physicians involved in TAVI/TAVR, EVAR and TEVAR, at the 39th Annual Veith Symposium in New York Nov. 14 – 16, 2012.
November 30, 2012
News
St. Jude Medical Inc. announced that the company’s EnligHTN renal denervation system provides a safe, effective and sustained reduction in office and ambulatory blood pressure measurements at six months. The new data was released in the Clinical Science and Special Reports Session during the annual American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.
November 30, 2012
Technology
TriVascular Inc. announced premarket approval (PMA) of the Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Delivered through a 14 French (4.7 mm) outer diameter catheter, Ovation is the lowest profile commercially available system for EVAR.
November 30, 2012Sponsored Content
Case Study | Hemodynamic Monitoring Systems
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November 26, 2012 — At the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare is displaying for the first time its new X-ray tube and detector technology for the Artis Q and Artis Q.zen angiography systems, designed to improve minimally invasive therapy of diseases such as coronary artery disease, stroke and cancer.
November 26, 2012
Technology
November 26, 2012 — At the 98th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare is introducing the Acuson Freestyle ultrasound system, a system featuring wireless transducers that eliminate the impediment of cables in ultrasound imaging.
November 26, 2012
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November 21, 2012 — MIM Software Inc., a global provider of medical imaging software, announced that Mobile MIM has exceeded 250,000 downloads on the Apple App Store.
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