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June 30, 2011 โ€” Results of a clinical research study at Sharp Memorial Hospital indicate that patients 70 years of age or older have good functional recovery, survival and quality of life at two years when undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy for heart failure. The study was released in the June 21 edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Feature | Dave Fornell

Probably the biggest trend occurring in cardiovascular ultrasound systems today is the adoption of 3-D/4-D echo systems, which offer the benefits of better images, more data, better measurement quantification and faster workflow. Other key trends include: software to speed workflow with fewer keystrokes and to enhance quantification; miniaturization; increased use of tissue strain imaging, and expanded use for operating room and cath lab procedures.

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June 29, 2011 โ€” Vital Images, a Toshiba Medical Systems company, released Vitrea Enterprise Suite (VES), Version 6.1. Enhancements in Version 6.1 build on the Vitrea Enterprise Suite and improve clinical workflows through advancements such as expanded integration capabilities.

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June 29, 2011 โ€” A new study utilizing data from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL) suggests that while noncompliance with reporting standards is found in the majority of nuclear cardiology laboratories throughout the U.S., those facilities participating in the ICANL accreditation process demonstrate an increase in compliance over time.

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June 29, 2011 โ€“ The University of Chicago is allowing Pinnacle Oncology to acquire its technology and intellectual property rights for the development of a compound, amifostine, to prevent genomic instability caused by a variety of sources of ionizing radiation exposure, including common computed tomography (CT) scans.

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June 29, 2011 โ€“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) market clearance of the 30-inch MultiSync MD301C4 medical diagnostic display for the displaying and viewing of digital images for diagnosis by trained physicians. The display is made by NEC Display Solutions of America.

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June 29, 2011 โ€“ The experimental antiplatelet drug ticagrelor prevented significantly more cardiovascular complications than the standard medication clopidogrel when used with low-dose aspirin, according to new research reported in the American Heart Association's Emerging Science Series webinar.

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June 29, 2011 โ€“ To expand manufacturing operations and commercial infrastructure to support growing demand for the LipiScan IVUS (intravascular ultrasound) Coronary Imaging System, InfraReDx Inc. announced it raised $24.1 million from the sale of equity to existing InfraReDx shareholders.

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June 29, 2011 โ€“ An industry-first collaboration is bringing together cardiovascular testing company Atherotech Diagnostics Lab and diabetes testing company GlycoMark. The collaboration means the two companies will jointly commercialize the VAP (vertical auto profile) cholesterol test with the GlycoMark diabetes test.

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June 29, 2011 โ€“ For the first time, human blood vessels grown in a laboratory from donor skin cells have been successfully implanted into patients, according to new research presented in the American Heart Association (AHA)โ€™s Emerging Science Series webinar.

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June 29, 2011 โ€” A device that could reduce key health risks facing kidney failure patients connected to dialysis machines has won a $10,000 first prize for Johns Hopkins graduate students in the 2011 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Innovation Showcase.

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June 28, 2011 โ€” Scientists with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) have developed tools that expand the use of ultrasound during spaceflight and on Earth, especially in rural and under-served locations. They include techniques that streamline training and help remote experts guide non-physician astronauts to perform ultrasound exams. Ultrasound can be used to assess numerous conditions โ€“ fractured bones, collapsed lungs, kidney stones, organ damage and other ailments โ€“ in space and on Earth. With an NSBRI grant, they also created an atlas of "space-normal" imagery of the human body, setting the stage for astronauts to provide care without consulting a physician on Earth. This atlas was handed over to NASA earlier this year.

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Videos | PET-MRI

Three companies showed different versions of a combined positron emission tomography (PET)-magnetic resonance (MR) (PET ...

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Videos | Nuclear Imaging

Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) President George Segall, M.D., chief of the nuclear medicine service at the VA Palo ...

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If approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this summer, transcatheter valve therapy (TVT) โ€“ an innovative procedure that uses minimally invasive catheter-based technology to repair heart valve disease much like stents with coronary arteries โ€“ will bring a new therapeutic option to older patients with aortic stenosis who either could not be treated before or are too high-risk for conventional surgical therapy.

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