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UC Davis docs find a way to create "movies" of wrist in motion using magnetic resonance imaging scans

If a picture is worth 1,000 words then a movie is worth far more, especially when it comes to diagnosing wrist problems.

3 Jan 2014

Surefire Medical enrolls patients in COSY clinical trial to investigate benefits of SIRT in liver metastasis

Surefire Medical, Inc. today announced that it has completed enrollment in the Coiling vs. Surefire Infusion System in Y90 (COSY) clinical trial.

11 Dec 2013

Healthcare providers can now improve diagnostic confidence with Toshiba's Kalare R&F digital X-ray

Healthcare providers can improve their diagnostic confidence with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s more flexible Kalare R&F digital X-ray system. Featuring a new 17" x 17" dynamic flat panel detector (works-in-progress), the system provides clinicians with distortion-free, high-quality images.

2 Dec 2013

Toshiba's Dose Tracking System optimizes dose management to improve patient safety

For the first time ever, clinicians have the flexibility to track X-ray skin dose exposure in real time during interventional procedures with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.'s Dose Tracking System. FDA cleared on Toshiba's InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray systems for use in pediatric and adult cardiac and abdominal procedures, the new technology is Toshiba's latest advancement in optimizing dose management to improve patient safety.

2 Dec 2013

Reflux surgery challenged for smallest children

US physicians have raised concerns over the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in small children, especially among infants for whom regurgitation is normal and likely to resolve with conservative treatment

12 Nov 2013

Case Western researchers develop robotic catheter to improve treatment of arterial fibrillation

In a matter of years, a doctor may see real-time images of a patient's beating heart and steer a robotic catheter through its chambers using the push and pull of magnetic fields while the patient lies inside a magnetic resonance imager.

11 Nov 2013

SpineGuard receives COFEPRIS clearance to sell Curved and Curved XS PediGuard devices in Mexico

SpineGuard announced today that it has obtained additional regulatory clearance from COFEPRIS (the Mexican healthcare regulatory authority) to sell its Curved and Curved XS PediGuard devices in Mexico. SpineGuard has previously received clearances for its Classic and Cannulated PediGuard devices.

28 Oct 2013

GVI uses Toshiba’s Spot Fluoroscopy to reduce radiation exposure to patients and physicians

Gates Vascular Institute is now able to conduct safer exams using Spot Fluoroscopy, a cardiovascular X-ray dose management technology from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. GVI utilizes Spot Fluoroscopy with its Infinix-i bi-plane to reduce radiation exposure to both patients and physicians.

21 Oct 2013

Dietary modifications can reduce gastroparesis in diabetes patients

Many diabetes patients suffer from symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and lack of appetite. A doctoral thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy shows that a diet consisting of foods that fall apart easily, for example boiled potatoes and fish gratin, can help alleviate the condition.

5 Oct 2013

Preventive PCI for patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction results in better outcomes

Heart attack patients with ST elevation who undergo a preventive procedure to unblock additional coronary arteries have significantly better outcomes than those whose treatment is confined to the culprit blockage only, according to the results of the Preventive Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction (PRAMI) Trial

5 Sep 2013

MemorialCare partners with SimonMed to operate five imaging centers in convenient locations

MemorialCare Medical Foundation, the physician group division of MemorialCare Health System in Southern California, announced it has entered into a joint venture partnership with SimonMed, a prominent imaging company, to operate five imaging centers in convenient locations throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties.

2 Jul 2013

Toshiba offers InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray system for EP procedures

Electrophysiology (EP) clinical teams require a unique set of technologies to perform accurate and safe exams. Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. offers these clinicians an InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray system tailored for EP procedures with a new package of features, accessories and technologies. This package maximizes room utilization, improves workflow and enhances safety.

7 May 2013

Fully-retractable embolization coil introduced by Cook Medical

Cook Medical has launched a new fully-retractable .035 inch embolization coil, intended for peripheral arterial and venous embolization. Embolization is a nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure performed by a physician to block or reduce blood flow in arteries and veins. Cook is showcasing the Retracta™ Detachable Embolization Coil at booth #1331 at the annual Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting.

18 Apr 2013

Fluoroscopic and CT views can reduce complications during percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy

Additional fluoroscopic and CT views can substantially reduce complications that occur during percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy, a procedure used for patients who require a gastric tube for nutritional support.

15 Apr 2013

Toshiba launches new Aquilion ONE/ ViSION Edition

The Toshiba family of Aquilion CT scanners has recently been expanded to include the new Aquilion ONE/ ViSION Edition, a faster version of the very successful Aquilion ONE, of which over 700 have been ordered globally.

1 Mar 2013

V-chip could allow health care providers to do 50 different tests in one go

A new device about the size of a business card could allow health care providers to test for insulin and other blood proteins, cholesterol, and even signs of viral or bacterial infection all at the same time—with one drop of blood. Preliminary tests of the V-chip, created by scientists at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute and MD Anderson Cancer Center, were published last night by Nature Communications.

20 Dec 2012

Toshiba introduces Spot Fluoroscopy for Infinix-i systems

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.

27 Nov 2012

Varian highlights numerous lung cancer treatment systems at ASTRO meeting

Varian Medical Systems highlighted the company's technologies for the non-invasive treatment of lung cancer at the 54th annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in Boston this week.

1 Nov 2012

Trial finds benefits in using radial approach for primary angioplasty in heart attack patients

A study found several benefits in using the radial artery in the arm as the entry point for angioplasty or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to the femoral artery in the leg. Results of the STEMI-RADIAL trial were presented today at the 24th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium.

29 Oct 2012

St. Jude Medical launches 3-D navigation system that reduces need for live fluoroscopy

St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced the launch of its MediGuide Technology, the first and only three-dimensional (3-D) navigation system intended for the evaluation of vascular and cardiac anatomy on a recorded fluoroscopic image instead of live fluoroscopy (a series of X-ray images).

8 Oct 2012