Thursday, June 25, 2009
New Xience Abbott Stent Gets EU OK
Abbott has just received the European CE Mark of approval for the firm's Xience Prime Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System.
From the press release:
XIENCE PRIME utilizes the same well-studied drug and proven biocompatible polymer as Abbott's market-leading XIENCE V® Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System. In addition, it offers a novel stent design and a modified delivery system designed for greater flexibility and improved deliverability. XIENCE PRIME uses cobalt chromium technology, which allows for very thin struts while maintaining strength to support the vessel as well as excellent visibility under X-ray during the stent implantation procedure. XIENCE PRIME is based upon the proven design of the MULTI-LINK® family of stents, which is the most widely used stent platform in the world – more than 2 million of Abbott's cobalt chromium stents have been implanted worldwide. Upon launch in Europe, XIENCE PRIME will be available in an expanded size matrix, including XIENCE PRIME SV for small vessels and XIENCE PRIME LL for long lesions.
Press release: Abbott Receives CE Mark for Company's Next-Generation XIENCE PRIME™ Drug Eluting Stent, Advancing Leadership Position
Product page: Xience V...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Brain Surgery With MR Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
Performing tumor ablations in the brain can be a very risky venture since getting to the diseased site requires avoiding blood vessels and fragile tissue. Radiation therapy has become a common alternative to going invasive, but it suffers from unnecessary radiation exposure to the patient. High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), a technology already commonly used for uterine fibroids, has been looked at as a possible alternative for intracranial ablations. Now clinicians at the University Children's Hospital Zurich successfully performed the first transcranial MR guided HIFU procedure.
From the University of Zurich:
The HIFU system ExAblate® 4000, developed by the cooperation partner InSightec, Tirat Carmel Israel, has been combined with a 3 Tesla high field GE MR-scanner. The two systems together provide a platform for image-guided, non-invasive interventions. Since September 2008 ten patients were treated at the Children's Hospital Zurich with this new neurosurgical procedure in the context of a clinical study. All interventions were completed successfully and without complications. This novel technology now opens up new horizons allowing to develop non-invasive intervention procedures for a variety of brain diseases including brain tumors.The whole surgical procedure is planned and monitored in real time by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The HIFU beams produced by 1024 transducers are transferred through the intact skull of the patient into the brain and concentrated onto a focus of 3 to 4 millimeters in diameter. Thus, sharply defined targets deep inside the brain are coagulated by heating them up to a focal temperature of 60 degrees Celsius. The temperature increase during the sequential "sonications", each lasting 10 to 20 seconds, is continuously displayed and controlled on precise MR-temperature distribution maps. The whole surgical procedure lasts several hours and is performed without anaesthesia. Patients are awake and fully conscious during the intervention.
The following video of ExAblate Brain device treatment has been released by the company:
Press release: Successful neurosurgery with transcranial MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound
InSightec's HIFU brain surgery info page...
Flashbacks: FDA Expands Indication for Insightec's Uterine Fibroid System ; Ultrasound That Seals Punctured Lungs; Noninvasive Palliation of Pain of Bone Mets; ExAblate Making Waves in US; ExAblate 2000
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Medtronic's New MRI Compatible Pacemaker Gets CE Mark
Medtronic just received European approval for the firm's Advisa DR MRI™ SureScan™ Pacing System, an implantable pacemaker that has demonstrated safety when worn while undergoing MRI scans. The Advisa has not received FDA approval and therefore is not yet available in the US.
The Advisa MRI SureScan pacing system is the most advanced pacing system from Medtronic and combines for the first time MRI SureScan with key features from Medtronic pacemakers and defibrillator systems: exclusives such as MVP® (Managed Ventricular Pacing), OptiVol® Fluid Status Monitoring, and Ventricular and Atrial Capture Management (VCM and ACM). MVP reduces right ventricular pacing by 99 percent2. In SAVE PACe, a previous trial of pacemaker patients published in The New England Journal of Medicine, use of Medtronic MVP or Search AV+ modes was proven to dramatically reduce unnecessary right ventricular pacing. This reduction was shown to reduce the development of persistent atrial fibrillation. Further, the 2008 ACC/AHA/HRS Device-Based Therapy Guidelines indicate there may be deleterious effects from even modest levels of ventricular pacing associated with alternative programming modes.VCM and ACM are intended to automatically adjust impulses for optimal stimulation of the heart’s chambers. The device also offers enhanced diagnostics to help assist physicians in the diagnosis of irregular heart rhythms, particularly atrial tachyarrhythmia (AT) / AF. Additionally, upon commercial release, the Advisa MRI SureScan pacing system will be available for remote follow-up via the Medtronic CareLink® Network.
Press release: Medtronic Receives CE Mark for Second-Generation MRI Pacemaker...
Flashbacks: Positive Results for Medtronic's MRI-Safe Pacemaker; Developing the Next Generation of DBS Devices; Medtronic Starts Study of MRI Compatible Pacemaker; Is It Now Safe to Send a Patient With a Pacemaker for an MRI Scan?
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Monday, June 22, 2009
Steerable Biopsy Needle Helps Target Difficult Sites
Another technology we discovered browsing through the press releases is a targeting biopsy needle developed especially for accessing lung tissue. The Seeker Steerable Biopsy Needle™ from PneumRX (Mountain View, California) provides 360° thumb control to help guide placement to the exact target spot in lung parenchyma, with a hope of avoiding the dreadful pneumothorax.
From the product page:
The Seeker Steerable Biopsy Needle™ allows you to make fine adjustments in intra-parenchymal needle trajectory using the joystick controlled stylet. This promotes increased targeting accuracy and decreases repetitive needle passes.The Seeker Steerable Biopsy Needle™ lumen features a large cross sectional area made possible by a thinner walled needle design. This offers the potential to collect more tissue, facilitating a more reliable diagnosis.
Video demonstrating the movement of the Seeker needle:
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Friday, June 19, 2009
Voice Activated SonoSite Ultrasound System Keeps Hands Free to Perform Procedures
SonoSite just released their SonoRemote for controlling the company's M-Turbo and S Series ultrasounds during interventional procedures like joint injections or central line placements. In addition to traditional style buttons, the remote control features voice recognition and can be programmed to understand commands in any language. So now you can hold the probe in one hand and the syringe in the other, and not have to fiddle with reaching over to the unit to take snapshots or change parameters.
Voice or touch activated
Programmable to your voice and language
Adjust system controls from a radius of 10 meters
No need to break the sterile field
Drop-tested to 3 feet
Works with M-Turbo® and S Series™
Press release: SonoSite Begins Customer Shipments Of Ultrasound Remote Control
Product page: SonoRemote
Flashbacks: M-Turbo™: New Portable Ultrasound from SonoSite ; SonoSite S-ICU™ Ultrasound Tool; S-Nerve™ from SonoSite; The SonoSite® MicroMaxx™; Titan
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Friday, June 12, 2009
St. Jude Medical Introduces New ICD-Leads Connector
St. Jude Medical is introducing a new connector system, called SJ4, designed to minimize the number of connections between cardiac leads and the company's AICDs. For now the new connector will be used only in Current® Plus AICD model, but our guess is that if accepted by surgeons, cardiologists and radiologists, the connector might be making its way into other company devices.
The SJ4 connector system features a single connection between the device and the defibrillation lead, and a single set screw (used to tighten and secure the lead to the device). Previous defibrillator lead designs required three separate connections and four set screws. The reduced number of lead connections also lessens the risk of lead-to-can abrasion, a known complication that can occur in patients who have an implantable device."With only a single connection and one set screw, the SJ4 connector has the potential to improve the implant procedure, may reduce the lead volume under the ICD in the chest wall and may improve patient comfort," said Cleveland Clinic's Bruce Wilkoff, M.D., who is on the company's physician lead review board and has sponsored research with St. Jude Medical, Inc. Dr. Wilkoff implanted the first Current Plus ICD with SJ4 connector on June 4, 2009. "This design is intended to reduce the risk of incorrect connections of the lead to the ICD and reduce procedure time."
The St. Jude Medical SJ4 connector system is designed to meet the draft IS-4 standard as set forth by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) but will not be labeled as such until the standard is finalized, which is expected later this year. St. Jude Medical began launch of the SJ4 connector system after ISO-directed interchangeability testing among multiple manufacturers was completed. This testing was deemed an important step in ensuring that these new leads, which currently meet the drafted IS-4 standard, would be compatible with future implanted devices.
"Simplifying the lead connection process is one of many design features we have incorporated as part of our commitment to making procedures safer for patients and more efficient for physicians, from implant through follow-up," said Eric S. Fain, M.D., president of the St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division. "This aligns with our strategy of reducing lead risks and increasing reliability, which includes technology designed to reduce lead-to-can abrasion and sensing of far-field ventricular signals in the atrium."
The Current Plus ICD was approved by the FDA in April 2009, along with the company's Promote(R) Plus cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D), which are compatible with the Durata(R) SJ4 defibrillation lead. As with previously announced leads in the Durata lead family, the Durata lead with SJ4 connector features a soft silicone tip and Optim(R) insulation, a hybrid insulation material that provides increased abrasion-resistance and durability, along with the flexibility and handling characteristics that facilitate device implantation.
Press release: St. Jude Medical Announces Initial Implant of First-to-Market Connector System in the U.S.
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Emboshield NAV6 Embolic Protection System Released by Abbott
Abbott Laboratories has just released a new embolism protection system in its popular line of Emboshield NAV™ devices, all designed to be used in various stenting procedures.. The Emboshield NAV6™ is indicated "for use as a guide wire and embolic protection system to contain and remove embolic material (thrombus / debris) while performing angioplasty and stenting procedures in carotid arteries."
Abbott today announced the launch of the sixth-generation Emboshield NAV6™ Embolic Protection System for use in carotid artery stenting procedures. Carotid artery stenting provides a minimally invasive treatment alternative to conventional open carotid artery surgery for patients who are at high risk for surgery. Embolic protection systems are used during the stenting procedure to prevent particles of dislodged plaque from flowing to the brain, potentially causing an ischemic stroke. The Emboshield NAV6 is now available in the United States and Europe.Abbott’s proprietary BareWire™ technology allows for wire movement independent of the Emboshield NAV6 filter, giving physicians an increased level of control during carotid stenting procedures.
Safety and efficacy endpoints for the Emboshield NAV6 were met in Abbott’s PROTECT clinical trial, which was designed to examine carotid artery stenting with Abbott’s Emboshield systems in patients at high risk for carotid endarterectomy (surgery). In addition to demonstrating continued improvements in outcomes for carotid stent procedures, the PROTECT study data showed a low 1.8 percent composite rate of All Stroke and Death at 30 days in 220 patients. This rate is well within American Heart Association (AHA) 30-day All Stroke and Death rate guidelines for carotid endarterectomy of 6 percent for symptomatic and 3 percent for asymptomatic patients with carotid artery disease.
Here's an animation demonstrating the placement of the system and how the thrombus filter provides safety:
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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Option IVC Filter Receives FDA Approval
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, out of Vancouver, British Columbia, just received FDA clearance for the company's Option™ IVC Filter, a device indicated for prevention of pulmonary emboli. The Option™ is one of those new types of filters that give the surgeon the opportunity to remove the device at a later time.
From the press release:
The Option IVC Filter is used for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE). The device is implanted, typically by interventional radiologists in a minimally invasive procedure, into the body’s inferior vena cava to prevent PE. Option is specifically designed for use as both a permanent or temporary implant (in temporary, or retrievable, indications, a physician may later perform a second surgical procedure to remove the Option IVC Filter if necessary or where mandated clinically).The results of a recently concluded clinical trial for the Option IVC Filter were presented by the study’s Principle Investigator, Dr. Matthew Johnson, at the 34th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology in March of 2009. The single-arm, multicenter clinical trial, which enrolled 100 patients with a mean age of 59 years, was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Option IVC filter when used both as a permanent and temporary filter in patients at increased risk for pulmonary embolism. In the trial, clinical success, defined as placement technical success without subsequent PE, significant filter migration or embolization, symptomatic thrombosis or other complications requiring filter removal or intervention, was achieved in 88% of subjects. Retrieval success was achieved in 92% (36/39) of cases where retrieval was attempted, with a mean
implantation time in those cases of 67 days. The safety profile of the Option IVC Filter was consistent with other currently marketed IVC filters.The Option IVC filter, developed by Rex Medical, is specifically designed to facilitate long-term retrieval post device implantation if desired or deemed necessary by the treating physician, and can be used in the following conditions: pulmonary thromboembolism when anticoagulant therapy is contraindicated, failure of anticoagulant therapy in thromboembolic diseases, emergency treatment following massive PE, and chronic recurrent PE when anticoagulant therapy has failed or is contraindicated. The nitinol, Option™ IVC Filter, with a low profile delivery system, is designed with struts which direct clot volume into the center of the vessel for maximum dissolution and preservation of blood flow, allowing for capture of clinically significant clot and protection against PE. The selfcentering filter facilitates optimal positioning and stability within the inferior vena cava.
Press release: ANGIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCES FDA 510(K) CLEARANCE OF THE OPTION™ INFERIOR VENA CAVA FILTER...
Reprinted with permission of Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Flashbacks: Retrievable SafeFlow IVC Filter Gets FDA Nod for Everything But Retrieval; SafeFlo IVC Filter
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Barco's New 42 Inch Medical Monitor
Barco is releasing a new large screen medical monitor specifically developed for use in the operating room. The 42" unit may look like your at-home TV, but it features DICOM quality radiological imaging, a fanless design to prevent dust from flying, and all sorts of inputs and picture-in-picture options.
Here's more from Barco:
The MD-4221 is the next generation of Barco's successful HD-42 display which has been further optimized for use in the digital operating room. Equipped with the latest high-quality LCD panel, the MD-4221 delivers bright, crisp images even in highly illuminated OR environments. The display's wide viewing angle ensures reliable, accurate images for everyone in the surgery suite. Surgeons and nurses can easily configure their screen layout by means of a flexible Picture-In-Picture or Picture-And-Picture functionality. This allows for more dynamic presentations that show more information simultaneously on the screen.The brand-new MD-4221 display is compatible with a multitude of sources, including endoscopic video, room and boom camera video, patient data and surgical planning information. High-Definition video sources, such as HD endoscopy cameras, HD surgical light cameras, etc., can be connected through DVI and HDSDI input. These high-resolution moving images are displayed smoothly, accurately and without artifacts thanks to the extremely fast response time of the display's LCD panel.
The versatile MD-4221 also displays radiology images with great precision. Therefore, the monitor is fitted with a built-in DICOM Look-Up Table to guarantee accurate grayscale representations. It allows surgeons to use the MD-4221 as a digital lightbox for consulting radiology images.
The novel display solution has been specifically designed and certified for use in the Operating Room. The monitor is easy to clean and disinfect (IPX1 compliant) thanks to its non-reflective protective front glass. Its fan-less design avoids the spread of contaminants in the sterile field.
Press release: Barco launches 42-inch full HD flat display for the operating room
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BridgePoint Aims to Treat ChronicTotal Occlusions in Coronaries
BridgePoint Medical, out of Plymouth, MN, has developed innovative new catheters designed to cross chronic total coronary occlusions in native arteries, and reopen myocardial blood flow through vessels that everyone has given up on. Currently undergoing clinical trials, the CrossBoss™ CTO Catheter and the Stingray™ CTO Re-Entry System are yet to receive FDA approval.
More from BridgePoint about the devices:
Stingray:
The Stingray™ CTO Re-Entry System has two components: The Stingray™ CTO Orienting Balloon Catheter and The Stingray™ CTO Re-Entry Guidewire
Familiar coronary balloon catheter and guidewire designs are enhanced with custom features for CTO crossing without changing routine practice
Flat shape of the Stingray™ CTO Orienting Balloon Catheter is intended to orient one exit port automatically toward the vessel true lumen upon low pressure inflation (4atm)
The Stingray™ CTO Re-Entry Guidewire's distal probe is designed for exit port selection and re-entry into the vessel true lumen
CrossBoss™ CTO CatheterBi-directional rotation of the proximal torque device with the FAST SPIN Technique is designed to aid in advancement of the CrossBoss™ CTO Catheter
A 3.0F atraumatic rounded tip is designed for passage through the CTO
The device is intended to cross directly through the CTO or bypass the obstruction via a subintimal path
Device info page: Stingray™ CTO Re-Entry System
Video below the fold showing off the devices in greater detail:
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Canon Offers New Digital X-ray Detector
Canon has released a new digital radiography sensor with wireless capabilities that can be used on aging X-ray machines to make them run like new.
The new Canon CXDI-40G COMPACT Digital Radiography System is equipped with a large image sensor and high-quality capabilities similar to the CXDI-40EG but in minimal housing. The CXDI-40G COMPACT DR System is equipped with a large 17 X 17-inch imaging area that enables X-ray images to be confirmed on an optional preview monitor approximately three seconds after exposure; the system contributes to timely and effective patient care.The CXDI-40G COMPACT DR System can be retrofitted into a range of radiography devices including upright stands, RF tables, and Bucky units. Easy installation is possible into widely-used Bucky units of existing facilities which can contribute to significant cost savings. The CXDI-40G COMPACT DR System also offers multiple applications, which allows for efficient capture of high-resolution (7.2 million pixels) radiological images in a timely manner to help meet facilities general radiographic needs.
Additionally, Canon's proprietary control software, which supports superb image-processing performance, contributes to physicians' diagnostic accuracy by making possible X-ray images that enhance for the area being examined. Images can be transmitted almost immediately over the hospital network to other workstations and printers, and can be archived for fast and easy data sharing. Canon DR technology provides speed, efficiency, and a streamlined workflow to meet diverse needs, including support for off-site diagnosis and emergency care.
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Helps Spot Gout
Diagnosing gout, a nasty disease involving swollen joints and often a good deal of pain, is difficult because the symptoms are often similar to various forms of arthritis. The definitive method of diagnosis is to draw fluid from a joint and test it for the presence of uric acid crystals. CT scanners have long been considered potentially useful as a non-invasive diagnostic modality, but their ability to help identify uric acid deposits has been limited. To overcome this, Canadian researchers decided to try using a new algorithm on the SOMATOM Definition dual energy CT (DECT) scanner from Siemens. Initial findings from the researchers show that the novel technique can provide radiologists with significant help in diagnosing gout, potentially avoiding aspirations for patients in the future.
Siemens explains the findings:
In collaboration with Siemens, Dr. Savvas Nicolaou, Director of Emergency Radiology at Vancouver General Hospital and Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and both his radiology and rheumatology colleagues developed a dual-energy algorithm for identifying uric acid deposits.The Canadian scientists used a SOMATOM Definition from Siemens for their trials. This system is the only CT scanner worldwide that features two X-ray tubes capable of simultaneously producing different energies. The team performed scans at different energies to determine the attenuation values of uric acid deposits. Siemens used this data to develop a new dual-energy protocol for gout that now can be used by any physician. The software algorithm used to detect gout via DECT is based on the realization that the CT values of uric acid deposits are lower, for instance, than those of calcium if scans are performed at different energies (80 and 140 kilovolts). Through color coding of the different attenuation values, it then becomes possible to recognize mono sodium urate crystals on the clinical CT image: The uric acid crystals indicating gout are, for example, color coded in red, while other bone formations and calcium are displayed in blue. The commercial version of the Siemens application is called Syngo DE Gout.
In a further study, Dr. Nicolaou and his colleagues investigated whether DECT can be used reliably to confirm the presence of gout tophi, whether DECT is superior to the traditional clinical examination ie detecting subclinical urate deposits, and whether this modality can clarify cases of doubt as problem solving tool. Ten patients were recruited who already had been diagnosed with gout by means of joint puncture with aspiration of synovial fluid and 10 control patients that did not have gout clinically. The patient records of all patients were analyzed and all patients underwent a complete rheumatological examination and DECT. The evaluation of the DECT images was performed by two radiologists working independently of one another.
This study showed that the DECT images of all patients proven to have gout yielded correspondingly positive findings in the aspirated joints. The DECT images of the control group all showed negative findings. "Our findings indicate that deposits of mono sodium urate crystals can be detected sub clinically more efficiently using DECT than with the traditional clinical examination," says Dr. Nicolaou. The fact is that more areas involved with gout were found overall per DECT than through the other clinical examination ,ie 200 sites with DECT versus 53 sites clinically, ie four times more foci were revealed with DECT(p < 0.05). Furthermore, it has become evident that DECT can detect the presence of gout in hands, wrists feet, ankles, knees significantly better than the traditional clinical examination. DECT did not achieve significantly better results in the detection of gout in the elbow.
Full statement from Siemens: New diagnostic method for gout: Dual Energy Computed tomography instead of joint aspiration
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
FDA OK's Boston Sci's Small Coronary Drug Eluting Stent
Boston Scientific has received FDA approval for the smallest drug eluting stent currently available, indicated for coronary vessels ≥ 2.25mm. The company plans to launch the TAXUS® Express²® Atom™ device to the US market in June.
More about the stent from Boston Sci:
Data from numerous clinical studies have shown that an estimated 10 percent of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions have small vessels (<2.5 mm). Until recently, many physicians were inclined to implant bare-metal stents in these patients since they were the only approved stenting option for small vessels. Last year's launch of the TAXUS Express Atom Stent offered an alternative treatment choice for patients with small vessels who will now have the additional option of the TAXUS Liberte Atom Stent.The TAXUS Liberte Stent features design improvements over the Company's first-generation TAXUS Express Stent, including thinner struts to allow better stent deliverability and conformability, as well as uniform stent geometry for consistent lesion coverage and drug distribution.
Press release: FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Next-Generation TAXUS® Liberte® Atom™ Stent System
Product page: TAXUS® Express²® Atom™ Paclitaxel-eluting Coronary Stent System
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Medtronic's CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement System Performs Well in Trial
Medtronic today presented findings from a European trial testing the effectiveness of the CoreValve ReValving system, a percutaneous aortic stenosis repair device, in a subclavian approach for people who were at risk if the femoral approach would have been used. Medtronic has acquired the Irvine, California based CoreValve, Inc. in March of this year, and is now moving full steam ahead to implement this nitinol-based stent device for clinical settings.
The data reported procedural success of 100 percent; 24-hour survival of 100 percent; and 30-day survival of 89 percent. The available 30-day analysis also demonstrated clinical improvement in heart failure symptoms with 76 percent of the patients gaining at least a one-stage NYHA class and one-third improving by at least two stages.
Medtronic’s market-leading CoreValve system was designed to allow the implant of a replacement heart valve in patients with aortic stenosis who are at high or prohibitive surgical risk. The system enables a catheter-based implant via a peripheral blood vessel, traditionally the femoral artery. A significant subset of patients, however, have compromised peripheral arteries, which prevents the use of the femoral approach. Uniquely, the delivery system of the CoreValve device is small enough to allow an alternative approach via the subclavian artery beneath the collar bone.
The data presented today at the PCR interventional cardiology meeting in Barcelona reported on data from 74 patients for whom subclavian access was used within the CoreValve Extended Evaluation Registry, an observational study which closed in January 2009. The average age of the patients was 81.4. Moreover, the average Logistic EuroSCORE (a measure which predicts risk of procedural mortality based upon patient status) was notably high at 28.4%.
Press release: Medtronic's CoreValve Shows Subclavian Access Success in Patients Contraindicated for Femoral Approach
Product page: CoreValve ReValving...
Animation below the fold demonstrating the implantation of the CoreValve:
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Positive Results for Medtronic's MRI-Safe Pacemaker
A clinical study evaluating the performance of Medtronic's EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacemaker has shown that the device is not subject to interference from magnetic resonance imaging. As the only pacemaker approved for MRI in the EU, the news may give the FDA enough guidance to also approve it as the first of its kind in the US.
Results showed that Medtronic's investigational EnRhythm MRI SureScan pacing system still performs as intended during and after an MRI when used according to the product's labeling. The data showed no MRI-related complications, and no arrhythmias, or asystole (absence of electrical activity in the heart) during MRI scans.This prospective, randomized, controlled trial involved 464 individuals successfully implanted at 41 centers in the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Middle East. After successful implant of pacemaker and leads, 258 patients were randomized to MRI and 206 to no MRI (control). All patients were evaluated before and after the scan, and one week and one month after MRI scan/control visit. There was no difference in performance between the MRI group and the control group.
Press release: Medtronic Demonstrates Positive Results on First Pacemaker Designed for Use with MRI
Flashback: Medtronic Starts Study of MRI Compatible Pacemaker
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Digital Subtraction Angiography on a Single Image
Analyzing angiography sequences typically requires viewing a series of black and white images and noticing the differences the contrast medium created as it passed through the obstructions in the vessels. To help with visualization and to improve diagnosis, Siemens is releasing a new digital subtraction angiography (DSA) software, the syngo iFlow, that automates the process to produce a color image highlighting the path of the contrast medium.
From a Siemens press statement:
The syngo iFlow application, for example, can be used to enhance pre-procedural and post-procedural imaging of patients under treatment for leg stenosis. Flow deviations and the increased utilization of collaterals can more easily be detected prior to intervention, since anomalies more readily attract the physician's attention due to their specific colors. Following the intervention, the success of a balloon dilatation or stent implantation of a stenosis is readily visible due to the improved flow.In order to obtain a color image, syngo iFlow takes the time to maximum opacification of each individual pixel, starting with the injection and subsequently visualizing the distribution of the contrast medium through the vessels. These time measurements are then represented by a color allowing visualization of the complete vessel tree in one image.
Press release: Siemens sets a new standard in subtraction angiography
Product brochure: syngo iFlow (PDF)
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SJM Releases New EnSite Cardiac Mapping System
St. Jude Medical has received European approval and is now launching the latest version of the company's EnSite cardiac mapping system. Without the use of fluoroscopy, the EnSite Velocity™ Cardiac Mapping System delivers volumetric live mapping of the anatomical structures and electrical foci of the heart, and promises to help cardiologists place ablative catheters with precision and safety.
From St. Jude Medical:
With new hardware and software, the system offers simple set-up and connections, an intuitive software interface and includes two key new capabilities: the OneMap™ tool and RealReview™ function. The OneMap tool enables physicians to simultaneously create a detailed cardiac model and electrical map using multiple catheters and electrodes, allowing physicians to collect and display more relevant patient information in a shorter amount of time. The RealReview function provides real-time, side-by-side views of the live procedure and previously recorded portions of the procedure, giving physicians a quick and easy comparison of events and results at different times throughout the procedure, without losing the ability to visualize and navigate catheters in real-time.The new EnSite Velocity System maintains the strengths and clinical utility that have made the EnSite™ System the leading cardiac mapping system, while incorporating significant improvements into the design. The EnSite Velocity System continues its longstanding ability to visualize multiple catheters and electrodes and is the only mapping system capable of supporting both contact and non-contact mapping, giving the EnSite Velocity System unmatched versatility in its ability to map any arrhythmia. Additionally, the EnSite Velocity System is an open platform, which means that it is compatible with essentially all diagnostic and ablation catheters, recording systems and energy sources used for ablation procedures.
Press release: St. Jude Medical Announces European CE Mark Approval and First Use of Next-Generation Cardiac Mapping System
Link: EnSite™ System (note: SJM has not created a product page for the newly announced EnSite Velocity system)
Flashback: St. Jude Medical Gets FDA OK for Cardiac Image Integration Software; Cardiac Electrophysiology Goes Robotic and 3D with CoHesion™
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
BrainLab's Digital Lightbox Getting an Upgrade
BrainLab AG is planning on releasing an updated version of its Digital Lightbox multitouch clinical display. Still reminding us of a giant iPhone, the unit interfaces with EMRs to display and manipulate clinical images easily and intuitively, essentially making the keyboard or any other interface device unnecessary.
Here's what the company tells Medgadget about the new features in the latest release of the Digital Lightbox scheduled for this summer:
The new Video-input feature allows the integration of data on the Digital Lightbox, when it is located in the OR, from sources like micro-, endo- and arthroscopes; and video signals can be streamed from the OR and displayed on the Digital Lightbox when it is positioned in surgeons' offices or meeting rooms. This feature extends the range of application into new medical subspecialties, strengthening the value of Digital Lightbox as a core multi-disciplinary platform for hospital information networks.When version 1.0 came to the market, a number of customers wanted the Digital Lightbox in rooms dedicated for teaching, patient education, tumor boards and internal meetings. The new External Display-out feature makes it possible to connect the Digital Lightbox to one or more additional displays or projectors, in or outside the room. This makes it more versatile for use in situations when large groups of medical experts come together and the even the 30" display of the Digital Lightbox isn't big enough.
Digital Lightbox also serves as the viewing display and remote control for VectorVision flex, combining an image-guided surgery platform with large-scale viewing, and fast data access and manipulation.
Here's a company video demonstrating the system:
Product page: Digital Lightbox
Flashback: Digital Lightbox Brings Minority Report to The OR (No Precognition Capabilities)
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Cook Med Releases Antibacterial Spectrum Turbo-Ject PICC Line
Cook Medical has released a new FDA approved venous catheter for pressure injection of CT contrast media. To prevent the occurrence of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs), the treatment of which is no longer Medicare reimbursed, the catheter is coated with Spectrum, a proprietary formulation comprising the antibiotics minocycline and rifampin.
From the press release:
With the Spectrum Turbo-Ject PICC, clinicians can choose from multiple catheter configurations that offer an industry-best range of flow rates in order to meet patient needs, including:Maximum pressure limit settings of 325 psi
5 French single and double lumen with a maximum flow rate of 7 and 5 mL/second, respectively
4 French single lumen with a maximum flow rate of 4 mL/second
50 cm and 60 cm length available Spectrum technology has been shown to establish zones of inhibition greater than 15 mm for up to 63 days against the leading cause of CRBSIs.
The combination of the antibiotics minocycline and rifampin that are impregnated within the material of the Cook Spectrum catheters work synergistically to provide broad-spectrum protection against gram positive, gram negative and fungal organisms in both short- and long-term use. Unlike most systemic antibiotics, this unique combination has the ability to penetrate the biofilm that forms on all indwelling catheters. Additionally, research has conclusively shown that use of these catheters does not promote the growth of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria in patients receiving Spectrum catheters. In fact, the use of Spectrum technology has demonstrated reduced antibiotic-resistant strains in on single-center study.
The Cook Spectrum Turbo-Ject PICC will be complimented by the PICC Procedural Tray, designed to efficiently supply the essential components for a clinician placing a PICC, whether bedside or in an interventional radiology lab. The tray provides the vital components for maximal sterile barrier precautions, a significant part of patient safety and infection control.
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» SJM Gets FDA OK for New AICDs (May 11, 2009)
» Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement With the Lotus System (May 8, 2009)
» Abbott's New PVD Offerings (May 7, 2009)
» Robotic System May Help With Lung Biopsy Procedures (May 5, 2009)
» Philips Portable Detector Makes for Easy X-rays (April 30, 2009)
» FDA OK'es Impella 5.0 and Impella LD Circulatory Assist Devices (April 27, 2009)
» SpacePilot PRO Is a Long Way from the Hospital (April 20, 2009)
» FDA Expands Indication for Insightec's Uterine Fibroid System (April 17, 2009)
» Cook's Drug-eluting Peripheral Stent Performs Well in Large Study (April 17, 2009)
» iPhone App Calculates Personal Radiation Exposure (April 14, 2009)
» STARFlex Septal Repair Implant Gets US Green Light for VSDs (April 14, 2009)
» Cheap Solution Breathes New Life into Old X-Rays (April 9, 2009)
» Demasq Offers Soft Tissue Analysis from X-rays (April 3, 2009)
» NeuroVasx Gets CE Mark for cPAX Aneurysm System (March 27, 2009)
» Polymer Detectors May Yield Cheaper, More Customizable X-Ray Machines (March 25, 2009)
» Veran's Surgical GPS Wins Innovation of The Year Award (March 23, 2009)
» FiatLux Showcased on Panasonic's H1 Mobile Clinical Assistant (March 23, 2009)
» Cardinal's Endura Scrubs for the Modern Clinician (March 19, 2009)
» New Nanoparticles Provide Options for Tumor Hunting (March 17, 2009)
» IBM Working on Web-based "Radiology Theater" (March 13, 2009)
» New Biograph TruePoint 16-slice PET-CT from Siemens (March 11, 2009)
» Abbott Releases New Coronary Artery Dilatation Catheter (March 10, 2009)
» Barco's Brighter Diagnostic Monitor Nio Color 3MP (March 9, 2009)
» CorNova's Angioplasty Balloons to Feature Fiber Optic Analysis (March 6, 2009)
» Ferromagnetic Detection System from Metrasens (March 5, 2009)
» MRI May Replace X-Rays for Catheterizations (March 3, 2009)
» BIOTRONIK's PRO-Kinetic Stent Going On Sale (March 3, 2009)
» Siemens Releases Acuson S2000 ABVS, an Automatic Volumetric Breast Ultrasound (March 2, 2009)
» Magnetic Nanoparticles Help Visualize Blood FLow (March 2, 2009)
» Siemens Rolls Out 1.5 Tesla MRI for Breast Visualization (February 23, 2009)
» New Design Allows for More Powerful MRI Machines (February 19, 2009)
» Touch Based Ultrasound System Gets European OK (February 10, 2009)
» Electrocuting Cancer Cells to Death with NanoKnife (February 5, 2009)
» HD9: New Ultrasound Offering from Philips (January 29, 2009)
» Moving X-ray Tubes Lead to 3-D Mammography (January 28, 2009)
» New Mammography System Gets Marketing Approval in Europe (January 22, 2009)
» Multi-Beam OTC Probe From Michelson Announced (January 21, 2009)
» Atlas II ICDs Green Lighted in Japan (January 14, 2009)
» Amimon's High Definition Wireless Video Goes Clinical (January 5, 2009)
» Evident Microwave Ablation System Gets US Approval to Treat Liver Tumors (January 2, 2009)
» FDA Clears Polyzene-F based Embolic Microspheres (December 30, 2008)
» New Technology Promises Compact High-Intensity Therapeutic Ultrasound (December 22, 2008)
» Thin Client Software for Radiological Image Analysis (December 16, 2008)
» Boston Sci's Express SD Stent Gets New FDA Indication (December 16, 2008)
» Rcadia COR Analyzer Wants Computer to Study Your Coronaries (December 16, 2008)
» WAND Vascular Introducer Gets FDA OK (December 10, 2008)
» Radiologists Making an "About-Face" (December 8, 2008)
» AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug Gets European OK (December 4, 2008)
» Zonare Shows Off Proprietary Ultrasound Technology (December 3, 2008)
» Opto-Acoustic Imaging Improves Lab Rat Visualization (December 3, 2008)
» Acuson S2000 Features Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging (December 3, 2008)
» NEC Showcases New Medical Monitors (December 2, 2008)
» Siemens Couples Mammography with Stereotactic Breast Biopsy into One Unit (December 2, 2008)
» New Visualization Tool for Cardiac MR Data (December 2, 2008)
» Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) Goes to RSNA (December 2, 2008)
» New Hospital Computer Monitors from Barco (December 1, 2008)
» Stereo Navigator: The First Commercially Available Breast PET-Guided Biopsy System (November 26, 2008)
» Overcoming Scattering in Light Penetrating Imaging Systems (November 26, 2008)
» Somatom Definition Flash: All Around Dual Nature CT (November 24, 2008)
» Radiologists Get Software Assistance for Chest X-Ray Analysis (November 21, 2008)
» Talent TripleA Stent, Now with a New Delivery System (November 19, 2008)
» iGuide CAPPA Knows Where the Tip of the Needle Is (November 19, 2008)
» Terahertz Radiation Detector May Signal New Age in Radiology (November 19, 2008)
» US Launch: Endeavor Sprint Drug Eluting Stent on Rapid Exchange (November 17, 2008)
» Boston Scientific's Carotid Artery Stent Gets FDA OK (November 7, 2008)
» High Flow Microcatheter from Cook Medical Goes Live (October 30, 2008)
» OsDx Stratifies Old Hips Before They Break (October 28, 2008)
» Philips Software Assists in Diagnosis of Dementia (October 28, 2008)
» World's Most Expensive Thermometer? (October 21, 2008)
» Telerays: Auctioning Medical Care (October 20, 2008)
» New Angio-Seal Evolution Goes to Market (October 17, 2008)
» 2 Points About DVT Ultrasonography (October 17, 2008)
» Sentinelle Vanguard Breast MR Auxiliary Table Gets European OK (October 15, 2008)
» Abbott Reports Positive Data from Study of Its Bioabsorbable Drug Eluting Stent (October 14, 2008)
» Go Confidently Endovascular with PROcedure Rehearsal Studio (October 8, 2008)
» Computer Assisted Mammography Shows Promise in a Clinical Trial (October 7, 2008)
» Tryton Side Branch Stent Launches in Europe (October 6, 2008)
» AneuGraft Stent from ITGI Medical Wins Approval in Europe (October 3, 2008)
» GE Releases MRI Oncology System (October 3, 2008)
» Magnetic Nanoparticles as Safe, Long Lasting Contrast Agents (September 30, 2008)
» HeartWorks 3D Computer Generated Transesophageal Echo Simulator (September 30, 2008)
» Micro Drug Eluting Coronary Stent Gets FDA OK (September 29, 2008)
» VoXcell Imaging System Gets FDA OK (September 25, 2008)
» CyberKnife Focuses In on Moving Targets (September 23, 2008)
» Morphormics Segmentation Technology to Define Boundaries for CyberKnife (September 22, 2008)
» MRI Staging of Breast Cancer vs. Surgical Staging (September 22, 2008)
» Virtual Colonography vs. Standard Colonoscopy (September 18, 2008)
» LOGIQ E9: The Next Plane in Ultrasonography (September 16, 2008)
» Radiation Technology from Navotek (September 15, 2008)
» Fully Automatic Analysis of Cardiac Function on MRIs from Siemens (September 15, 2008)
» Extremely High Potential, X-ray Phase Contrast Imaging (XPCI) Going Medical (September 12, 2008)
» Ysio From Siemens Comes to America (September 12, 2008)
» Stereotaxis Magnetic RF Guidewire Gets FDA OK (September 9, 2008)
» Barco 3D PACS Visualization Software (August 20, 2008)
» Digital Lightbox Brings Minority Report to The OR (No Precognition Capabilities) (August 19, 2008)
» Focusing on The Brain: Better MR Imaging Through Astronomy (August 19, 2008)
» FDA Approves MEDRAD Wireless MR Infusion System (August 14, 2008)
» FiatLux: Radiology On The Go (August 14, 2008)
» Novel Photodetectors Lead to Combination PET/MRI Machines (August 11, 2008)
» REPLY, World's Smallest Pacemaker OK'ed in USA (August 8, 2008)
» New Imaging Technique Used to Visualize Brains (August 7, 2008)
» CX50 Portable Ultrasound from Philips Goes On Sale (August 5, 2008)
» A Trial of Zenith Fenestrated AAA Endovascular Graft Goes On (August 1, 2008)
» RFID for Safer CT Contrast Agent Delivery (July 30, 2008)
» V Series Neuro Clot Retrievers from Concentric (July 30, 2008)
» Canon's New Portable Flat Panel Detector (July 23, 2008)
» 6 Megapixel Medical Monitor from Barco (July 22, 2008)
» Appleprobe, An Ultrasound Probe With Sonographer in Mind (July 21, 2008)
» Endurant Stent Graft System For Tortuous Aortas (July 10, 2008)
» FDA Approves Abbott's Everolimus Eluting Stent (July 7, 2008)
» Laser Opto-Acoustic Imaging Technology from Seno Medical (July 3, 2008)
» Tiny MRI Machines (July 2, 2008)
» G-Wire: Visually Positioned Guidewire for Faster, Safer Procedures (June 30, 2008)
» Over and Under Pericardium Covered Stent from ITGI Medical (June 24, 2008)
» Wavelet Technology for Better Tumor Diagnosis (June 24, 2008)
» MRI's Colorful Future (June 20, 2008)
» Philips BrightView XCT (June 19, 2008)
» Philips GEMINI TF Big Bore PET/CT Tomograph (June 19, 2008)
» Loyola University Hospital Loves Their Magnetically Navigated Heart Catheter System (June 19, 2008)
» Intego PET Infusion System Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance (June 18, 2008)
» PET Scanner With Semiconductor Detectors Shows Clinical Promise (June 18, 2008)
» Attain StarFix Lead Approved in US (June 17, 2008)
» Multi-Modality Imaging on the iPhone by MIMvista (June 16, 2008)
» 2001 Space Odyssey Starchild: Your Baby in 4D Ultrasound (June 16, 2008)
» New PET-Probe Allows Imaging of Immune System (June 11, 2008)
» Talent Thoracic Stent Graft System Approved in US (June 6, 2008)
» Acuity Spiral Lead Given US Approval (June 2, 2008)
» Impella 2.5 Heart Pump Given Green Light in US (June 2, 2008)
» Magnetic Resonance Imaging of pH with Hyperpolarized Carbon Labeled Bicarb (May 30, 2008)
» Boston Scientific Receives Approval for Two New Defibrillators (May 22, 2008)
» The Third Install in the US of Aquilion ONE CT from Toshiba (May 21, 2008)
» Demand Is High for Brilliance iCT, a 256-Slice CT from Philips (May 19, 2008)
» St. Jude Receives Approvals for Cardiac Lead Placement Tools (May 19, 2008)
» Medtronic 3D Vision Line Gets First FDA Approvals (May 14, 2008)
» GE Healthcare Unveils New 3.0T Signa MR750 System (May 8, 2008)
» Boston Scientific ALTREA Pacemaker EU Approved (May 7, 2008)
» HYDROCHALARONE MRI Contrast Agent Does Well in Early Study (May 7, 2008)
» Sentinelle Vanguard Breast MR Auxiliary Table (May 6, 2008)
» Vasovist, a Vascular MRI Contrast Agent, Meets FDA Requirements (April 25, 2008)
» Medtronic Defender Embolic Protection Filter Approved in EU (April 18, 2008)
» New MRI Approach for Lung Imaging (April 17, 2008)
» Philips HD7 (April 9, 2008)
» NeuroFlow Cath Promises to Save Ischemic Brains (April 7, 2008)
» FDA Grants Approval to First (?) Digital Mammograph With Computer Aided Detection (April 4, 2008)
» FDA OK's Distribution of Dominion Vi 3D Fluoroscopy Scanner for Trial (April 2, 2008)
» TruePoint PET-CT Scanner from Siemens (March 31, 2008)
» Debris Aspiration During Heart Attack Improves Cardiac Blood Flow, Chances of Survival (March 31, 2008)
» SIRTeX to Trial Radiation Spheres for Liver Cancer (March 31, 2008)
» UC Davis Develops First Combined PET/MRI Tomograph (March 26, 2008)
» Stentys, Maker of Bifurcated Self-Expanding Coronary Stents, Gets Financed (March 19, 2008)
» Impella Percutaneous VAD to be Studied for Acute MI Patients (March 17, 2008)
» ddRCompact from Swissray Takes Frost & Sullivan Award (March 14, 2008)
» Faster Tomography Image Reconstruction from Acceleware (March 10, 2008)
» Ysio von Siemens (March 10, 2008)
» Edwards Sapien Transcatheter Aortic Valve Makes Human Debut (March 10, 2008)
» Medtronic's Coronary Y Stent Goes Invasive (February 28, 2008)
» What Drives the NeuroArm (February 22, 2008)
» Metricath Gemini Double Balloon Catheter Showing Promise (February 19, 2008)
» Upgrading the X-ray (February 13, 2008)
» Radiologists Will Be Able To "Feel Organs" (February 8, 2008)
» Medtronic's Endeavor Drug-Eluting Stent Approved by FDA (February 1, 2008)
» Neovasc Coronary Sinus Reducer: A Novel Stent for Ischemic Heart Disease (February 1, 2008)
» Radiotherapy Machine: MHI-TM2000 from Mitsubishi (January 31, 2008)
» AngioSculpt® Scoring Balloon Catheter Goes to Japan (January 29, 2008)
» z.one ultra System (January 25, 2008)
» Novel Dark-field X-ray Technology Developed (January 22, 2008)
» Weaker, Cheaper, Better MRIs (January 17, 2008)
» Penumbra System Approved in US for Post Stroke Revascularization (January 15, 2008)
» RenalGuard Approved in Europe (December 21, 2007)
» Medical Position System (MPS) from MediGuide: GPS for Cath (December 20, 2007)
» Somatom Definition AS: The World's First Adaptive Computed Tomograph (December 6, 2007)
» 9.4 Tesla Monster MRI (December 6, 2007)
» New Manual for Emergency Ultrasound (December 3, 2007)
» ARIA Through-Wave Holographic Ultrasound Breast Imaging System (November 30, 2007)
» 3D Mammography Improves Cancer Detection (November 29, 2007)
» GE Previews New CT Technology at RSNA (November 29, 2007)
» Acuson P50 Portable Ultrasound System from Siemens (November 28, 2007)
» GE Bone Density Truck Unveiled (November 28, 2007)
» Better Displays for Better Diagnostics (November 27, 2007)
» Xario XG Ultrasound from Toshiba (November 27, 2007)
» RADREX-i X-ray from Toshiba (November 27, 2007)
» AquilionONE CT from Toshiba Cleared by FDA (November 27, 2007)
» Artis zee from Siemens (November 26, 2007)
» Siemens ACUSON S2000 (November 26, 2007)
» MAMMOMAT Inspiration from Siemens (November 26, 2007)
» MAGNETOM Verio MRI from Siemens (November 26, 2007)
» New X-ray System from Siemens Features Wireless Image Detector (November 16, 2007)
» Non-Contact 3D Med Display (November 7, 2007)
» NeuroArm Robot Promises to Revolutionise MRI-guided Neurosurgery (November 7, 2007)
» Breathe Easy MRI Software (November 7, 2007)
» SonoLysis™ Therapy: Stroke Treatment with Ultrasound (November 5, 2007)
» Scientists Develop Ultra-High Resolution Mammography System (October 29, 2007)
» Toshiba's New Cardiac Cath X-Ray System Debuts in the US (October 25, 2007)
» Magnetom Essenza Aims for the Lowe$t Common Denominator (October 24, 2007)
» The MGuard™: Coronary Stent and Embolic Protection Device (October 22, 2007)
» REVA Bioresorbable Polycarbonate Stent (October 19, 2007)
» AngioSculpt® Scoring Balloon Catheter (October 12, 2007)
» IVMRI Catheter, an "Inside-out" MRI, Filed with the FDA (October 9, 2007)
» M-Turbo™: New Portable Ultrasound from SonoSite (October 2, 2007)
» NeuroQuant™, the Brain Ruler (September 20, 2007)
» Investors Like CardiOp-B System, Hope Cardiologists Will Follow (September 17, 2007)
» MRI Safety Video (September 13, 2007)
» X-Rays Get Color (September 7, 2007)
» Siemens Introduces the World's Smallest Ultrasound Device (September 4, 2007)
» CT Vascular Analysis via the Internet (September 4, 2007)
» Siemens' Colonography Gets an Update (August 27, 2007)
» Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Ultrasound Imaging and Targeted Anticancer Therapy (August 27, 2007)
» Signa HDe 1.5T MR Diagnostic Imaging System (August 22, 2007)
» 11.7 Tesla Bruker BioSpin MRI (August 3, 2007)
» Celect™ Vena Cava Filter (July 31, 2007)
» MRI Improvements on the Way (July 24, 2007)
» Radiology + The Internets = Teleradiology (July 6, 2007)
» Noninvasive Palliation of Pain of Bone Mets (June 7, 2007)
» 'Virtual Patient' to Simulate Real-Time Organ Motions for Radiation Therapy (June 4, 2007)
» Simultaneous Imaging of the Brain by MRI and PET (May 25, 2007)
» Radiologists Add Color To X-Rays (May 24, 2007)
» Changing the Physics of X-Ray Imaging (May 21, 2007)
» Percutaneous VSD Patch Results Presented (May 11, 2007)
» Intravascular Implant for Diabetes Cell Therapy (May 10, 2007)
» 3-D ultrasound from 2-D scanners for less than $1000 (May 7, 2007)
» CereTom™ OTOscan for ENT (April 30, 2007)
» Patients Getting More and More Radiation (April 26, 2007)
» Virtual Colonoscopies More Cost-Effective than Reality TV Colonoscopies (April 24, 2007)
» PneuStep: MRI Robot for Biopsies (April 6, 2007)
» ESTELE: Expert System for Tele Echography (April 4, 2007)
» Aquilion beta 256 (March 28, 2007)
» Fast Field-Cycled MRI (March 27, 2007)
» Lumus Displays (March 23, 2007)
» New Defibrillator Features AF Suppression Technology (March 20, 2007)
» Help Build Radiopaedia, a Wiki for Radiologists (March 19, 2007)
» eSie Touch Elasticity Imaging, and a Promise of Avoiding Breast Biopsies (March 13, 2007)
» Tru-MR™ MR Conditional Laryngoscopes (March 13, 2007)
» TimCT, an MRI with CT-like Scanning (March 12, 2007)
» New Technique Opens Door to Tabletop X-Ray Laser (beam) (February 26, 2007)
» LAP Mentor™ and other Sims from Simbionix (February 9, 2007)
» Radiation Rx Planning Algorithm (February 8, 2007)
» Nano-Magnets to Enhance MRI Images (February 5, 2007)
» MammoTest Biopsy Table (February 2, 2007)
» Philips and Stereotaxis: Joystick Precision for Complicated Caths (January 31, 2007)
» Siemens Mobilett XP CR (January 30, 2007)
» 3mensio™ Technology: Medical Visualization and Surgical Planning Software (January 26, 2007)
» Axiom Artis dBA Twin (January 24, 2007)
» Creating Crisp Images from Blurry Data (January 24, 2007)
» Valecor™ Coronary Stent (December 27, 2006)
» The Interactive Breath-hold Control (December 20, 2006)
» Scintimammography Shows Promise in Breast CA (December 20, 2006)
» Y'oughta look at Yottalook! (December 20, 2006)
» SafeFlo® IVC Filter (December 18, 2006)
» SoftScan Approved in Canada (December 15, 2006)
» FilterWire EZ™ Embolic Protection System (December 15, 2006)
» "Generation NeXt" Ultrasounds (December 11, 2006)
» Elasticity Imaging Identifies Cancers & Reduces Breast Biopsies (November 28, 2006)
» MOBILETT XP with Computed Radiography (November 27, 2006)
» Optoacoustic Technology for Early Cancer Detection (November 13, 2006)
» Panorama 1.0T R/T Simulator from Philips (November 7, 2006)
» Ultrasound for Back Pain? (November 3, 2006)
» The First of its Kind Buckyball (November 1, 2006)
» Perspecta™ Spatial 3D (October 30, 2006)
» GI Docs Not On Virtual Colonoscopy Bandwagon (October 27, 2006)
» Control of MRI via Internet (October 26, 2006)
» Innova IVUS Installed (October 23, 2006)
» Hyperpolarized Xenon Makes MRI Hypersensitive (October 20, 2006)
» TheraSphere® Yttrium 90 Glass Microspheres (October 13, 2006)
» Is It Now Safe to Send a Patient With a Pacemaker for an MRI Scan? (October 3, 2006)
» New MRI Contrast Agent for Functional Imaging (September 28, 2006)
» CAD Helps Breast Cancer Screening (September 26, 2006)
» The Ambient Experience: Radiology Multimedia (September 15, 2006)
» MR Elastography for Liver Fibrosis (September 12, 2006)
» MRI + Lasers = Handheld Imaging (September 8, 2006)
» In the Works: Proton Treatment from MIT (August 29, 2006)
» Leksell Gamma Knife® PERFEXION™ System (August 11, 2006)
» Model Based Segmentation Software for Radiation Therapy (August 7, 2006)
» Carbon Nanotube-Based CT Scan? (August 7, 2006)
» New Imaging Method Using Helium (July 31, 2006)
» In the Works: Contrast Agents for Alzheimer's (July 28, 2006)
» New Contrast Agent Technology for Ultra-Sonic Diagnostics (July 24, 2006)
» More Neuroendovascular Fun: The Penumbra Stroke System (July 18, 2006)
» Going Where No Stents Have Gone Before: The Brain (July 18, 2006)
» ICIS PocketPACS (July 17, 2006)
» O-arm™ Imaging System (July 10, 2006)
» Wingspan™: A Solution to Strokes (July 5, 2006)
» Digital Mammography Goes Mobile (June 26, 2006)
» 64-Slice CT Scanner in Action (June 23, 2006)
» Now, Sequitor: FDA Clears New Steerable Guidewire (June 19, 2006)
» Ultrasound Penetrates the Blood-Brain Barrier (June 15, 2006)
» The Sentinel BreastScan (June 15, 2006)
» Discovery VCT Installed (June 13, 2006)
» Revolutionary New Product Suite for Radiology Operations (June 7, 2006)
» Computed Tomography Laser Mammography (CTLM®) System (May 23, 2006)
» The Upright™ MRI (May 22, 2006)
» The CereTom™ Mobile CT Scanner (April 28, 2006)
» I-space Medical Imaging (April 25, 2006)
» The Senographe® Essential Mammography System (April 24, 2006)
» Stereotaxis Zaps Atrial Fibrillation All Right (April 3, 2006)
» AneuRx® AAAdvantage™ (March 28, 2006)
» Activate the Proton Beam (March 22, 2006)
» EXCLUSIVE: Interactive Breath Monitor for Lung Biopsy (March 16, 2006)
» Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) Mammography by iCAD (March 13, 2006)
» ImPressure™ Sensor (March 10, 2006)
» GEMINI TF from Philips (March 6, 2006)
» Wireless C-Arms from Xograph (March 3, 2006)
» Delcath System for Isolated Liver Chemo (February 23, 2006)
» X-Ray Robot to Shadow Patient's Moves (January 25, 2006)
» CereTom Portable CT: The Head, Encased (January 19, 2006)
» Polygraphy Goes Intracerebral (January 9, 2006)
» View to a Kill (January 3, 2006)
» FDA Sounds Alarm on NeutroSpec (December 21, 2005)
» Mammography: Now the Files Are Compressed, Too (December 21, 2005)
» New Microchip Technology for PET Biomarkers Developed (December 19, 2005)
» No Sympathy for Sweaty Palms (December 5, 2005)
» Room 3: Reading Room of the Future (December 2, 2005)
» Discovery VCT -- The World's First Volumetric PET/CT System (December 1, 2005)
» The Terason t3000™ Ultrasound System (December 1, 2005)
» Digital Tomosynthesis Shows Promise in Breast CA (November 30, 2005)
» The SonoSite® MicroMaxx™ (November 29, 2005)
» Somatom Definition: The First Dual Source CT (November 21, 2005)
» Five Heart Beats for LightSpeed VCT (November 15, 2005)
» Fonar 360°™: A Room-Size MR Scanner (November 14, 2005)
» The EndoSure™ Wireless AAA Pressure Measurement System (November 11, 2005)
» Ultrasound Cath to Combine 3-D Imaging, Ablative Capability (November 8, 2005)
» The Ubiquitous Echo (November 7, 2005)
» Gold Nanorods Brighten Future for Medical Imaging (October 28, 2005)
» Metabonomic Analysis Shows Feasibility in Meningitis Diagnosis (October 27, 2005)
» CTF MEG™ Magnetoencephalography Brain Imaging System (October 18, 2005)
» Kodak Introduces New Digital Imaging Systems (September 7, 2005)
» IntraVascular MRI (IVMRI) Catheter (August 31, 2005)
» MRI for Predicting Autoimmune Diabetes (August 22, 2005)
» The Raw Power of 1.5 Tesla (August 19, 2005)
» X-ray Phase Imaging Device Shows Promising results (August 15, 2005)
» 'Gadonanotubes': A Nanotech Contrast for MRI (August 15, 2005)
» Sensation Cardiac 64 (August 9, 2005)
» A Womb with a View (August 3, 2005)
» Medical Scans Can Trip Airport Radiation Detectors (July 25, 2005)
» Novalis® Shaped Beam Surgery (June 27, 2005)
» Holographic Movies for Medical Imaging (June 17, 2005)
» Statscan Critical Imaging System (June 13, 2005)
» The Mobetron (June 2, 2005)
» Radiation Force Based Imaging: Clinical Promise Shown (May 25, 2005)
» Sonic Flashlight™: Real Time Tomographic Reflection System (May 19, 2005)
» Breast CT: Now in Clinical Testing (May 12, 2005)
» Xsight™ Spine Tracking System by Accuray™ (May 9, 2005)
» Mayo Clinic BC-10 MRI Coils (May 6, 2005)
» High-resolution Ultrasonic Transmission Tomography (May 4, 2005)
» High Luminance 21.3-Inch LCDs by NEC (April 22, 2005)
» The SonoSite® MicroMaxx™ (April 20, 2005)
» ExAblate Making Waves in US (April 19, 2005)
» Symbia TruePoint SPECT-CT (April 15, 2005)
» Fastastic Voyage: Smart Pill to Expand Testing (April 13, 2005)
» Trilogy™ Technology for Image-Guided Radiosurgery (April 8, 2005)
» Handheld MRI of the Future (April 7, 2005)
» Brilliance 64-slice CT Scanner by Philips (April 4, 2005)
» CDR Wireless™ X-Ray Sensor (March 28, 2005)
» TriActiv ® Balloon Protected Flush Extraction System (March 22, 2005)
» BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System (March 21, 2005)
» TomoTherapy Hi.Art System (March 14, 2005)
» Aquilion 64 (March 11, 2005)
» Acuson AcuNav 8F for Intracardiac Ultrasound Exams (March 10, 2005)
» SoftScan for Breast CA (March 9, 2005)
» BreastChecker (March 9, 2005)
» Endeavor ™ Drug Eluting Stent: Positive Results Reported (March 7, 2005)
» JLab's Positron Emission Mammography (March 7, 2005)
» Biograph 64 PET/CT System (March 4, 2005)
» DynaCT C-arm System (March 4, 2005)
» Achieva 3.0T by Philips (March 2, 2005)
» GuardWire fails in international study (March 2, 2005)
» Sensation 64 CT scanner (February 28, 2005)
» Nomad ™ hand-held X-ray (February 24, 2005)
» Cedara announces OrthoWorks and ImageSnap (February 21, 2005)
» St. Jude Medical acquires Velocimed (February 16, 2005)
» Concentric Medical, ASITN hit bottom (February 15, 2005)
» New procedure for children with LQTS (February 3, 2005)
» The MammoPad (January 24, 2005)
» The Physics of Proton Therapy (January 21, 2005)
» MercuryNews.com on medical simulators (January 17, 2005)
» InSync Sentry: defibrillator and CHF monitor (January 17, 2005)
» CyberLogic: Confronting Osteoporosis (January 6, 2005)
» "Helical Branch Device" (December 29, 2004)
» Signals From Deep Inside (December 28, 2004)
">» "The Architecture and Design of Man and Woman" (December 27, 2004)
» iPods In The Hospital (December 20, 2004)
» ExAblate 2000 (December 11, 2004)
» Evalve Percutaneous MV Repair System (December 11, 2004)
» Stereotaxis (December 10, 2004)
