Radiology
Radiology
Radiology
FDA Approves Valiant Navion Thoracic Stent Graft for Patients with Narrow Iliac Arteries
Medtronic received FDA approval for its Valiant Navion thoracic stent graft, a minimally invasive system for correction of lesions within the descending thoracic aorta, particularly in patients with narrow iliac arteries. The device is...
Radiology
FUJIFILM Unveils CT Scanner with Ultra-Wide Bore for Radiology, Radiotherapy
For the clinicians working on the front lines of the obesity epidemic, FUJIFILM is releasing in the U.S. a new wide-bore CT scanner, which is available in either 64 or 128 slice configurations. The FCT Embrace can be used for radiology, as well...
Radiology
Siemens Releases New MRI and PET/CT Scanner for Radiation Therapy Planning
At the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting, Siemens Healthineers has unveiled its RT Pro edition for Biograph Vision PET/CT scanner and MAGNETOM Sola 1.5 Tesla MRI machine to help with radiation therapy planning. Both...
Radiology
Automated System Rates Breast Density on Mammograms
Nearly half of women have dense breasts, a risk factor for breast cancer. For proper screening, spotting dense breast tissue is important, as it can hide the presence of tumors. Currently, dense tissue is identified by radiologists viewing...
Radiology
TSP Crosser for Transseptal Puncture and Left Atrial Navigation Cleared by FDA
Transseptal Solutions, a firm based in Israel, has been given clearance to introduce its flagship TSP Crosser Transseptal Access System in the U.S. The device is used to provide a path and to deliver catheters into the left atrium of the...
Radiology
GE Healthcare Unveils New Automated Breast Ultrasound for Dense Breasts
GE Healthcare is unveiling its brand new Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) 2.0 in the U.S. It is the only FDA approved "ultrasound supplemental breast screening technology," which allows for spotting of cancerous lesions within dense...
Radiology
Tiny New Endoscope for Looking Inside Blood Vessels
Cambridge Consultants, a UK firm, and OmniVision, based in California, have developed an impressive intravascular camera. It produces native images at 400 x 400 pixel resolution, considerably better than existing fiber-optic angioscopes, but...
Radiology
B-Laser, The First 355nm Laser for Peripheral Artery Disease Cleared by FDA
Eximo Medical, based in Israel, won FDA clearance for its B-Laser Atherectomy System that's used to clear out plaque from within narrowed peripheral arteries, including in cases of in-stent restenosis. The laser operates at a 355nm wavelength,...
Radiology
MAGNETOM Sola MRI from Siemens with BioMatrix Technology Cleared by FDA
The FDA has cleared the MAGNETOM Sola 1.5 Tesla MRI machine from Siemens Healthineers, a device that features the company's BioMatrix patient-centric technology, previously only available on 3 Tesla scanners. BioMatrix accounts for...
Radiology
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