With a patient on the table, an interventional radiologist follows the movement of his catheter through a maze of arterial vessels. As he weaves his catheter through an intricate web of arteries to reach the coronary arteries and the area of interest, he gets constant real-time feedback from the monitors so he can carefully position the catheter to perform the intervention.
How would you feel about having an operation done by a blindfolded surgeon? While the most skilled surgeon could likely do the procedure with a measure of success, the accuracy with which she operates would be significantly enhanced if she could use her eyes, as well.
There is no doubt that medical imaging procedures save lives. However, one size does not fit all. Because children are three to five times more sensitive to radiation than adults,1 and cumulative radiation exposure can have adverse effects, it is critical for doctors to lower radiation levels when imaging a child.
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November 11, 2009 - Non-invasive treatment with the ExAblate Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) system by InSightec Ltd. reduces risk in treating symptomatic uterine fibroids, according to a study published in the November issue of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
November 11, 2009 - CIVCO Medical Solutions announces the release of a disposable endocavity needle-guidance system for use with Toshiba’s PVT-681MV transducer.
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November 11, 2009 - The House of Representatives approved the H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, by a narrow 220-215 margin, moving to the legislation now to an uncertain outcome in the Senate. The bill includes, in section 552, a 2.5 percent excise tax on medical devices sold for use in the U.S.
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November 11, 2009 – In a collaborative study between ContextVision AB, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV) and SharpView AB, researchers will investigate advanced 3D image filtering as a means of increasing patient throughput and improving image quality in MRI and further enabling dose reduction in CT.
November 11, 2009 - With more than a 60 percent share in the U.S. full-field digital mammography (FFDM) market, Hologic said it increased service revenues by 22 percent to $210 million and boosted diagnostic revenues by approximately 13 percent to $548 million during its fiscal year ended September 26, 2009.
November 11, 2009 - NightRays, a privately held, Texas-based provider of teleradiology services and technology, has been awarded a 36-month contract for its teleradiology services with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P.
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November 11, 2009 - The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) said it was successful, in collaboration with other medical imaging and radiation therapy organizations, in avoiding a proposed 19 percent reduction in Medicare reimbursement for radiation oncology services in 2010.
November 19, 2009 — Music can make you laugh or cry, rile you up or calm you down. Some say it’s good for the soul. It just might be good for the heart, too, reports the November 2009 issue of the Harvard Heart Letter .
November 10, 2009 – Covidien said yesterday it will voluntarily contraindicate the use of its Optimark gadoversetamide injection, a gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA), in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedures involving patients with severe renal impairment.
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November 10, 2009 - Vital Images and Intel, a world leader in silicon innovation, have integrated Intel’s Xeon 5500 processor series into Vital Images’ advanced visualization solution with the aim of decreasing clinical dataset load times compared to previous capabilities.
November 10, 2009 – Fluke Biomedical said it will unveil new additions to its X-ray maintenance, calibration and quality assurance tool platform during the RSNA annual meeting Nov. 29 – Dec. 4, in Chicago. Sources close to the project report a new dosimeter is in the works for the wireless TNT 12000 X-Ray Test platform, as well as integrated mA/mAs measurement capability.
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November 10, 2009 – Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has introduced the Toshiba Assurance Refurbishment Program to provide customers the ability to purchase previously owned, completely refurbished Toshiba systems.
Aurora Imaging Technology will be launching the Aurora Breast MRI Mobile Solution at the 2010 RSNA conference.
November 6, 2009 - Acceletronics announced here at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) that it will be introducing the new Theraview KV Imaging IGRT system for radiation oncology facilities.
November 6, 2009 – Nearly 4 million people nationwide suffer from cardiac arrhythmias each year, according to the 2006 U.S. Cardiac Rhythm Management Market report by Frost and Sullivan. About 2.5 million of these cases cannot be treated or controlled through medication alone.
The Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) Screening, which maps and assesses vascular age, is one of the many easily configurable study types within the Digisonics DigiView Image Management and Reporting System.
November 6, 2009 - As the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009 now heads to the U.S. Senate for approval, legislation that would create a stable and reliable supply of medical isotopes in the United States, the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276—the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009.