Imaging/Diagnostic Products
All-In-One Screen
April 15, 2013 10:46 am | by Ampronix | Ampronix | Product Releases | CommentsAmpronix created the new VERSAPAXX, an all-in-one screen that lets you capture images and video all in HD. It features advanced analytical and diagnostic tools to make your integration seamless.
LISTED UNDER: Monitors | OR VISUALIZATION
Hybrid OR At The Cleveland Clinic
March 7, 2013 10:41 am | Videos | CommentsCleveland Clinic feels their Hybrid Operating Room give surgeons the flexibility to tailor procedures to best fit each patient, leadsing to less invasiver procedures and better clinical outcomes.
LISTED UNDER: 3D Imaging Systems | Monitors | Laparoscopic Instruments
Kinecting In The OR
March 7, 2013 10:25 am | Videos | CommentsA hands-on lookat how the capabilities of the Kinect gaming system could be utilized in the operating room.
LISTED UNDER: Surgical Cameras | Video Systems | Monitors
declipseSPECT Viewer
February 27, 2013 10:19 am | by SurgicEye | Product Releases | CommentsSurgicEye introduces its declipseSPECT viewer, a solution for 3D navigated radio-guided surgery. Developed in cooperation with leading surgical oncologists, it will enable healthcare professionals to increase the efficiency of surgery with marked tumor structures, providing 3D imaging and navigation in the operating room.
LISTED UNDER: 3D Imaging SystemsSome Abdominal CT Scans Unnecessary, Avoidable For Children
February 4, 2013 2:01 pm | News | CommentsA study of more than 12,000 children from emergency departments throughout the country in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) has identified seven factors that can help physicians determine the need for a computed tomography (CT) scan following blunt trauma to the abdomen.
LISTED UNDER: CT Fixed/Mobile Units
Just 'Cause It's New And At Mayo Doesn't Mean It's Better
January 29, 2013 11:49 am | by Gary Schwitzer | Blogs | CommentsI’m a big fan of Minnesota Public Radio and usually a big fan of their healthcare news coverage. They’ve done some bold and innovative coverage in recent years. But when I heard (on the radio) and saw (online) MPR’s story, “Prostate cancer scan advance helps Mayo doctors with early detection,” I saw some red flags immediately.
LISTED UNDER: Imaging/Diagnostic ProductsBariatric Surgery In Obese Teens Can Help Undiagnosed Cardiovascular Issues
January 22, 2013 1:18 pm | News | CommentsHigh fidelity imaging using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) was performed on these patients in the months leading up to bariatric surgery and revealed heart abnormalities (such as increased left ventricular mass, left ventricular dilation, hypertension).
LISTED UNDER: BARIATRIC SURGICAL PRODUCTS | Imaging/Diagnostic ProductsBreast Cancer Screenings Don't Ensure Better Outcomes
January 8, 2013 12:46 pm | News | CommentsEven though Medicare spends over $1 billion per year on breast cancer screenings such as a mammography, there is no evidence that higher spending benefits older women.
LISTED UNDER: Mammogram Units
iDose4 Premium Package
December 17, 2012 10:31 am | by Philips | Product Releases | CommentsPhilips offers the iDose4 Premium Package, a new CT offering that includes two leading technologies that improve image quality – iDose4 and metal artifact reduction for orthopedic implants (O-MAR). iDose4 improves image quality through reduced artifact prevention and increased spatial resolution at low dose.
LISTED UNDER: CT Fixed/Mobile UnitsToo Much Or Too Little Activity Can Lead To Knee Surgery
November 26, 2012 10:46 am | News | CommentsBoth very high and very low levels of physical activity can accelerate the degeneration of knee cartilage in middle-aged adults, according to a new study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
LISTED UNDER: MRI | Knee SystemsBreast Screening Technology Increases Accuracy
November 21, 2012 10:29 am | News | CommentsThe addition of three-dimensional breast imaging—a technology called tomosynthesis—to standard digital mammography significantly increases radiologists' diagnostic accuracy while reducing false positive recall rates, according to the results of a multi-center study published in Radiology.
LISTED UNDER: Biopsy Systems | Mammogram Units | Breast Biopsy EquipmentDigiview 250
September 19, 2012 6:43 am | Product Releases | CommentsKubtec announces the Digiview 250®, a flat panel detector. This low dose, high-resolution detector is ideal for neonatal, pediatric and extremity imaging. The Digiview 250 weighs less than seven lbs., has a high resolution - 96µ pixel size, 14 bit contrast with a 20 cm x 25 cm active imaging area and integrates with any existing X-ray source.
LISTED UNDER: X-Ray AccessoriesBNX Fine Needle Aspiration Platform
June 11, 2012 6:58 am | Product Releases | CommentsBeacon Endoscopic Inc. has announced the limited market launch of the BNX™ System, its novel fine needle aspiration platform for use in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic bronchial ultrasound. The BNX™ System incorporates a delivery system that easily loads and unloads low cost, high performance FNA needles of varying sizes.
LISTED UNDER: Ultrasound SystemsCardiovascular Ulatrasound System
April 25, 2012 7:05 am | Ge Healthcare | Product Releases | CommentsGE Healthcare has announced the FDA clearance and availability of the latest version of its Vivid E9™ cardiovascular ultrasound system. The Vivid E9 Breakthrough 2012 (BT12) includes a 4D transducer for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and also provides innovative tools designed to help improve workflow efficiency through simplified image acquisition, intuitive navigation and advanced, yet easy to use quantification.
LISTED UNDER: Ultrasound SystemsCMOS Portable Detector System
February 6, 2012 8:27 am | Product Releases | CommentsKUBTEC’s DIGIVIEW 250™ is the first FDA approved CMOS portable detector system for controlled, low-dose x-ray examinations. Ideal for NICU and orthopedic imaging, and designed with the most fragile patients in mind, the DIGIVIEW 250™ fits easily into an incubator tray. With advanced CMOS construction, it acquires the highest spatial resolution images with the lowest dose in the industry.
LISTED UNDER: X-Ray Accessories
