The longer we expect to live, the more concerned we are with what’s going on inside us. Plus airports are being threatened by shampoo bottles daily – making Analogic’s medical imaging equipment and airport luggage scanners hot sellers year after year.
Ultrasound is used regularly throughout to treat sporting and other soft tissue injuries. However, many of the 10,000 ultrasound physiotherapy units currently in use fail to deliver within 30 per cent of the indicated power and some do not work at all. The only way to ensure that patients receive...
Because there aren't any telltale symptoms, most cases aren't detected until they're at an advanced stage, making prevention all the more essential. Here, three things you can do to reduce your risk. 1 GET YOUR GREENS A Harvard study found that women who consumed at least 10 milligrams...
Allocade, Inc., a developer of innovativehealthcare informatics solutions, announced today that Rick Smith joinedthe company as president and chief executive officer. Smith, who bringsmore than 25 years of experience in leading global sales and marketingorganizations for healthcare companies, also serves on Allocade's Board ofDirectors. Prior to joining Allocade, Smith spent...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5a0857/siemens_healthcare) has announced the addition of the "Siemens Healthcare Medical Device Company Intelligence Report" report to their offering. Siemens Healthcare is one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company has long been renowned for its medical imaging systems,...
RemakeHealth announced it has signed anagreement with InSight Health to feature its chain of outpatient imaging facilities onits website. RemakeHealth's expansion of its network of partner Radiologyfacilities gives healthcare consumers the ability to choose from over 100medical imaging facilities in 16 states. Healthcare consumers can search for...
More than 75 leading experts to share research data, clinical experience on use of magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery -- novel, non-invasive alternative to traditional surgery and radiotherapy for serious medical conditions CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation is pleased to announce...
Transducers Added to S-FAST, S-ICU, S-MSK, S-Nerve and S-Cath Ultrasound Tools S Series Product Line Gains Second Prestigious International Design Award BOTHELL, Wash. -- SonoSite, Inc. (Nasdaq:SONO) the world leader and specialist in hand-carried ultrasound for the point-of-care, announced today that it has begun customer shipments...
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the real-time location system RTLS market, Frost & Sullivan presents Sonitor Technologies with the 2008 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Emerging Company of the Year, in recognition of the company's revolutionary ultrasound-based solutions that...
Inexpensive ultrasound imaging may be a simple way to help determine who's at high risk for a heart attack or other cardiovascular issues, a new study says. the two vessels that supply blood to the head and neck -- of 1,268 patients who were asymptomatic but at high risk...
STOCKHOLM AFP — Striker Zoltan Ibrahimovic will miss Sweden's friendly international against France in Gothenburg midweek because of a knee injury, Swedish soccer federation spokesman Thomas Saleteg said Tuesday. For several months, the Inter Milan player has been suffering from a condition known as "high jumper's knee," on...
Nanotechnology may offer doctors a noninvasive way to detect early stages of cancer and also help monitor treatment, a new report says. Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine recently demonstrated the new approach using "smart" targeted carbon nanotubes to zero in on cancer cells in living mice, followed by...
Patient at Derriford Hospital in the United Kingdom is the first to undergo treatment ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) has received European CE Mark approval and U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA clearance for the Epicor[TM] LP Cardiac Ablation System, a second generation technology...
New System Features World's First 3D Wall Motion Tracking TUSTIN, Calif. -- Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. delivered the first AplioTM Artida ultrasound system to Iowa Heart Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Known for its cardiovascular services, Iowa Heart has purchased the Aplio Artida to continue to provide...
Illinois Heart and Vascular Lab IHAV ofHinsdale, Ill. was recently awarded a three-year term of accreditation forvascular ultrasound services by the American College of Radiology ACR.IHAV uses the z.one ultrasound system from ZONARE Medical Systems ofMountain View, Calif. for all of its vascular imaging including peripheralvascular, cerebrovascular, abdominal vascular and...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation , a leading manufacturer and developer of intravascular ultrasound IVUS, functional measurement FM and Optical Coherence Tomography OCT products designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, today reported that revenues for the second quarter of...
Philips CX50 CompactXtreme is designed to help clinicians' diagnoses by providing high-quality images at the bedside ANDOVER, Mass. -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) today announced the launch of its advanced handheld ultrasound system, the Philips CX50 CompactXtreme. Designed to meet the needs of cardiologists for...
-Completes Nine-Month Follow Up for All Patients in VESTASYNC I Trial- ATLANTA -- MIV Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: MIVI) (Frankfurt: MIV), a leading developer of next-generation coatings and advanced drug-delivery systems for cardiovascular stents and other implantable medical devices, announced continued excellent safety and efficacy results at 12-month clinical...
BEIJING, Aug. 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- China Medical Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") , a leading China-based medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets advanced in-vitro diagnostic products and high intensity focused ultrasound tumor therapy system, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008 ("1Q...
Yes. Mammography plus ultrasound resulted in the detection of more cases of cancer (32 of 40) than mammography alone (20 of 40) in a high-risk group of women. Mammography plus ultrasound also resulted in significantly more recommendations for biopsy (276 vs 84), possibly resulting in both physical and emotional harm...
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