Tag: imaging
Ultrafast contrast-enhanced ultrasound for PAD patients shows promise in early feasibility...
Majorie van Helvert (University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands) and Michel Reijnen (Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands) are currently conducting research on ultrafast contrast-enhanced...
Philips launches new motorised mobile C-arm system
Royal Philips has announced the launch of their image-guided therapy mobile C-arm system 9000—Zenition 90 Motorized, designed to help surgeons deliver high-quality care to...
FORS-powered LumiGuide 3D imaging technology is rolled out at specialised centres...
Andres Schanzer (UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, USA) has hailed it “one of the most exciting changes” seen in imaging during the course of...
CX Aortic Vienna: Lively discussion probes cost and availability of latest...
The second day of the CX Aortic Vienna 2022 Digital Edition (24–26 October) saw presentations on dynamic computed tomography angiography (CTA), a device with...
Artificial intelligence can predict risk of complications after endovascular aneurysm repair
Artificial intelligence (AI) models can be developed to predict the risk of postoperative complications after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) with “high accuracy,” research presented...
New project set to develop nanoparticles with imaging and medicine-delivery capabilities...
A University of Texas at Arlington (UTA; Arlington, USA) bioengineer is leading a project that will develop biodegradable nanomaterials that will take pictures and...
FDA advisory panel issues recommendations on lifelong surveillance and long-term postmarket...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it has issued a letter to healthcare providers emphasising the importance of lifelong surveillance, including...
Making the invisible visible: A clearer ‘picture’ of blood vessels in...
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have developed and tested a new imaging approach they say will accelerate imaging-based research in the lab by allowing investigators...
Canon Medical’s new high-definition imaging detector provides the “highest resolution” in...
Canon Medical Systems is introducing an all-new size for its high-definition flat panel detector for vascular and interventional radiology (IR) procedures, a press release from the company reports. Canon Medical claims that...
AI shows promise in medicine
The role of artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to be “transformative” in medicine, including in vascular surgery. This is according to Alan Karthikesalingam,...
Mobile app launched to optimise wound imaging and assessment
WoundVision, the manufacturer of the industry's first long-wave infrared thermography (LWIT) solution for mitigating risk associated with hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) and other wounds,...
Alan Lumsden
Alan Lumsden is chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Medical Director at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston,...
FDA clears the only radiation reduction technology that integrates into mobile...
ControlRad has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for its ControlRad Trace. The company has initiated its...
Philips launces Azurion with FlexArm to aid image-guided procedures
Philips launches its Azurion with FlexArm to aid patient imaging and positioning during image-guided procedures.
During increasingly complex interventions, clinicians need to quickly and easily...
New surgical navigation system could eliminate radiation fears
A new surgical navigation system, Intra-Operative Positioning System (IOPS) that is being developed by Centerline Biomedical along with Cleveland Clinic in the USA could...
Endovascular 3D navigation system without ionising radiation completes preclinical study
Endovascular navigation startup Centerline Biomedical has successfully completed a fifth preclinical study at Cleveland Clinic facilities evaluating its surgical navigation system, the Intra-Operative Positioning...
CYDAR fusion imaging benefits translate to infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repair
Fusion imaging can be used for infrarenal endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) following a short learning curve with the benefit of lower radiation dose and...
Siemens Healthineers announces combined Artis Freestyle Access system
The new Acuson Freestyle Elite ultrasound system can now be combined with the Artis angiography systems to enable fast and easy-to-use ultrasound guidance during...
Philips launches Azurion worldwide
Philips has announced the global launch of Azurion, its next generation image-guided therapy platform that integrates advanced interventional tools into one clinician platform. Azurion...
Improving patient outcomes in today’s cost-controlled health systems
Atul Gupta, MD, Interventional Radiologist and Chief Medical Officer, Philips Image Guided Therapy
Our roles as interventionalists have been transformed over the past 20 years....
Modulated Imaging receives US FDA clearance for Ox-Imager CS system
Modulated Imaging has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Ox-Imager CS technology. This device is designed to assist...
“Non-fluoroscopic imaging and navigation will replace our current modalities for endovascular...
Due to its two-dimensional (2D) nature and the high radiation exposure associated with its use, fluoroscopy is an imperfect solution to endovascular surgery’s need...
Avinger announces new FDA clearance for Lumivascular imaging console
Avinger has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Lightbox L250 imaging console. Avinger says that with this...
Avinger launches upgraded Lightbox imaging console
Avinger has announced the US launch of an enhanced version of the company’s Lightbox imaging console. The Lightbox provides a dual display of images...
