GE Healthcare is partnering with independent healthcare modeling organization Archimedes of San Francisco to develop an enhanced diagnostic protocol for predicting coronary heart disease.
The virtual study will apply a computer model to simulate diagnostic methods for screening and predicting heart disease. The results will help researchers better understand earlier treatment methods, according to the Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.-based vendor.
In other GE news, the company has introduced two new replacement programs for damaged transesophageal echo (TEE) probes. The first program, AcoustiCare, provides TEE probe coverage for sites that require a fixed price for replacements, providing up to four exchanges per year, per probe.
The second program, Probe Reserve, is designed for clinics and hospitals that have a large inventory of probes. With this offering, customers can prepurchase a specified number of probe exchanges at a preset price, GE said.
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