Interventional: Page 62

TriReme gets clearance for balloon catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer TriReme Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Chocolate percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon catheter.
December 20, 2011
Siemens pledges $200K to SIR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has made a $200,000 pledge to the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation's Discovery Campaign.
December 20, 2011
New report shows angio procedure growth stalling
By Lin Muschlitz
Procedure volume at U.S. angiography labs slowed to a 1% annual growth rate in 2010, compared with rates greater than 4% in previous years. Future market growth in the angiography segment may rely on sales of replacement systems, according to a new report by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
December 14, 2011
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Toshiba joins Steris for hybrid surgical suites
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has formed an alliance with surgical products provider Steris to offer vascular, cardiovascular, pediatric, and neurosurgical hybrid surgical suites.
December 12, 2011
Boston Scientific debuts Charger catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Boston Scientific has launched its Charger percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon catheter in the U.S.
December 11, 2011
Siemens beefs up CT line, launches ultrasound system
By Wayne Forrest, Brian Casey
CHICAGO - A pair of new CT scanners is pacing the RSNA 2011 product introductions from Siemens Healthcare. The company is also promoting Biograph PET/CT and its new Acuson S1000 ultrasound system, and is demonstrating new product launches in healthcare informatics, digital radiography, and interventional radiology.
November 28, 2011
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New angio system leads GE's RSNA product debuts
By Erik L. Ridley, Brian Casey
CHICAGO - At the top of the agenda in the RSNA 2011 booth of GE Healthcare is a new laser-guided, robotic-controlled interventional angiography system that was unveiled with fanfare at this week's meeting. Also featured are patient-controlled environments for mammography and MRI, a new mobile x-ray system, and a new entry in the vendor's PET/CT product line.
November 27, 2011
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TeraRecon targets vascular meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TeraRecon will showcase the benefits of its iNtuition advanced visualization software for supporting endovascular aneurysm repair and transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures at this week's Vascular and Endovascular Issues annual symposium in New York City.
November 15, 2011
AHA: CCTA demonstrates low rate of downstream procedures
By Eric Barnes
For as long as 2.5 years after undergoing coronary CT angiography (CCTA), invasive angiography and revascularization are uncommon, even in patients with significant coronary artery disease at CT, according to a report presented on Tuesday at the American Heart Association (AHA) meeting.
November 15, 2011
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JAMA: CCTA generates more interventions versus stress testing
By Eric Barnes
An analysis of more than 300,000 Medicare patients being evaluated for heart disease found that those who received coronary CT angiography (CCTA) were more likely to go on to invasive cardiac procedures compared with those who received myocardial perfusion scintigraphy, according to results published in the November 16 Journal of the American Medical Association.
November 14, 2011
Templates for interventional radiology exams save hours in report preparation
By Cynthia E. Keen
Sunday, November 27 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | LL-INE1142-SUA | Lakeside Learning CenterIn this presentation, Dr. Lisa Obert, a radiology resident at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, will discuss how report templates are saving interventional radiologists, fellows, and residents 30 to 60 minutes per day in exam report preparation. For first-year residents, the time savings is even greater: one to two hours of efficiency gain each day.
November 10, 2011
Toshiba debuts larger monitor for Infinix-i
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems will show a new 56-inch LCD monitor for the Infinix-i line of vascular and cardiovascular x-ray systems this week at the annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference in San Francisco.
November 7, 2011
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