Archive for the ‘Imaging’ Category

A Revolution in Minimally Invasive Imaging: GE Healthcare Unveils New Category of Interventional Imaging Systems CHICAGO — November 27, 2011 — At RSNA 2011, GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) will reveal the Discovery IGS 730, the first Interventional X-ray system designed to capture the advantages of both floor- and ceiling-mounted systems. With laser-guided motion technology on a motorized mobile gantry for predictable ... Full story

SUNNYVALE, CA, Oct 31, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Avantis Medical Systems, Inc., a technology leader in developing novel catheter-mounted digital imaging devices, today announced that results of a new analysis of its latest clinical data will be presented during the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C. The new abstract reports the results of subset analysis of a randomized, ... Full story

Researchers Transform iPhone into High-quality Medical Imaging Device Advanced, life-saving capabilities become a simple add-on to handheld technology you already use WASHINGTON, Oct. 3—In a feat of technology tweaking that would rival MacGyver, a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis has transformed everyday iPhones into ... Full story

State-of-the-art open bore CT scanner is fully dedicated radiation therapy planning system Malvern, Pa., July 13, 2011– Siemens Healthcare has announced that its SOMATOM® Definition AS Open – a high-end computed tomography (CT) system that can be dedicated to efficiently cover the needs of both diagnostic radiology and radiation therapy – has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ... Full story

Detecting "lazy eye" earlier Device identifies vision loss in children as young as 2, when it’s most treatable July 7, 2011 Boston, Mass.--A simple, seconds-long screening exam with a handheld scanning device may enable pediatricians to identify “lazy eye,” a loss of vision in a structurally normal eye, in children as young as 2, report ophthalmologists at Children's Hospital Boston, who tested the device ... Full story

GE Healthcare yesterday announced that NASA has selected the company’s Vivid q cardiovascular ultrasound system for use by its human research program aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The laptop-sized device will be used to study the effects of long term space flight on astronauts’ bodies. GE also announced that ... Full story

A recent article in BioTechniques tells the story of how the diffraction barrier, that’s been long thought to fundamentally limit the possible resolution of far-field fluorescence microscopy, was overcome with fresh scientific thinking and solid engineering. It starts with initial theoretical work of physicist Stefan Hell and how it led to the technology that Leica later licensed and proceeded to commercialize ... Full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have developed a new type of imaging technology to diagnose cardiovascular disease and other disorders by measuring ultrasound signals from molecules exposed to a fast-pulsing laser. The new method could be used to take precise three-dimensional images of plaques lining arteries, said Ji-Xin Cheng, an associate professor of biomedical engineering and chemistry at Purdue University. ... Full story

Body image: Computerized table lets students do virtual dissection BY TRACIE WHITE “You make the diagnosis,” said the anatomy instructor, looking up expectantly at his students. The handful of undergraduates gathered in close around the newest anatomy teaching aid, a life-sized, iPad-like dissection table with a 3-D image of a CT scan of a young woman’s injured shoulder. Peering intently at the screen, the students couldn’t resist ... Full story

Radiological imaging software company Optasia Medical of Sudbury has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market its SpineAnalyzer systems in the U.S. CEO Peter Steiger confirmed the FDA action, saying more details will be released shortly. The SpineAnalyzer system is a workflow tool ... Full story