News | Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders

Boston Scientific announced the first implants of the Watchman FLX left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device

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Technology | ECG

Carestream has obtained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for diagnostic reading of electrocardiogram (ECG) waveforms on desktop displays and mobile tablets using its Vue Motion universal viewer.

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Technology | Ultrasound Imaging

At this year’s scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), ContextVision will be demonstrating its wide range of leading 2-D/3-D/4-D imaging enhancement software solutions for ultrasound.

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Technology | Stethoscopes

Rijuven announced the launch of CardioSleeve for Pediatrics, the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-cleared device that adds electrocardiogram (ECG) capabilities to transform any existing stethoscope into a smart, mobile-connected device.

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Technology | Ultrasound Imaging

Philips announced that Lumify, a smart device ultrasound solution, is available for purchase by licensed healthcare providers or organizations in the United States.

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Technology | ECG Monitoring Services

iRhythm Technologies Inc. announced the launch of new patient engagement tools to enhance the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias. Patients using the ZIO continuous cardiac monitoring service from iRhythm can now conveniently log heart symptoms with the new myZIO app for iPhone or at myZIO.com.

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News | RSNA 2015

Healthcare research firm KLAS released its annual rankings of the best-performing medical equipment vendors. The 2015 ...

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Technology | Ultrasound Imaging

Fujifilm SonoSite Inc. announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for iViz, its newest ultrasound medical visualization solution. First commercialized in Europe, iViz was developed from the ground up to meet the needs of the highly-mobile clinician.

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News | Blood Testing

Konica Minolta Inc. announced that it has developed the SPFS Immunoassay System, capable of highly sensitive measurements based on the fluorescent antibody technique. A prototype will be on reference exhibit at MEDICA 2015, the world’s largest international medical equipment fair in Dusseldorf, Germany, Nov. 16-19, 2015.

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News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Today, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows more gentle, precise and cost-effective heart disease diagnosis. However, the method has limitations when examining children and patients with cardiac arrhythmia. A joint project of the Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS and the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry promises a solution for these limitations. Experts were able to accelerate the image acquisition process and expand the method’s applicability.

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Feature | Remote Viewing Systems | Kim Garriott

There is a growing need to exchange and share imaging studies with outside entities. Hospitals that have foregone the ...

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News | Radial Access

Merit Medical Systems Inc. and its ThinkRadial education program now offers a new vascular training model at events throughout the world.

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Technology | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Kopp Development Inc. announced the release of the new accessory for their latest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) entryway system, FerrAlert Ferromagnetic Incident Log Manager (FILM). This logging device was designed specifically with The New Joint Commission standards in mind. In addition, it is a great tool to assist with internal root cause analyses, according to the company.

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News | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Philips announced its collaboration with UCHealth, an integrated delivery network of five hospitals in Colorado and more than 100 ambulatory locations across three states, to consolidate and standardize UCHealth’s electronic health records (EHR), voice recognition systems and PACS onto specialized platforms for radiology and cardiology.

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News | Nuclear Imaging

GE Healthcare’s Molecular Imaging business will showcase the Discovery IQ positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) platform at this year’s Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, delivering both outstanding image quality and intelligent quantitation.

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