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Concentric Medical has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for its Merci L6 Retriever, a device that restores blood flow to ischemic stroke patients. The Merci Retriever is designed to restore blood flow by engaging, capturing and removing blood clots.

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The Philips Brilliance CT 64-channel scanner reportedly provides high quality CT images of the coronary arteries and heart anatomy at low radiation dose levels and short breathholds.

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Boston Scientific, a manufacturer of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging technology, will unveil new software ...

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Datascope Corp. said that it has developed a new patient monitoring system called NetGuard that monitors the electrical activity of the heart (EKG) in order to protect the unmonitored hospital patient population in the event of a life-threatening heart rhythm.

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ProSolv CardioVascular has further enhanced its CardioVascular Image and Information Systems (CVIIS) product line with ...

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Hitachi Medical Systems America announced that it received FDA clearance to market its Oasis magnetic resonance imaging ...

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November 15, 2007 - On Oct. 22 the Swedish Neuroscience Institute became the first hospital in western Washington to ...

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Guerbet will feature its Oxilan (ioxilan) injection, a contrast agent that is a nonionic low-viscous and low-osmolar ...

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The FDA gave ZOLL Medical Corp. clearance to market and sell the ZOLL AED Pro with See-Thru CPR technology, which is designed to help minimize interruptions in CPR, as ZOLL aims to comply with one of the key recommendations of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Guidelines for Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

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Cardiac Science Corp. launched the Quinton Q-Tel RMS 3.0, which reportedly enhances the Quinton line of cardiac rehabilitation systems to offer connectivity between the rehab department and the hospital’s HIS and EMR system.

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November 15, 2007 – Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. today introduced a fourth generation contrast-free imaging ...

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Located in Florence, AL, Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital is owned and operated by the not-for-profit healthcare system Coffee Health Group (CHG). Nationally recognized as one of the Thomson Top 100 Hospitals for the third year in a row, the hospital is part of a healthcare system dedicated to serving the people of Northwest Alabama.

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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

In 2006, 141 million imaging examinations, including MRI, CT, PET and SPECT, were performed worldwide using a contrast ...

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November 14, 2007 - The European peripheral stents market is in the developmental phase, both in terms of revenue and ...

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Feature | Amy Ballard, MEd

The volatile debate over who should control cardiac imaging technologies - cardiologists or radiologists - has created a ...

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