Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (IVUS) used in interventional procedures.
The Infraredx system combines IVUS with spectroscopy, which shows a halo ring of color, with yellow being plaque and red representing lipid core plaques based on the chemical composition.
News | April 28, 2015
April 28, 2015 — Infraredx Inc. announced the enrollment of 1,000 patients in the Lipid-Rich Plaque (LRP) Study. The...
News | March 13, 2015
March 13, 2015 — Infraredx announced it will premiere the Advanced TVC Imaging System and the Muller NIRS-IVUS Catheter...
News | October 27, 2014
October 27, 2014 – Infraredx Inc. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with HealthTrust, a group...
News | October 14, 2014
October 14, 2014 — Infraredx Inc. announced that its dual-modality intravascular imaging technology, TVC Imaging System...
Technology | September 30, 2014
September 30, 2014 — Acist Medical Systems Inc., a Bracco Group company, showcased the HDi high-definition...
Feature | September 26, 2014
September 14, 2014 – A new study found that intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided intervention in patients with...
Videos | Intravascular Imaging | September 26, 2014
Ziad Ali, M.D., senior scientist at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), discusses the current trials and...
Feature | August 06, 2014
August 6, 2014 — Acist Medical Systems announced it entered into a strategic agreement with Medtronic to co-promote...
Technology | July 24, 2014
July 24, 2014 — Boston Scientific has initiated full commercial launch of its new Polaris imaging system. This system...
Feature | July 03, 2014
First Patient Enrolled in Study to Detect, Treat Vulnerable Plaques Suspected to Cause Heart Attacks
July 3, 2014 — Infraredx Inc. announced the first patient enrolled in PROSPECT II, a multi-center, prospective clinical...
Technology | May 01, 2014
May 1, 2014 — Volcano Corp. announced the commencement of its limited market release of its U.S. Food and Drug...
News | March 06, 2014
March 6, 2014 — MedStar Heart Institute of Washington, D.C., and Infraredx Inc. enrolled the first participant in the...
News | January 28, 2014
January 28, 2014 — Infraredx Inc.’s TVC Imaging System will be manufactured and distributed in Japan by Nipro Corp....
Feature | November 18, 2013
November 18, 2013 — In an expert consensus document e-published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions (...
Blog | November 08, 2013
By Dave Fornell, DAIC editor
The Cardiovascular Research Foundation’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT)...
