Stethoscope provides high acoustic sensitivity for performing general physical assessments

Siemens Healthcare plans to expand its portfolio of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems to include the Magnetom Amira 1.5 Tesla system, which the company introduced at RSNA 2014.

CardioKinetix Inc. announced it has completed a $50 million financing led by Edwards Lifesciences Corp. with participation from other existing investors. This financing provides CardioKinetix with the capital necessary to complete the PARACHUTE IV randomized pivotal clinical trial of the Parachute ventricular partitioning device for the treatment of heart failure.

near-infrared spectroscopy, NIRS, heart attack, stroke, Infraredx, TVC

A study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) shows intravascular near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) can identify lipid core-containing plaques, implicated in most heart attacks. The study shows the technology might be used as a means to predict the risk of future major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE).
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