November 16, 2010 – Results from the ROCKET AF trial showed that rivaroxaban given once daily is superior at reducing stroke and non-central nervous system (CNS) systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The trial compared the drug with warfarin, the most common stroke-prevention medicine in AF patients.

November 16, 2010 – New telemedicine technology allows physicians to transfer digitally captured patient sounds in real time. The Littman Scope-to-Scope Tele-Auscultation System, by 3M, can literally enable a doctor in Minnesota to detect a heart murmur in a child in rural Arizona. The system works with the company’s Littman Electronic Stethoscope Model 3200.

November 15, 2010 - An experimental pump implanted in patients waiting for a heart transplant works as well as approved devices, according to trial results presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2010.

November 15, 2010 — With regard to its molecular imaging business, GE Healthcare announced an agreement to acquire the assets of OMS, a subsidiary of Orbotech, a publicly held company based in Yavne, Israel. OMS manufactures cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector technology, a key component of GE Healthcare’s Alcyone nuclear medicine platform.

November 15, 2010 - A catheter procedure that closes a hole in patients’ hearts appears to be no more effective than drug therapy in preventing recurrent strokes, according to trial results presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions.

November 15, 2010 – Data from the RAFT clinical trial show that cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-Ds) significantly reduced mortality for mildly symptomatic heart failure patients. The trial looked at Medtronic CRT-Ds.

November 15, 2010 – The registry for a study designed to test the effectiveness of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) was announced at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Session. The CONFIRM study spans six countries and will look at more than 27,000 patients.

Aquarius iNtuition 3-D software enhances workflow with fully scalable client-server technology, delivering a wide range of visualization capabilities to any computer. At RSNA 2010, TeraRecon is moving iNtuition into the cloud as a browser-accessible, Internet-hosted subscription service.

November 10, 2010 – Several enhancements for an MRI video entertainment and functional MRI (fMRI) system will be on display at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting in Chicago.

November 10, 2010 – During RSNA 2010, GE Healthcare will announce the availability of the Discovery NM/CT 670, an advanced hybrid imaging platform designed to improve workflow, dose management and overall image quality.

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