March 14, 2008 - Thirteen of the 18 top-ranked U.S. News and World Report hospitals (72.2 percent) use the noninvasive Arctic Sun device from Medivance for induced hypothermia and re-warming patients.

Medivance said this week 16 of the top 20 heart programs (80 percent) and 16 of the top 20 neurology programs cool and re-warm patients with the automated Arctic Sun device.

March 12, 2008 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today decided not to move forward with its proposed National Coverage Decision (NCD) that would have limited Medicare coverage of computed tomographic angiography (CTA) to only those instances where CTA is used as part of an ongoing clinical study.

Biomedical Systems will be featuring its Data Exchange, a proprietary Internet-based application that has been designed for the acquisition, transfer, review and management of Holter data. The application allows for acquire the digital Holter recording from your facility and transmit to Biomedical Systems� analysis lab, receive completed Holter reports as PDF files within 24 hours of transmitting a recording and allows for Online installation on your existing computer including automatic updates as soon as they are released.

Toshiba's fourth generation contrast-free imaging technique, Time and Space Angiography (TSA) creates images that show dynamic blood flow without using contrast agents.

TSA builds upon pioneering Time-Spatial Labeling Inversion Pulse (Time-SLIP) technique and is desirable for patients with compromised circulations and renal flow problems. It features a high temporal resolution and a continually changing inversion pulse time, creating dynamic images showing blood flow in motion.

March 2008

A third round of software enhancements made to the iLab System 1.3, an ultrasound imaging system designed to strengthen physician confidence in the diagnosis and intervention of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and increase workflow efficiency, will be on display at ACC 2008.

The success or failure of coronary intervention starts with a winning combination of guiding catheter and coronary guidewire, which gives the operator the optimal support and stability to accomplish the interventional goals. The Terumo Runthrough NS coronary guidewire has some unique properties, which allows access to a broad range of complex anatomies.


Not so long ago, 64-slice computed tomography (CT) systems with their breakthrough technology were newly released for clinical use. Just a few years later, clinicians are looking beyond 64-slice systems to see what they can do with 128-, 256- and 320-slice CT scanners, if they can get their hands on one.


Heart disease is the leading cause of death of Americans, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives yearly. The ability to diagnose and treat patients sooner and with more accuracy is key to winning the war against heart disease. Advancements in ultrasound — one of imaging technology’s most affordable and available modalities — are leading the charge by bringing enhanced diagnostic and treatment accuracy to more patients.

This may be the Red Bull of interventional cardiology sessions, since The Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and ACC’s Innovation in Intervention: i2 Summit joined forces to form the “SCAI-ACCi2” meeting.

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