September 21, 2017 — Toshiba Medical will highlight its latest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology, led by the Vantage Titan/Zen Edition and Vantage Galan 3T, at the 2017 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meeting, Nov. 26-Dec. 1 in Chicago.

September 21, 2017 — Cardinal Health and Tryton Medical Inc. announced that the Tryton coronary Side Branch Stent was recognized by healthcare improvement company Premier Inc. with the Technology Breakthrough Award. Premier’s Technology Breakthrough Award is granted to cutting-edge products that significantly advance healthcare in terms of safety, clinical outcomes and/or operational efficiency.

September 20, 2017 — Not-for-profit preclinical research institute CBSET announced that its scientists have published data and analyses providing critical insights into the barrier effects of calcified plaque on drug delivery and the treatment success of adjunctive lesion preparation therapy.

September 20, 2017 — Catheter ablation to treat an irregular heartbeat, which limits or eliminates patients’ exposure to radiation, should be more widely adopted by physicians, according to a new review article.

Shockwave Medical reported positive results from the DISRUPT BTK Study, which were presented at the annual Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) congress, Sept. 16-20 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Leipzig Interventional Course

ScImage Inc. and Invia Imaging Solutions recently announced formation of a joint partnership at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology’s (ASNC) 22nd Annual Scientific Session, Sept. 14-17 in Kansas City, Mo. ScImage, provider of scalable web-based image and information management systems, has teamed with Invia, a cardiology imaging software solutions provider, to enable users of ScImage’s Picom365 Enterprise PACS (picture archiving and communication system) seamless access to 4DM. Users of Picom365 will now have access to 4DM’s advanced quantification capabilities as part of their on-premises, cloud or hybrid enterprise solution.

The heart failure space across the seven key markets of the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.K. and Japan is set to grow from $3.7 billion in 2016 to around $16.1 billion by 2026, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. This represents an impressive compound annual growth rate of 15.7 percent.

CZT SPECT camera detectors offered by GE.

Cardiac nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has been a mature area of imaging for years, but has recently started a transformation with new technologies, protocols and applications. This is partly due to the availability of technologies, concerns about dose, competition, reimbursement and concerns over isotope availability. 

Gecko Biomedical announced it has received CE Mark approval for its Setalum Sealant, allowing the company to market its technology in Europe.

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