Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Center in Las Vegas has installed Aquilion Prime 160 series from Toshiba America Medical Systems.
U-Systems has received a pre-market approvable letter from the FDA for its somo•v Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) system for breast cancer screening as an adjunct to mammography for asymptomatic women with dense breast tissue.
LAS VEGAS—When treating a real-world sample of patients for intermittent claudication or critical limb ischemia, two off-label iliac artery stents showed a statistically significant performance goal for low major adverse event rates, according to the late breaking MOBILITY trial results presented May 10 at the 35th annual meeting of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI). During the press conference, experts suggested that this study may further reinforce the role of percutaneous treatments over the more invasive surgical option for these sick patients.
The FDA issued an alert May 10, warning healthcare professionals and patients about injuries and death associated with the use of balloon angioplasty or stenting, an experimental treatment for treating chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI).
The FDA has issued a draft guidance outlining its current thinking regarding information that should be included in premarket notifications for x-ray imaging devices with indications for use in pediatric populations.
The FDA has cleared Hitachi Medical Systems to market its Echelon Oval 1.5T MR system.
The American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD) has issued a statement contradicting information published in a study in the May 2 issue of
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), comparing breast brachytherapy to whole breast irradiation.
Starting May 30, the FDA will keep a more watchful eye on disqualified clinical investigators. Now, a clinical site investigator deemed ineligible to receive a certain test article (drugs, devices or new animal drugs) will also be ineligible to conduct any clinical investigations that would support an application for research or marketing permit for other products that are FDA regulated.
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis to 2D mammography screening results in a 40 percent reduction in patient recall rates compared to routine screening mammography alone, according to a study presented May 3 at the annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) in Vancouver.
The Global Harmonization Task Force has come out with a new document that, it hopes, will help standardize the way the world’s top healthcare regulation authorities, including the FDA, handle nonconformities during audits of medical device manufacturers’ quality management systems (QMS).
Carestream has launched software tools addressing quality and exposure control, pediatric and intensive care unit imaging and print output for three of its CR systems.
The FDA has cleared ProUroCare ProUroScan elasticity mechanical imaging system, which produces color images of men's prostate glands as an aid in detecting prostate abnormalities that were previously detected by digital rectal exam.
Bracco Imaging has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire local subsidiaries in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico of Justesa Imagen, a distributor of contrast media in Latin America.
The FDA has approved Toshiba America Medical Systems' Aquilion Prime 80 series CT system.
The most advanced biomarker research may move beyond diagnostic imaging, surgical planning and monitoring of drug therapies to include predictive medicine.
The FDA has cleared the latest version of GE Healthcare’s Vivid E9 cardiovascular ultrasound system.
The FDA has cleared Toshiba America Medical Systems’ Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D dose-reduction technology.
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has issued a statement detailing the pros and cons of including breast density information in patient summaries.
The FDA has approved CurveBeam 510(k) approval for pedCAT, an in-office 3D foot and ankle scanner.
TomTec Imaging Systems has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 2D Cardiac Performance Analysis MR software.
