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Editor's Choice for Most Innovative New Technology at RSNA 2011

After spending a week walking the show floor and meeting with scores of vendors at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2011 annual meeting, the following are my choices for the most innovative new technologies presented.

GE Introduces First-of-its-Kind Wheel-Mounted Angiography With Fixed-System Image Quality

November 28, 2011 — At RSNA 2011, GE Healthcare unveiled the Discovery IGS 730, the first interventional X-ray system designed to capture the advantages of both floor- and ceiling- mounted systems. With laser-guided motion technology on a motorize...

An Introduction to Mobile C-Arm X-Ray Systems

Mobile C-arm fluoroscopic X-ray systems are used for a variety of diagnostic imaging and minimally invasive surgical procedures.

Reducing Dose in Cardiac CT

Computed tomography (CT) technology has developed tremendously in the past 30 years. Significant improvements in spatial and temporal resolution of current scanners allow for acquisition of high-resolution images of the small and fast-moving coron...

FDA Clears Siemens TAVR 3-D Angiography Imaging Software
February 16, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for syngo Aortic ValveGuide, an integrated image...
Arizona Heart Equips ORs With Ziehm Mobile C-Arms
January 27, 2012 — Arizona Heart has chosen Ziehm digital flat-panel C-arms for its three advanced technology suites. The Ziehm Vision RFD hybrid edition...
Philips Introduces Mobile C-Arm With Flat Detector
December 28, 2011 — Royal Philips Electronics recently introduced the Philips Veradius Neo mobile C-arm with flat detector. The device allows surgeons to...
New Report Shows Angio Procedures Down in 2010; Many...
December 16, 2011 — A new report from market research firm IMV Medical Information Division reveals the growth rate for interventional procedures being...
FDA Clears Siemens TAVR 3-D Angiography Imaging Software
Siemens Healthcare received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for syngo Aortic ValveGuide, an integrated image
Philips Introduces Mobile C-Arm With Flat Detector
December 28, 2011 — Royal Philips Electronics recently introduced the Philips Veradius Neo mobile C-arm with flat detector. The device...
Steris, Toshiba Partner on Hybrid Operating Rooms
Steris and Toshiba America Medical Systems formed an alliance to offer advanced vascular, cardiovascular, pediatric and neurosurgical...
Toshiba Adds Dose Management Structured Report on All Angiography Systems
Toshiba now offers the DICOM Radiation Dose Structured Report on all new Infinix-i vascular X-ray systems. The new feature automatically...
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Editor's Choice for Most Innovative New Technology at...
After spending a week walking the show floor and meeting with scores of vendors at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2011 annual meeting, the...
Advances in Vascular Imaging Systems
Over the last 10 years, hospitals have phased out analog image intensifiers for flat-panel, digital detector angiography systems in their cath labs. As...
High-Quality, Low-Dose CTA Imaging
We are at an inflection point with many aspects of medicine, not the least of which concerns choosing the correct tool to discover and manage coronary artery...
Mobile C-Arm Hybrid OR Solutions
The space needed and costs involved to create a hybrid operating room (OR) for a specific speciality may not be feasible, especially at mid-sized hospitals....

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Initial Experience with 3T Wide Bore System in High-Resolution MSK MRI
The presentation is designed to introduce the audience to the new wide bore 3T MRI systems recently brought to market. The new systems offer several advantages including improved field homogeneity,...
Cardiac CT in the Emergency Department: Are You Ready?
Performance of cardiac CT (CCTA) in the emergency department (ED) is rapidly becoming the standard-of-care in patients presenting to the ED with chest pain that are at low to intermediate risk for...