If you follow the recent advances in medical technology and artificial intelligence, you may have heard people make bold claims that AI will replace tomorrow’s doctors. While there are still ways to go for technology to reach these sci-fi levels, many companies are actively designing AI systems that will accompany doctors or assist them with […]
Tag: Radiology
AMRA Profiler Cleared by FDA for Body Composition Analysis from MRI Scans
AMRA Medical, a company based in Linköping, Sweden, won FDA clearance to introduce its AMRA Profiler technology for fat and muscle composition analysis. The product relies on a six minute MRI scan, performed using a compatible scanner, with the imaging data being sent to AMRA’s servers. AMRA, in turn, delivers individualized reports that can be read […]
FFRangio Uses X-Rays to Measure Fractional Flow Reserve, Now Cleared in U.S.
Fractional flow reserve (FFR) is a measurement of the blood pressure before and after a narrowing of an artery. The larger the difference in the pressure across the stenosis, the more need there is to perform an interventional procedure to open up the artery. Normally, FFR is measured using a special intravascular catheter and this […]
Philips HealthWorks Supports Startups Using AI for Radiology, Ultrasound, and Oncology: Interview
In Philips innovation hubs located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Eindhover, Netherlands, Bangalore, India, and Shanghai, China, 19 startups out of 750 applicants are taking part in an intensive, 12-week Philips HealthWorks program to accelerate their innovations. The focus of this program is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare with the goal to improve patient outcomes and […]
VASCADE MVP Venous Vascular Closure System for EP Procedures Approved in U.S.
Cardiva Medical won FDA approval for its VASCADE MVP Venous Vascular Closure System, a device used for multi-site venous closure post cardiac ablation, left atrial appendage closure, and other electrophysiology procedures. It’s available in sheaths from 6 to 12 French inner diameter The device is used to deliver a collagen patch onto the exterior of […]
Nuvectra Spinal Cord Stimulator Approved in Europe for Full Body MRI Scans
Nuvectra Corporation out of Plano, Texas, won European MR-conditional approval for its Algovita spinal cord stimulator to be safe while receiving full body MRI scans. The Algovita implant is used to control chronic intractable pain of the trunk and/or limbs. It has 24 independent current sources to stimulate the spinal cord in a variety of […]
Contrast Agent for Optical Coherence Tomography Improves Imaging of Tissues, Vessels
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique that allows ophthalmologists to view the eye’s blood vessels, to study the structure of tissues in various clinical and scientific applications. Though this technology is already widely used, there’s been a constant demand to improve its imaging resolution. Researchers at Stanford have just added an interesting ingredient, […]
Portable, Battery-Powered X-ray for Imaging Anywhere
Turner Imaging Systems announced it will be releasing its Smart-C X-ray device, which is a tiny C-arm designed for imaging the extremities at the point of care. The device can be used inside clinical offices, surgical suites, and even taken in the field for help with disaster relief. The Smart-C weighs in at only 16 […]
Vanguard IEP Peripheral Balloon Angioplasty System with Emboli Filter Cleared in U.S.
Contego Medical, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, landed FDA clearance for its Vanguard IEP peripheral balloon angioplasty system. The product features the Congego’s proprietary Integrated Embolic Protection (IEP) technology that captures embolic debris breaking off from occlusions being treated within the superficial femoral artery. It was cleared last year in Europe under the CE Mark. The IEP component […]
SubtlePET Artificial Intelligence Software Enhances PET Scans, Saves Time in Scanner
Subtle Medical, a firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, won both FDA clearance and the European CE Mark of approval to introduce its SubltePET system on both sides of the Atlantic. The system uses artificial intelligence techniques to improve the quality of fast positron-emission tomography (PET) scans, allowing patients to go through exams faster than before […]
New X-Ray Technique to Improve Tomo Scans, Imaging of Fragile Lab Samples
Researchers working in Australia, France, Switzerland, and Germany have developed two new techniques that may expand the capabilities of X-ray imaging in clinical and pre-clinical applications. One of the new technologies is designed to reduce the radiation dose delivered during mammographies and other X-ray imaging procedures, while the other technique can provide 3D X-ray scans […]
New X-Ray Technique to Improve Tomo Scans, Imaging of Fragile Lab Samples
Researchers working in Australia, France, Switzerland, and Germany have developed two new techniques that may expand the capabilities of X-ray imaging in clinical and pre-clinical applications. One of the new technologies is designed to reduce the radiation dose delivered during mammographies and other X-ray imaging procedures, while the other technique can provide 3D X-ray scans […]
Elekta Unity High-Field MRI/Linac System Cleared in U.S.
Elekta, the Swedish manufacturer of radiotherapy devices, won FDA clearance for the world’s first high-field MRI/linac system. The Elekta Unity combines a 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner with a linear particle accelerator, a feat that was previously thought impossible. This is because the electrons coming out of an accelerator, being electrons, have a charge, and a […]
GE Healthcare’s New Revolution Apex CT with Deep Learning Image Reconstruction
GE Healthcare unveiled a new CT scanner in its lineup of Revolution family of devices. The Revolution Apex device features the brand new Quantix 160 X-Ray tube and Deep Learning Imaging Reconstruction, a system built on GE’s Edison platform to produce “TrueFidelity” images in challenging cases. GE believes it offers the “industry’s leading spatial resolution, […]
NYU and Facebook Release Database to Teach AI to Read MRI Scans
Imaging scans, such as those taken using MRI machines and CT scanners, are hot targets for artificial intelligence research. Improving how well and how fast radiologists can spot lesions and other tissue characteristics can significantly improve the effectiveness of medicine overall. One problem regularly faced by researchers in this field is a shortage of data […]
Siemens Healthineers Releases Mobilett Elara Max X-Ray
Siemens Healthineers is releasing a new mobile, general purpose X-ray system, the Mobilett Elara Max. It features secure connectivity to the hospital’s IT systems to quickly store and retrieve the captured images, a design to make the unit easier to clean, and overall improved ergonomics for ease of use. The cabling has been integrated into the […]
Siemens Healthineers Unveils MAGNETOM Altea 1.5 Tesla MRI Scanner
Siemens Healthineers has unveiled a new 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner, the MAGNETOM Altea, at the RSNA conference in Chicago. The device features a generous 70 centimeter bore that will fit some of the largest patients, as well as the company’s BioMatrix technology that helps to prepare for scans based on patient info and speeds up […]
Canon’s New Alphenix 4D CT and C-Arm System for Interventional Procedures
Canon Medical is releasing a new high end CT scanning and fluoroscopy configuration for use in the interventional suite. The system combines the company’s Alphenix Sky + C-arm, Hybrid Catheterization Tilt/Cradle Table, and the Aquilion ONE / GENESIS Edition CT scanner. The combined system, known as Alphenix 4D CT provides a complete package for planning therapies, executing them, […]
First Images from EXPLORER Total-Body Positron Emission Tomography Scanner
An amazing new PET/CT scanner has produced its first images of human subjects, giving scientists and clinicians new opportunities to treat cancer and other diseases. The EXPLORER is a high sensitivity total-body positron emission tomography scanner developed by a collaboration of many different scientists. It is capable of imaging the entire human body in less […]
Combining Sound and Light Could Help with Early Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a diagnostic method involving photoacoustic imaging, a technique that combines ultrasound and laser light. The development may allow clinicians to diagnose ovarian cancer earlier, helping to save lives. “When ovarian cancer is detected at an early, localized stage – stage 1 or 2 – the five-year […]