Author: Ken Dropiewski

Canon Medical Introduces Super-Resolution Deep-Learning Reconstruction for Cardiac CT Scans

Aquilion ONE / PRISM Edition Now Offers Precise IQ Engine (PIQE) DLR* and SilverBeam Filter* OTAWARA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Canon Medical is breaking ground once again with the introduction of Precise IQ Engine (PIQE) DLR and SilverBeam filter in the latest version of the Aquilion ONE / PRISM edition. PIQE, super-resolution deep-learning […]

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Expands Management Team with Appointment of Adam Lynch as Vice President, Corporate Development and External Affairs

BELOIT, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals used for therapeutic applications and medical imaging, today announced the appointment of Adam D. Lynch as Vice President, Corporate Development and External Affairs. In this new position, he brings to the Company more […]

Milestone: MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center Performs 100th TAVR Procedure

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA – MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center (OCMC) has announced that its Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Program’s cardiac team recently performed their 100th TAVR procedure. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally-invasive procedure that allows the aortic valve in your heart to be replaced with a […]

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence of The United Kingdom Provides Positive Guidance for Neovasc Reducer System

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) today announced that the United Kingdom’s Interventional Procedures Programme at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (“NICE”) has issued guidance supporting the implantation of the Neovasc Reducer™ (“Reducer”) in appropriate patients suffering from refractory […]

Philips collaborates with leading institutes to bring its breakthrough spectral CT imaging into the interventional suite

 Philips showcases world’s first spectral detector angio-CT solution at RSNA 2021 Solution combines breakthrough spectral detector CT imaging and real-time fluoroscopy in a flexible environment where all modalities are operated through Philips Image-Guided Therapy System – Azurion with FlexArm Philips’ Spectral detector CT imaging in the interventional suite brings valuable […]

World’s First|Aopeng Medical Completes Clinical Trial of Robotic-Assisted Peripheral artery Intervention of iliac artery in human

SHANGHAI, Nov. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — On November , 2021, Aopeng Medical’s ALLVAS™ Endovascular Intervention Surgical Robot, successfully completed the first-in-human clinical evaluation of robot-assisted peripheral artery intervention of iliac artery in the Department of Vascular Surgery at Shanghai Changhai Hospital. The procedure was operated by Prof. Qing-Sheng Lu and his colleagues. The endovascular […]

Ionis announces that Pfizer reports topline results from Phase 2b clinical study of vupanorsen

– Study met its primary endpoint, achieving statistically significant reduction in non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) compared to placebo at all doses tested – Key secondary endpoints were met including statistically significant reductions in triglycerides and angiopoietin-like-3 (ANGPTL3) at all doses tested – Pfizer is continuing to review the findings […]

Neovasc Granted Additional 180 Calendar Day Grace Period for Nasdaq Bid Price Compliance

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Neovasc Inc. (“Neovasc” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) has received written notification (the “Nasdaq Notice”) from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) informing the Company that in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), Nasdaq has granted an additional 180 calendar day […]

EBR Systems Raises AU$110M in Initial Public Offering on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)

EBR Systems’ WiSE™ CRT System is world’s first and only wireless endocardial (inside the heart) left ventricle pacing system for heart failure EBR’s AU$110m ASX initial public offering today was strongly supported by new and existing institutional shareholders The new capital funds the completion of pivotal study, targeting FDA submission for approval […]

Canon Medical’s All-New 12”×16” High-Definition (Hi-Def) Imaging Detector Provides Highest Resolution in the Market to Help Clinicians See Fine Details

Available on the Alphenix Sky +, 4D CT with Sky +, Biplane, and Core+ systems. The 12”×16” Hi-Def flat panel detector offers the highest resolution on interventional X-ray systems in the market. The larger 12”x16” Hi-Def detector can help improve visualization during peripheral and abdominal procedures in Interventional Radiology (IR), […]