Designed for bariatrics
Berchtold markets a multi-specialty surgical table that can articulate heavyweight patients yet maintain necessary height.
Medical technology
Stroke Imaging: The Procedure in Practice
In the past, native computed tomography of the neurocranium (CCT) was often the only procedure to diagnose a stroke. Technical limitations of previous generations of scanners made their use impractical for complementary methods of visualising blood vessels or for perfusion imaging. With the introduction of multi-slice spiral CT these technical limitations disappeared and both perfusion CT (PCT)…
PhaseXact Promises Motion-free Cardiac Images
The goal in cardiac computed tomography is to obtain motion-free images of the beating heart. A newly launched software from Toshiba called PhaseXact introduces advanced features to reach this goal fully automatically.
Non-invasive lung diagnosis
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a non-invasive diagnostic method has been evolving into an attractive alternative to methods associated with radiation exposure.
Medical Technologies Map of European Regions and Clusters
MediMap is an innovative Internet portal developed in the framework of an EU project with partners from eight countries. The aim is to encourage an exchange of experience between European regions and to initiate and facilitate partnerships and business relationships throughout Europe for scientific organisations and enterprises in the medical technology sector.
Sealing veins, arteries and bunched tissue
Using the different shaped tips of ARC 350L and TissueSeal or Ligator instruments, made by Bowa, surgeons can permanently seal large veins, arteries or bunched tissue. All of these special tools gained a red dot award for ergonomics and practicality.
Taking a dive into the 21st Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery Congress
Emphasis on advances in the use of computer assisted radiology and surgery (CARS) technologies in clinical diagnoses and therapies, will herald the opening of CARS this year.
Elegant and extremely adaptable
The eleganza XC, launched at MEDICA 2006, is the most recent addition to the `eleganza´ range produced by Wissner-Bosserhoff.
New wave IT flows towards greater mobility
Just as medical teams are getting used to using management and hospital information systems (HIS) the next wave of innovative IT products and solutions is ready to hit them.
CORE64 - Coronary Evaluation on 64
The goal of CORE64 is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography angiography (CTA) compared to coronary angiography (CAG) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD).
3D/4D Imaging in Obstretics - Lifestyle or diagnostic tool?
3D technology is a groundbreaking modality in obstetric ultrasound. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that this diagnostic tool is but a omplement to high resolution 2D ultrasound in prenatal diagnostics.
See saw blades on the Web
Komet Medical has developed rotating and oscillating instruments since 1923.
New device leads airway management evolution
i-gel, a new single-use, supraglottic airway device designed for quick, easy insertion, also comes ready to use.
KIMES 2007
During four days in March, 54,000 people visited the four huge exhibition halls that housed the 23rd Korean International Medical Equipment Show - KIMES 2007.
The Motion C5
Following international pilot studies, Intel Corporation and Motion Computing have released the Motion C5 - a mobile clinical assistant (MCA) for use by nurses.
Reward for silent 'sentry' guarding babies
A system that aims to prevent newborns from being swapped or kidnapped in hospitals, has received the RFID Award in the German Innovations Prize 2007, granted by Initiative Mittelstand, an association for small and medium businesses.
Telemedicine
"New communication technologies are gaining increasing influence in medical engineering, within the context of the continuous further development and refinement of surgical treatment methods," software firm Richard Wolf points out.
Electron intra-operative therapy
`ELIOT means that single-fraction radiation of 21 Gy is delivered directly to the tumour bed during a surgical intervention, to a depth of about 3 cm,´ Professor Prott explained.
Touch screens solutions keep medical centre queues moving
Medical centres have never been busier, which is why more and more are installing touch screens that allow patients to check themselves in, then alert them when the doctor is ready. At KIOSK Europe, the fair for self-service terminals, technologies and solution, May 8-10 in Essen, Germany, exhibitors like Innovations in Technology in cooperation with 3M Touch Systems will introduce their new…
Image-Guided Neurosurgery Suite at Barrow Neurological Institute
GE Healthcare and Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center implementet a MR-guided intra-operative surgical suite. This new system includes one of the world's most comprehensive portfolio of neuro-imaging solutions, which uses three-dimensional imaging to navigate and validate treatments to help increase both the accuracy and speed of interventions while improving…
Toshiba's Activion 16 Multislice CT system
The 'revolutionary' Activion16 Multislice CT system will be launched at the ECR 2007 congress Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation reports.
Orbis project: FIRST phase concluded
Italy — After five months' work, the first installation phase of Agfa's hospital and clinical information system (HIS/CIS) Orbis for the Gruppo Malzoni (Malzoni Group of hospitals), has been completed at the Clinica Medica Malzoni, in Avellino, and staff are already working with the system.
iSOFT Alive and kickin'
Once upon a time iSOFT was the software 'wunderkind', with sales hitting the billion-euro mark. Then disaster struck. Money and reputation vanished. But that was once upon a time today iSOFT is back - with fresh strategies aimed at a happy ending. Daniela Zimmermann, of European Hospital, met with Peter Herrmann (above), Managing Director of iSOFT Deutschland, to discuss old mistakes and new…
MPOWER
The MPOWER project aims to help older people to live independently and well, in their own homes, for as long as possible.
eHealth week Berlin 2007
Following the success of three previous events the International Forum for Healthcare IT (IteG) expects over 250 specialist exhibitors at its 2007 event. Aimed at IT managers, healthcare decision-makers, doctors and those responsible for IT in nursing, participation in the ITeG specialist programme is free of charge.
