patient table Articles
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A New Device to Markedly Reduce Cardiac Cath Lab Radiation Levels
Background: Exposure of the heart team to scatter radiation is a serious environmental risk in the cardiac cath lab. While spot shielding reduces operator exposure, its effectiveness in reducing overall room scatter radiation (SR) levels, particularly during imaging with angulated x-ray views, is limited. We evaluated the effectiveness of a new, passive protection system (the EggNest) to reduce ...
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Assessment of a urinary TRUS/biomarker-based risk score as inclusion criteria for multiparametric MRI to detect clinically significant prostate cancer
BACKGROUND Non-invasive techniques like urinary biomarkers and multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mpMRI) show great promise for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer (PCa), leading to a reduction of over-diagnosis and over-treatment. Apart from yet to be established diagnostic accuracy is the systematic use of mpMRI challenging due to the high cost of setting up, ...
By MDxHealth
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Extentrac Elite Case - Case study
Clinical Study Report A practice based prospective study of 31 consecutive patients (21 men, 10 women – mean age 57 years) with low back pain with or without radiculopathy. Each patient completed the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (Ver.2) and the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-11) – pre and post treatment. Disability assessment was based upon an absolute percentage point ...
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Everything we know About AMD and Dark Adaptation
When automated dark adaptometry was first commercialized, many of us had more questions than answers with regard to using this information for detecting AMD and monitoring disease progression. But with more than seven years of practical in-office experience performing dark adaptation testing on thousands of patients, the tables have turned. This technology offers a safety net for ...
By MacuLogix
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Dr Kreuzer and Intellijoint celebrate 2,000 cases with Intellijoint Navigation
We are celebrating a milestone of 2,000 cases, completed by Dr Kreuzer, with Intellijoint's navigation system.Intellijoint CEO, Armen Bakirtzian, sits down with Dr Kreuzer to discuss the benefits of navigation with the talented Orthopaedic surgeon. Armen Bakirtzian (AB): So, Dr. Kreuzer, 2,000 cases with Intellijoint. Firstly, a heartfelt congratulations and thank you from our entire team at ...
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Do you really have to sacrifice MRI image quality for speed?
To understand the significance of the SpinTech MRI STAGE software platform, it helps to begin by asking a question: Given that MRI is an incredibly powerful diagnostic tool for neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s and multiple sclerosis (MS), why have radiologists and neurologists had to choose between conducting faster MRI exams and obtaining higher-quality ...
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Keeping hygiene front of mind
Hygiene is drummed into us from a young age. It usually starts with the more unsavoury lessons – like don’t pick your nose – and gradually migrates to the importance of showers, deodorant and good sexual health. It’s only when some of us dedicate themselves to caring for others do we fully appreciate how important hygiene is. In a good hospital robust infection control ...
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How One Smart MedTech Company is Leveraging Innovation to Save the Lives and Limbs of VTE Patients
Medical device start-up companies must focus on innovation, regulatory compliance, efficient processes and prudent financial management in order to survive. Smart MedTech companies prioritize their funding to only support innovation which will result in new products that fulfill significant unmet clinical needs over the long-term. Thrombolex, a relatively new entrant into the MedTech sector, is a ...
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Conceptual Considerations for Device-Based Therapy in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Abstract Acute decompensated heart failure remains the most common cause of hospitalization in older adults, and studies of pharmacological therapies have yielded limited progress in improving outcomes for these patients. This has prompted the development of novel device–based interventions, classified mechanistically based on the way in which they intend to improve central hemodynamics, ...
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