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First-in-man demonstration of 18-month spatiotemporal stability of active atrial fibrillation source detected by Electrographic Flow mapping in persistent atrial fibrillation

Keywords: atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation, mapping, atrial fibrillation, source, electrographic flow Introduction: Advanced mapping methods for atrial fibrillation (AF) have previously suffered from poor spatiotemporal stability. Electrographic flow (EGF) mapping is a novel technique using computer vision and optical flow smoothing algorithms to avoid this issue. The aim of this ...

Jun. 13, 2021

By Ablacon, Inc.

The Big Picture: GE Healthcare`s Latest Acquisition Could Help Open a New Chapter in Precision Health

Julia Casey is a biochemical engineer by training, but she is also a dealmaker at heart. “I like doing deals,” says Casey, who serves as general manager of GE Healthcare’s Pharmaceutical Diagnostics Molecular Imaging business. “I like dealing with startups and thinking how we can leverage their skills and bring them in so we can really see the benefits of everything ...

May 28, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

How Medical Studies are Changing the World

The coronavirus pandemic remains one of the top concerns within the United States. However, Johns Hopkins, and other research centers, are actively working to continue medical research in all divisions of medicine and health. Learn the ongoing studies at Johns Hopkins, what issues they are solving and how we can all make a difference. ...

May 11, 2021

By C&A Scientific

Seeing the Unseen: These Machines Helped Unveil Secrets of the Human Body

Thomas Edison’s light bulb patent was 15 years old when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays and proved their power by imaging the bones inside his wife's hand. “I've seen my death,” she reportedly said after seeing the picture. But engineer and polymath Elihu Thomson, who together with Edison and J.P. Morgan co-founded GE in 1892, had longevity in mind. A year after ...

Apr. 15, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Developing a Robust in Vitro Intestinal Model for Preclinical Candidate Screening of GI Toxicity

Gastrointestinal (GI) issues are common side effects of many drugs. Anticipating such side effects before clinical trials is limited by a lack of effective models for evaluating preclinical candidates for their potential to cause diarrhea, nausea, and other gut-related side effects. With its RepliGut® in vitro human intestinal model, Altis Biosystems is developing a system that could help ...

Apr. 12, 2021

By Altis Biosystems

Neura’s behavioral intelligence provides key insights about the aging population - Case study

We used behavioral intelligence insights focused on sociability, mobility, and independence in order to monitor the decline of the aging population for best care and resource allocation. Once an elderly person begins declining in one of these three areas, typically that indicates a turning point in their health moving forward. Background Neura and Dan Ariely’s Kayma, teamed up to work ...

Apr. 5, 2021

By Neura, Inc.

Neura’s COVID-19 Emergency Response System paves the way for intelligent and data-driven pandemic response - Case study

Neura’s platform fuses epidemiological and behavior data together to create a comprehensive understanding of transmission hot spots, population density, seeding and spreading indicators, and social distancing adherence, to empower governments, municipalities, and organizations. Background As each new wave of COVID-19 brings a new round of panic, unknowns, and lockdowns around the world, ...

Apr. 5, 2021

By Neura, Inc.

Postoperative Spinal Instability at L3-4 Revealed by Upright Weight-Bearing MRI - Case Study

The patient was scanned in the FONAR Upright MRI in early 2002, one year after her spinal fusion. Both Upright and recumbent scans were performed on her in the multi-position FONAR Upright MRI. The recumbent MRI (left image) exhibited only a normal lumbar lordotic curve and a modest bulge of the L3-4 intervertebral disc, consistent with her prior recumbent MRI scan on a conventional MRI. The ...

Mar. 17, 2021

By Fonar Corporation

Predictable Precision Implant Placement Using Dynamic Surgical Guidance: a Five-month Follow-up - Case study

The following case was performed at the Pacific Dental Convention’s Live Surgical Stage held March 8th, 2018 in Vancouver, BC. The patient is a healthy 58 year old male with no known allergies or medical contra-indications to dental treatment. Patient presented with a Class III malocclusion for which he received both orthodontic and oral surgery consultations; however, he was not ...

Mar. 15, 2021

By Navigate Surgical Technologies Inc.

Dynamic Navigation for Precision Crestal Approach Osteotomy Near the Maxillary Sinus Floor - Case study

INTRODUCTION The goal of the implant surgeon is to place the implant in the ideal position, to support the prosthesis for the best long term prognosis, while managing important anatomical landmarks. With the aid of Cone Beam CT scans the implant surgeon is able to evaluate, in three dimension, the ridge, important anatomy, as well as pre-plan implant placement in the most ideal position. ...

Mar. 15, 2021

By Navigate Surgical Technologies Inc.

Mother Knows Best: Handheld Ultrasound Helped this Doctor Catch her Son’s Disease Early

Like many clinicians, Dr. Leigh Ann Cashwell finds herself providing care for her own family from time to time in her small hometown in Mississippi. A few years ago, the mother of three boys was examining her 15-year-old son, Luke, with a handheld ultrasound system from GE called Vscan Extend when she came across something unexpected. “I was scanning his neck, and when I got to his thyroid, ...

Feb. 11, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

The Edge of Healthcare: Localized Computing can give Doctors Access to AI and Faster Diagnoses

Many doctors and industry experts agree that artificial intelligence-assisted medicine will change healthcare. They already use advanced algorithms to process reams of clinical data that help speed the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as pneumothorax, cancer and even complications from COVID-19. The looming question is: How will AI roll out in the wider hospital setting? The answer has ...

Jan. 27, 2021

By GE Renewable Energy

Superelasticity and Shape Memory of Nitinol

Nitinol (Nitinol) alloys have many material and device characteristics, for example, kinking resistance, stress constancy, dynamic interference, deflection stiffness, magnetic resonance imaging (MR1) compatibility, radiopacity and biocompatibility. The most famous characteristics of Nitinol are its superelasticity and thermal shape memory. Although the term "shape memory" describes the phenomenon ...

Jan. 11, 2021

By Edgetech Industries LLC

Pioneering VeraForm in Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: Sarcomatoid Carcinoma Tumor Bed Marking

Head and neck cancer surgery presents a number of unique challenges, not only for the surgeon but for the radiation oncologist who will subsequently treat those patients. Great care with an emphasis on precision must be taken to ensure that critical structures and tissues avoid collateral damage when possible. However, given the surgical site often lies in soft tissue, exact identification of the ...

Dec. 14, 2020

By Videra Surgical Inc.

Intracranial Neoplasms: The Evolution of Radiotherapies

CURRENT STANDARD OF CARE FOR BRAIN TUMORS The current initial standard of care for aggressive brain tumors—whether they are primary brain tumors (ie, tumors that originate in the brain), or metastatic tumors from cancers that started outside of the brain—is resection. After surgery, a follow-up treatment, also referred to as adjuvant treatment, is often recommended to help eliminate ...

Dec. 1, 2020

By GT Medical Technologies, Inc.

GammaTile Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy (STaRT) Improving Access to Brain Tumor Care without Compromising Outcomes

ABSTRACT Patients with brain tumors face enormous challenges after diagnosis. Many of these challenges are amplified by issues related to access to care.1‒4 Studies suggest that patients with cancer who live farther from radiation treatment centers have poorer clinical outcomes. In addition, minorities are more likely to perceive longer travel distances as a barrier, which may cause them ...

Nov. 1, 2020

By GT Medical Technologies, Inc.

A Life-Altering Moment: An Early Detection Taught this Medical Professional how to be a Patient

In March, Helen Parry was delighted when a brand-new Senographe Pristina 3D mammography system arrived at Royal Perth Hospital in Perth, Western Australia. Parry is the hospital’s chief medical imaging technologist, and part of her role is to procure imaging equipment for the hospital’s Breast Assessment Center. She carefully watched her team set up the machine — the first to ...

Oct. 23, 2020

By GE Renewable Energy

Data-Driven Decisions Help Roller Die Improve

Roller Die + Forming facilities always work to improve their facility, quality, and production times, ensuring that we meet customer needs, our team has a safe, clean space, and we keep our machines running smoothly. Data driven problem solving is especially important to our team as it helps them identify areas where changes will make an impact and measure the resulting efforts. Our teams are ...

Aug. 10, 2020

By MGA Controls Limited

Brain Imaging in Zebrafish

An adult human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons, along with about 85 billion non-neuronal cells. All those cells work together to manage motor control, sensory perception, heart rate, breathing, and more. While the human brain is extremely complex, with the ability to process language, it is not totally unique. Most vertebrate brains are quite similar; they all need similar ...

Jun. 4, 2020

By Powers Equipment Company, Inc.

The Importance of Surgical and Medical Asepsis

It goes without saying that when entering a hospital, it is expected that the hospital is clean, sterile, and both patients and the healthcare workers are protected from harmful contamination. To accomplish this level of cleanliness, medical professionals follow a strict series of practices and procedures known as the aseptic technique. Correctly implemented, this technique creates conditions ...

May 12, 2020

By MadgeTech, Inc.