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Avoiding Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
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novel technology could prevent repeat operations to replace a faulty bioprosthetic heart valve, thus helping many patients implanted with bioprosthetic heart valves by avoiding additional complicated replacement surgery.
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Report Identifies Nine Trends to Drive Diagnostic Imaging in 2022
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lliance Healthcare Services (Irvine, CA, USA; www.alli ancehealthcareservices-us.com), a provider of outsourced healthcare services offering diagnostic radiology services, has identified nine trends driving diagnostic imaging in 2022.
Most significantly, Alliance predicts PET/CT to come into focus in 2022. Imaging volumes are returning to pre-pandemic levels despite cyclical COVID disruptions. Amid the volume ups and downs, PET/CT is likely to come into focus. Alliance expects
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Deep-Learning Technique Predicts Clinical Treatment Outcomes
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attery-free, wireless smart sutures can promote healing and monitor wound integrity, gastric leakage, and tissue micro-motion at the same time, claims a new study. Developed at National University of Singapore (NUS; Singapore; www.nus.edu.sg), the new sutures have three key components: a medical-grade multifilament silk suture coated with a conductive polymer to allow it to respond to wireless
reast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in women and a major socioeconomic issue throughout the world. With the detection methods available today, diagnosing breast cancer early enough is still not possible in many cases. As well as the problem of detection, there is an ever-increasing need for improved non-invasive characterization of cancer. Targeted therapies require Cont’d on page 11
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breakthrough deep-learning technique called G-Net simulates counterfactual, time-varying, and dynamic treatment strategies, allowing doctors to choose the best course of action.
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Blood Oxygenator Minimizes Need For Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
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n early extracorporeal respiratory support system that elevates oxygen saturation levels is designed to be a new standard of care as a second-line treatment to minimize the need for invasive mechanical ventilation (MV).
GE Healthcare Acquires BK Medical, Expanding Ultrasound Offerings
E Healthcare has completed its previously announced acquisition of BK Medical in a deal that would expand its ultrasound business from diagnostics into surgical and therapeutic interventions. With this acquisition, GE adds
COVID-19 Update. . . . . 4 News Update. . . . . . . . . . 9 Product News . . . . . . . 6-12
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the fast-growing and relatively new field of real-time surgical visualization to GE’s pre- and post-operative ultrasound capabilities, creating an end-to-end offering through the full continuum of care – from diagnosis through therapy and beyond. Cont’d on page 9
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Industry News. . . . . . . . . . 25 International Calendar . . . 26
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