Tag: FORS

Philips announces FDA approval for enhanced LumiGuide guidewire, marks 1000th patient...

Royal Philips today announced the introduction of the 160cm Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved version of its LumiGuide endovascular navigation wire. This enhanced LumiGuide...
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The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of February 2024

In February, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include a study of metformin and its potential as the first-ever medical treatment that can...

FORS-powered LumiGuide 3D imaging technology is rolled out at specialized centers...

Andres Schanzer, MD, has hailed it "one of the most exciting changes" seen in imaging during the course of his career. Philips’ LumiGuide "human...

Future research needed to ‘optimize’ use of imaging technologies during aortic...

Imaging technologies in the aortic space will be a key feature of Saturday’s Plenary Session 8 (11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) in Potomac A/B,...

NESVS 2022: Study illustrates relationship between increased distance from medical center...

Research detailing that patients traveling farther for complex aortic surgery have higher procedural costs, postoperative imaging costs, and comprehensive one-year costs was among the...

Pioneering center reports ‘moderate’ success rate with Fiber Optic RealShape technology...

Vascular surgeons from the medical center that pioneered use of the radiation-lowering Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) imaging modality reported a 62% technical success rate...

‘Tremendous advances in imaging possibilities’ signal further innovation, says leading vascular...

It was a complex repair in the thoracoabdominal region of the aorta around 10 years ago, and Matthew Eagleton, MD, and his surgical team...

Vascular Specialist–June 2021

In this special issue: Members of the SVS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee introduce a multi-part special, featuring personal stories of overcoming prejudice,...

Lead vascular surgeon on first use of Fiber Optic RealShape in...

Vascular surgeons at the University of Massachusetts became the first in the United States to carry out procedures using the breakthrough imaging technology Fiber...