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Closer to the goal: Shoring up data behind breakthrough imaging technology that plots a radiation-free future in new RCT
UMass chief peers down the lens of an if-not radiation-free complex aortic procedural future, then one in which the methods of today will look positively quaint. “I say this a lot,” says Andres Schanzer, MD, “but I think there is…
Philips announces FDA approval for enhanced LumiGuide guidewire, marks 1000th patient treated with 3D guidance technology
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 guidewire, which utilises the company’s Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology, was used for the first time…
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 manage aneurysm disease; the SVS Sub-Section on Outpatient and Office Vascular Care (SOOVC) release the highly anticipated…
FORS-powered LumiGuide 3D imaging technology is rolled out at specialized centers in U.S. and Europe
Andres Schanzer, MD, has hailed it “one of the most exciting changes” seen in imaging during the course of his career. Philips’ LumiGuide “human GPS” technology—which uses light reflected along an optical fiber inside a guidewire to generate three-dimensional (3D),…
Future research needed to ‘optimize’ use of imaging technologies during aortic procedures
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, with speakers set to share data on Philips’ Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology and Centerline Biomedical’s…
NESVS 2022: Study illustrates relationship between increased distance from medical center and higher treatment costs among complex aortic patients
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 new science being presented at the 2022 annual meeting of the New England Society for Vascular…
Pioneering center reports ‘moderate’ success rate with Fiber Optic RealShape technology in first 50 patients
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 using the first-generation version of the technology across the first 50 procedures performed. The data were…
‘Tremendous advances in imaging possibilities’ signal further innovation, says leading vascular chief
It was a complex repair in the thoracoabdominal region of the aorta around 10 years ago, and Matthew Eagleton, MD, and his surgical team were in the process of cannulating several target vessels. They were being guided by what, for…
Lead vascular surgeon on first use of Fiber Optic RealShape in US hails advance
Vascular surgeons at the University of Massachusetts became the first in the United States to carry out procedures using the breakthrough imaging technology Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) last month, reporting a 75% decrease in fluoroscopy use after one of their…