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VIVA 2021: Consensus established for appropriate use of IVUS in peripheral interventions
A worldwide committee of 40 cross-specialty medical experts achieved what was hailed as the first-ever consensus for the appropriate use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in peripheral vascular disease (PVD) interventions. Global experts conducted a systematic and comprehensive review of key…
‘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…
The latest innovation in intravascular ultrasound: Reconnaissance PV .018 OTW digital IVUS catheter
This advertorial is sponsored by Philips. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is now used in a wide variety of peripheral vascular interventions after having first been utilized in coronary circulation in the late 1980s. The increased complexity of endovascular interventions has required…
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…
Philips and US government collaborate in ventilator production ramp up to combat COVID-19 pandemic
Royal Philips has announced that the US government and Philips agreed to team up to increase the production of hospital ventilators in its manufacturing sites in the United States. Philips plans to double the production by May 2020 and achieve a…