Background Invasive procedures, including endomyocardial biopsy (EMB), right heart catheterisation (RHC) and coronary ...

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Conventional catheter ablation relies on X-ray fluoroscopy to visualise intracardiac catheters, exposing patients and staff to ionising radiation. In recent years, integration of three-dimensional ...

Washington, DC — The Image Gently campaign has developed easily accessible online teaching materials and checklists to help providers use the lowest dose necessary to perform fluoroscopic procedures ...

WASHINGTON—Nine leading medical societies are calling for updated safety standards in fluoroscopy laboratories, often called “cath labs,” where clinicians performing minimally invasive procedures face ...

Globally, the growth of the fluoroscopy market with medical imaging is projected to reach upward of $2 billion by 2018. In 2013 it was $1.7 billion. Within this market, there is a growing push to move ...

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A February report by the Organization for Occupational Radiation Safety in Interventional Fluoroscopy found evidence of a link between interventional imaging procedures and adverse health effects on ...

The agreement follows VB Spine’s acquisition of the exclusive rights to the xvision Spine System platform in April.