Philips Healthcare has reported a single-digit increase in sales for the fourth quarter of 2011 over the comparable 2010 fourth quarter, and the 2011 fiscal year over 2010.
Royal Philips Electronics has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its whole-body PET/MR imaging system, the Ingenuity TF PET/MR. The system was on display at the 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 27 to Dec. 2.
Written by Douglas Page
The final diagnostic form the evolving hybrid PET/MR tree will take is uncertain, but it has already begun to blossom. Thus, the low-hanging clinical fruit has lured a number of medical centers to early adoption. Experts weigh in on the potential that PET/MR may hold for various neurologic, oncologic and cardiovascular conditions.
In the era of health IT and meaningful use, many providers are looking for a one-stop shop to house all their cardiovascular reporting needs. However, in terms of the cardiovascular information system (CVIS), most users reported that their system was only 65 percent complete, and most are still looking for an all-in-one solution to meet their needs, according to an October KLAS report titled, “Will the Complete CVIS Please Stand Up?”
Philips Healthcare is combining its Ambient Experience with its Gemini TF Big Bore PET/CT at Sparks Regional Medical Center, an Arkansas hospital serving more than 350,000 in the Fort Smith area.
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The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has awarded Case Western Reserve University two grants, totaling nearly $1.7 million, to investigate cardiac CT and PET mammography.
While the developing technology is expensive, KLAS, the Orem, Utah-based research firm, found that providers utilizing PET/CT imaging technology save time and improve image resolution, based on a survey of providers. However, GE Healthcare edged out Philips and Siemens in KLAS’ first report on PET/CT vendors, titled “PET/CT 2011: New Technologies in Focus.”
Methodist Hospital Research Institute (MHRI) in Houston is partnering with Philips Healthcare to build a multi-modality suite capable of imaging highly infectious patients in a contained, quarantine-like environment.
While Royal Philips Electronics reported a net loss of EUR1.35 billion ($1.91 billion)—a decline of EUR1.61 billion ($2.27 billion) compared with the 2010 second quarter—the healthcare sector experienced a sales increase of 8 percent on a comparable basis, driven by high single-digit growth in all businesses.
Philips Healthcare will launch its RightFit Service Agreement portfolio in North America on July 5, according to the company, which said the service allows users to increase system uptime and optimize in-house technical expertise.
Written by Brian Dunham
WORCESTER, MASS.--Body Area Networks (BANs) are increasingly used for a wide variety of applications, from the healthcare technology field, to use by rescue personnel, the military and NASA. In the medical field, BANs can be utilized for physiological health monitoring—such as primary vital signs, heart rate, respiration, as well as internal and external body temperatures—and the future potential of the technology is promising.
The FDA sent Philips Healthcare of North Andover, Mass, a warning letter on June 7, noting that manufacturing methods at its Cleveland facilities do not conform with required current good manufacturing processes.
The Federal Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a bid by Saint-Gobain, a manufacturer of crystals for nuclear imaging, to overturn a District Court decision which found that Saint-Gobain had infringed on Siemens' patented PET technology.
Written by Lisa Fratt
Two years ago, University of Chicago Hospitals launched a Continuous Quality Improvement project aimed at reining in the impact of reimbursement cuts in CT imaging. The project revised the definition of turn-around time, applied basic principles of electronic workflow orchestration to the scanning suite and yielded astounding results, shared Paul J. Chang, MD, professor and vice chairman, radiology informatics and medical director, enterprise imaging at University of Chicago Hospitals.
IBA Group, which develops cancer diagnosis and therapy technologies, and Royal Philips Electronics have entered into an agreement to create patient-centric proton therapy centers.
The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products and Regulatory Agency has issued an alert that nine Philips Healthcare CT scanner beds have the potential to collapse, posing risks to patients undergoing exams.
Newer SPECT cameras, through innovative design and software algorithms, have the ability to acquire images of the heart in less time and with better resolution than conventional SPECT cameras. Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta detailed these advancements in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Written by Chris Kaiser
The Ingenuity TF PET/MR hybrid imaging system from Philips Healthcare received the European CE mark late last month and is pending 510(k) clearance in the U.S. Early research has shown its value in oncology imaging, but it also will have a presence in cardiac imaging, Zahi Fayad, PhD, of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, said in an interview.
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