Press Releases: Ultrasound
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Siemens Provides Breast Care Solutions – For Women. For Health. For Life
November 30, 2008
Chicago, Ill., November 30, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) showcases the clinical workflow of breast cancer care at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from November 30 to December 5 at McCormick Place (Booth #922, East Building/Lakeside Center, Hall D) in Chicago. From early detection and diagnosis through therapy and aftercare, Siemens demonstrates its comprehensive portfolio of innovations for women’s health. More
Siemens Introduces New Standard of Care for Breast Ultrasound
November 26, 2008
Chicago, Ill., November 26, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) highlights the ACUSON S2000™ Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS)1, the world’s first multi-use, automated volume breast ultrasound system, at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from November 30 to December 5 at McCormick Place (Booth #922, East Building/Lakeside Center, Hall D) in Chicago. Siemens also demonstrates how Tissue Strain Analytics2, a new dimension of diagnostic information, and intelligent knowledge-based workflow solutions, empower physicians to leverage ever-increasing imaging information density to achieve greater diagnostic confidence and decreased study time. More
Siemens, ReachMD Team to Promote Ultrasound Innovations
October 10, 2008
Malvern, Pa., October 10, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare’s Ultrasound Business Unit teams up with Reach MD XM 157 and ReachMD.com to launch a daily broadcast program on “Advances in Medical Imaging,” with a focus on ultrasound innovations. More
Siemens Announces Government Contract to Develop Life-Saving Combat Ultrasound Hemorrhage Device
September 29, 2008
Malvern, Pa., September 29, 2008 – Following a competitive initial development process, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) announced that Siemens has entered into an exclusive government contract today with the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop a prototype Deep Bleeder Acoustic Coagulation cuff (DBAC)*, a life-saving ultrasound device limiting blood loss and shock resulting from combat limb injuries. Partners at the University of Washington’s Center for Industrial and Medical Ultrasound (UW), the Texas A&M University’s Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS) and Siemens Corporate Research (SCR) will work together with Siemens Healthcare to achieve DARPA’s goal of producing a prototype in 18 months. More
Siemens Highlights Ultrasound Solutions in All Sizes at ISUOG 2008
August 25, 2008
Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) showcases its latest ultrasound solutions for OB/GYN, featuring innovative knowledge-based workflow and 4D imaging capabilities at the 18th World Congress of Ultrasound in Gynecology and Obstetrics (ISUOG) in Chicago, August 24-28 (booth #201). Premium performance solutions on the ACUSON S2000™ and ACUSON X300™ ultrasound systems cover the complete range of obstetrical and gynaecological imaging and advanced clinical applications, while the ACUSON P10™ ultrasound system puts the power of an ultrasound in the palm of the hand. More
Instant Insight with Ultrasound at First Point of Patient Contact
July 18, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., July 18, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) highlights its smallest ultrasound solution – the ACUSON P10™ ultrasound system – at the Firehouse Expo 2008, a conference for fire and emergency professionals, to be held in Baltimore, July 22-24. More
Siemens' New Ultrasound Platform Revolutionizes the Paradigm of Echocardiography
June 7, 2008
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, June 7 – Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) unveils the ACUSON SC2000™ volume imaging ultrasound system, the first system in the world to acquire non-stitched, real-time full-volume 3D images of the heart in one single heart cycle, during the 19th Annual Session of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) in Toronto, June 7-11. Called “Echo in a Heartbeat,” this new technology marks the greatest paradigm shift in ultrasound since the introduction of 2D imaging in the late ’70s. Instantaneous, non-stitched full-volume imaging comes 55 years after echocardiography pioneers Inge Edler and Hellmuth Hertz acquired the world’s first cardiac ultrasound recording using Siemens technology in 1953. More
Siemens Healthcare Donates and Implements Critical Medical Equipment to Aid China's Earthquake Zone
May 28, 2008
ERLANGEN, Germany, May 28, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) announces the donation and implementation of important medical equipment to the China Red Cross and the Sichuan Provincial Healthcare Bureau, aiding in medical treatment of those affected by the May 12 earthquake that hit the Chinese province of Sichuan. The equipment was quickly routed to the disaster area to assist in the treatment of survivors. The donation of medical equipment follows Siemens EUR 180,000 cash donation and brings Siemens total contribution of aid to the Sichuan earthquake disaster to EUR 540,000. More
Siemens Intracardiac AcuNav Ultrasound Catheter to be Opened for Use on Third Party Ultrasound Systems
May 14, 2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 14, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) today announced that it will extend its strategic alliance with Biosense Webster, Inc. by opening up the ACUSON AcuNav™ ultrasound catheter for use on third party ultrasound systems. In 2006, the two companies announced an agreement giving Biosense Webster the exclusive worldwide rights to distribute Siemens’ ACUSON AcuNav ultrasound catheters, as well as a co-development of the technology in the future. More
Siemens Showcases New ACUSON S2000 Ultrasound Systme, as Well as World's First Pocket Ultrasound System
May 3, 2008
New Orleans, La., May 3, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) highlights new products and solutions (booth #1023) for OB/GYN at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Meeting in New Orleans, May 3-7. More
Siemens Showcases World's First Pocket Ultrasound System at the International Conference on Emergency Medicine 2008
April 4, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 4, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) highlights its smallest ultrasound solution – the ACUSON P10™ ultrasound system – at the International Conference on Emergency Medicine (Booth #300), April 3-6, 2008 in San Francisco. More
Siemens Showcases Its Latest Echocardiography Technologies at ACC 2008
March 30, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill., March 30, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) demonstrates its latest ultrasound enhancements to the cardiology suite (booth #3006) at the 57th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) from March 29 through April 1 in Chicago. More
Siemens ACUSON X300 Ultrasound System, Premium Edition Now Shipping
March 28, 2008
Siemens Healthcare announces shipment of the new ACUSON X300™ ultrasound system, premium edition for cardiovascular and general imaging applications. The system meets the most demanding operational and clinical challenges in one compact, easy-to-use package. Best-in-class image quality and a robust set of features meets daily clinical imaging needs. Performance enhances diagnostic confidence with high quality color and power Doppler, 2D-mode imaging, steerable continuous wave and pulse-wave Doppler capabilities. It also provides a pathway to seamlessly integrate future technology advancements. More
Bringing a New Rhythm to Cardiology Workflow: Siemens Demonstrates Answers to Cardiology's Toughest Questions
March 27, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill., March 27, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) will demonstrate how its laboratory diagnostics, imaging and information technology (IT) solutions are helping to “Bring a New Rhythm to Cardiology Workflow,” at the 57th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) from March 30 through April 1 at booth #3006. More
Siemens Showcases Latest Ultrasound Technologies at AIUM 2008
March 12, 2008
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 12, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) highlights three new ultrasound solutions – the ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound platform with paradigm shifting technologies such as tissue strain analytics, and the ACUSON X300™ ultrasound system, premium edition, a complete solution to general imaging and cardiovascular applications, and the laptop-based ACUSON P50™ echocardiography system – at the annual conference of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), March 12-15, in San Diego. More
NFL Linemen Predisposed to Cardiovascular Disease; Early Detection is Key to Getting and Staying Healthy
January 31, 2008
PHOENIX Ariz., Jan. 31, 2008 – Retired National Football League (NFL) linemen – generally the heaviest players – are more than twice as likely as the general population to have a syndrome that puts them at risk of heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular (CV) diseases, according to a recent study by the Living Heart Foundation (LHF). Key to addressing these conditions successfully, however, is early intervention, including diagnostic health screening. More
