Philips debuts Live 3D Echo for transesophageal application
Bangalore, July 6, 2007: Royal Philips Electronics has launched its new Live 3D transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) probe, the X7-2t. Since 2002, Philips’ Live 3D Echo has been delivering new and additional data to cardiologists to aid in diagnosis and planning. For the first time, Live 3D technology has been transitioned to a TEE probe, enabling cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, cardiac interventionalists and echocardiographers to view new depths of data with the X7-2t transesophageal transducer. Read more.
Philips Medical is offer Free Live 3D Echo Educational CDs
Live 3D Echo is redefining the echocardiography examinatins. Learn how to apply Live 3D in your lab with Philips new educational CDs. Click here to order
3D echo shows promise for assessing aortic stenosis
Monday, July 09, 2007 “MedWire News: Aortic stenosis can be assessed at the bedside using a simple noninvasive echocardiographic method, study findings suggest.”
“Writing in the journal Heart, the authors say that real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3D) is an "accurate and novel approach" for assessing aortic valve area (AVA) and a viable alternative to transesophageal echocardiography.” Read more
iPods Store Medical Images
As information technology advances it is having an ever increasing effect on the delivery of medical information to healthcare workers. As predicted, ultrasound and x-ray diagnostics are the first wave of this new trend. It is possible for physicians to view echo images anywhere or anytime. For more information visit E-Week Online.
Email Security Policies Affect Healthcare Communications
There is an increasing focus on the applications of HIPAA regulations in healthcare communications. Privacy, confidentiality, and financial reporting must be scrutinized in the increasing demand and use of information technology. Security of communications and messaging must also be emphased because of viruses, trojans, and phishing threats.
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