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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
GE ultrasound equipment give equestrian stars another shot at gold
Press release:
08 August 2012
08 August 2012
GE ultrasound equipment give equestrian stars another shot at gold
GE Ultrasound system LOGIQ e VET used to help diagnose injured equine athletes at London 2012
London, United Kingdom, 8 August 2012 – Organizers of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games have ensured that even the equine athletes receive excellent care. A purpose-built veterinary clinic in Greenwich has been kitted out with innovative equipment to treat horses from competing nations.
The challenging cross-country phase at Greenwich Park for example, saw 15 riders fall during the Olympic eventing competition. While the injuries sustained in a cross country accident can be career ending, access to the very latest imaging technology can help vets facilitate a swift and accurate diagnosis and a more positive outcome.
The clinic is equipped with the GE Ultrasound machine - the GELOGIQ e VET (for musculoskeletal and abdominal scanning). This machine was commissioned to help meet the need for pre-set equipment supported by BCF Technology.
Additional benefits include:
- Excellent image quality, allowing the exact location of strains and lesions to be identified
- Small and portable, making it possible to use the equipment in any clinical environment
- Reductions in scan time. This machine produces high quality images quickly without machine settings having to be optimized.
- Coded harmonic imaging on all probes to help deliver excellent image quality
- CrossXBeam™ imaging, providing high resolution images of equine distal limb and stifle
- Deep musculoskeletal imaging for imaging fractures of pelvis or ribs which cannot be radiographed effectively due to the dimensions of the horse
Said Roy Tappin, General Manager, Ultrasound, GE Healthcare, UK & Ireland:
“GE Healthcare is proud to be providing some of our latest imaging technology to the London 2012 Equine Clinic and the Polyclinic as part of GE’s sponsorship of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. While we specialize in products for use in human medicine, the veterinary market is extremely important to us and we currently supply our equipment to many of the world’s leading veterinary hospitals. Many of the UK’s top vets specify our machines because they produce high quality images which help them make a more confident diagnosis.”
Professor Roger Smith, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), is a frequent user of GE imaging equipment and one of the specialists working at the Equine Clinic during the Games. Speaking about the technology he commented:
“The GE Healthcare diagnostic ultrasound equipment used at the Equine Clinic is essential for evaluating the tendon and ligament injuries to which competition horses are prone. The quality of the images it produces helps us decide on the best possible treatment for the horse, giving it the greatest chance of full recovery.”
Gaynor Minshall of the Veterinary Services team at the London 2012 Olympic Games said:
“There are a lot of reasons for us to have ultrasound imaging equipment here at the Equine Clinic. We use this primarily for musculoskeletal imaging and for assessing any trauma sustained during events such as cross-country, this helps in establishing a diagnosis enabling the best possible treatment.”
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
Our “healthymagination” vision for the future invites the world to join us on our journey as we continuously develop innovations focused on reducing costs, increasing access and improving quality around the world. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employees are committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com.
For our latest news, please visithttp://newsroom.gehealthcare.com/http://newsroom.gehealthcare.com
Monday, March 26, 2012
GE Healthcare Highlights the Recently FDA-Cleared Discovery IGS 730 — A New Category of Interventional Imaging Systems — and Other Advancements at SIR
26 March 2012
GE Healthcare Highlights the Recently FDA-Cleared Discovery IGS 730 — A New Category of Interventional Imaging Systems — and Other Advancements at SIR
Discovery IGS 730 and Innova IGS 540 for OR Highlighted at Society for Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO – March 26, 2012 – GE Healthcare announced the recent FDA clearance of a key advancement in interventional radiology at theSociety for Interventional Radiology (SIR)’s 37th Annual Scientific Meeting this week in San Francisco.
At the meeting, GE highlighted its recently FDA-cleared Discovery* IGS 730 system, the first interventional X-ray system designed to capture the advantages of both floor- and ceiling-mounted systems. Initially introduced at the RSNA 2011, the Discovery system was designed to address the trade-off departments have historically needed to make between ceiling- and floor-mounted systems, eliminating the need to compromise on patient access and image quality. The Discovery IGS 730 is a revolution in imaging. It is neither floor- nor ceiling-mounted, but enables full patient access without the need to suspend the system above the patient. It has the mobility of a C-arm with the power and image quality of a fixed system. This laser-guided, motorized mobile gantry creates an interventional environment without boundaries. It allows complete access to the patient and unlimited parking capability, while creating sterility for a flexible and secure OR environment. The unique gantry comes with a new wide bore design, which allows for steep angles, ease in 3D acquisition, especially for large patients.
At the meeting, GE highlighted its recently FDA-cleared Discovery* IGS 730 system, the first interventional X-ray system designed to capture the advantages of both floor- and ceiling-mounted systems. Initially introduced at the RSNA 2011, the Discovery system was designed to address the trade-off departments have historically needed to make between ceiling- and floor-mounted systems, eliminating the need to compromise on patient access and image quality. The Discovery IGS 730 is a revolution in imaging. It is neither floor- nor ceiling-mounted, but enables full patient access without the need to suspend the system above the patient. It has the mobility of a C-arm with the power and image quality of a fixed system. This laser-guided, motorized mobile gantry creates an interventional environment without boundaries. It allows complete access to the patient and unlimited parking capability, while creating sterility for a flexible and secure OR environment. The unique gantry comes with a new wide bore design, which allows for steep angles, ease in 3D acquisition, especially for large patients.
At SIR, GE is also debuting its Innova* IGS 540 with OR option, to expand the use of its Innova imaging system in the hybrid OR setting. Thanks to a specifically designed table and accessories, the Innova IGS 540 OR enables both endovascular and open surgical procedures in the one room.
“In interventional radiology we are seeing a transformation, with both minimally-invasive and complex procedures being performed in new environments, especially in the OR,” said Chantal Le Chat, General Manager, Interventional Radiology, GE Healthcare – Detection & Guidance Solutions. “This change requires the development of technology that is versatile and adapts to the needs of the clinician – regardless of environment. With the availability of the Discovery IGS 730 and now the Innova IGS 540 OR, we are enabling clinicians with access to cutting-edge imaging in OR environments,” concluded Le Chat.
GE will also be highlighting the Innova IGS 630 — its next generation of interventional neuroradiology biplane X-ray imaging introduced earlier this year — at the conference. The Innova IGS 630 biplane reflects GE’s strong clinical focus and commitment to understanding the unique needs of each clinical specialty. With this introduction, we are offering a new generation of 3D imaging, new options and advanced applications that cater to interventional neuroradiology procedures.
The system features Innova CT HD[i], which brings 3D to the next level, and a comprehensive set of advanced applications for interventional neuroradiology. It also offers peace of mind through comprehensive dose management solutions and an enhanced end user experience for optimized workflow through customized display possibilities. These features are of particular importance in interventional neuroradiology procedures, which use minimally invasive image-based technologies to help physicians diagnose and treat diseases of the central nervous system, head, neck and spine.
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
Our “healthymagination” vision for the future invites the world to join us on our journey as we continuously develop innovations focused on reducing costs, increasing access and improving quality around the world. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employees are committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com.
For our latest news, please visithttp://newsroom.gehealthcare.com/http://newsroom.gehealthcare.com
GE Healthcare Shows Discovery IGS 730 and Innova IGS 520/530 Interventional Imaging Systems at ACC
26 March 2012
GE Healthcare Shows Discovery IGS 730 and Innova IGS 520/530 Interventional Imaging Systems at ACC
Recently FDA-Cleared Systems Provide Versatility, Advanced Imaging for Interventional Cardiology Procedures in the OR
CHICAGO – March 26, 2012 – GE Healthcare unveiled two recently FDA-cleared systems aimed at providing versatility and advanced imaging for interventional cardiology at the American College of Cardiology (ACC)’s 61st Annual Scientific Session & Expo, March 24-27 in Chicago.
Specifically, GE highlighted its recently FDA-cleared Discovery* IGS 730 system, the first interventional X-ray system designed to capture the advantages of both floor- and ceiling-mounted systems. Initially introduced last fall, the Discovery system was designed to address the trade-off departments have historically needed to make between ceiling- and floor-mounted systems, eliminating the need to compromise on patient access and image quality. The Discovery IGS 730 is a revolution in imaging. It is neither floor- nor ceiling-mounted, but enables full patient access without the need to suspend the system above the patient. It has the mobility of a C-arm with the power and image quality of a fixed system. This laser-guided, motorized mobile gantry creates an interventional environment without boundaries. It allows complete access to the patient and unlimited parking capability, while creating sterility for a flexible and secure OR environment. The unique gantry comes with a new wide bore design, which allows for steep angles, ease in 3D acquisition, especially for large patients.
GE will also introduce the FDA-approved Innova* IGS 520/530 with the OR option to expand the use of its Innova imaging system in the hybrid OR setting. Thanks to a specifically designed table and accessories, the Innova IGS 520/530 OR enables both transcatheter and open surgical procedures in the one room.
GE will also introduce the FDA-approved Innova* IGS 520/530 with the OR option to expand the use of its Innova imaging system in the hybrid OR setting. Thanks to a specifically designed table and accessories, the Innova IGS 520/530 OR enables both transcatheter and open surgical procedures in the one room.
GE is also highlighting its Innova HeartVision solution to help support device localization and guidance during structural heart procedures, especially TAVR procedures. The HeartVision function fuses in real time 2D X-ray images and 3D models, such as the 3D cardiac model, from multiple modalities. It can be synchronized with ECG gating and can help compensate for patient heart and respiratory motion throughout the procedure for quality treatment. Innova HeartVision can reduce procedure time and dose, and increase physician confidence by providing the visual tools to make challenging interventions more accessible.
“Interventional cardiology procedures are becoming increasingly complex, and now may be performed in a variety of settings in the hospital, including the operating room. GE Healthcare is revolutionizing cardiac imaging with solutions that adapt to a wider array of environments,” said Reaz Rasul, General Manager, Interventional Cardiology, GE Healthcare - Detection & Guidance Solutions. “With the development of Discovery IGS 730 and Innova IGS 520/530 OR, we are arming physicians with solutions that combine cutting-edge imaging with greater versatility to meet more clinical needs.”
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our broad expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies, performance improvement and performance solutions services help our customers to deliver better care to more people around the world at a lower cost. In addition, we partner with healthcare leaders, striving to leverage the global policy change necessary to implement a successful shift to sustainable healthcare systems.
Our “healthymagination” vision for the future invites the world to join us on our journey as we continuously develop innovations focused on reducing costs, increasing access and improving quality around the world. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employees are committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at www.gehealthcare.com.
For our latest news, please visithttp://newsroom.gehealthcare.com/http://newsroom.gehealthcare.com
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Photoshop CS6 Beta Now Available on Adobe Labs
Photoshop CS6 Beta Now Available on Adobe Labs
For immediate release
First Major Release since April 2010 Packed with New Features and Huge Performance Enhancements
SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 22, 2012 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 beta, a preview of what’s to come in the next release of the industry standard in digital imaging, is available as a free download from Adobe Labs. Customers can download the beta, try out the experience and provide feedback to the product team. Packed with groundbreaking new innovations,featuresand incredible performance enhancements, Photoshop CS6 beta is available for the Mac OS and Microsoft® Windows® platforms. The final release is expected in the first half of 2012.
“Photoshop CS6 will be a milestone release that pushes the boundaries of imaging innovation with incredible speed and performance,” said Winston Hendrickson, vice president products, Creative Media Solutions, Adobe. “We couldn’t wait to share this beta of Photoshop CS6 with our customers and are looking forward to hearing from them and seeing the ways they are incorporating the beta into their daily creative workflows.”
New Features in Photoshop CS6 Beta
Photoshop CS6 beta demonstrates Adobe’s focus on huge performance enhancements, imaging magic and creativity tools that offer customers a new experience in digital imaging. Key features include new additions to the Content-Aware tools: Content-Aware Patch allows greater control by letting users select and duplicate an area of an image to fill in or “patch” another, and Content-Aware Move lets users select and magically move an object to a new place in the image.
Photoshop CS6 beta demonstrates Adobe’s focus on huge performance enhancements, imaging magic and creativity tools that offer customers a new experience in digital imaging. Key features include new additions to the Content-Aware tools: Content-Aware Patch allows greater control by letting users select and duplicate an area of an image to fill in or “patch” another, and Content-Aware Move lets users select and magically move an object to a new place in the image.
In addition, the Photoshop CS6 beta offers all the features of Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, such as new 3D editing features and quantitative imaging analysis capabilities. These features will be included in the shipping version of Photoshop CS6 Extended when it becomes available.
Pricing and Availability
The Photoshop CS6 beta is available immediately as a free download in English and Japanese. At installation, users will be required to provide an Adobe ID to complete a one-time login and online product activation. For information on how to install Photoshop CS6 beta, visitwww.adobe.com/go/photoshopcs6. Customers can submit feedback via the Photoshop CS6 beta forum. Users can also connect with the Photoshop team via thecommunity-powered site; on Facebook; YouTube;Photoshop.com blog; or via Twitter.
The Photoshop CS6 beta is available immediately as a free download in English and Japanese. At installation, users will be required to provide an Adobe ID to complete a one-time login and online product activation. For information on how to install Photoshop CS6 beta, visitwww.adobe.com/go/photoshopcs6. Customers can submit feedback via the Photoshop CS6 beta forum. Users can also connect with the Photoshop team via thecommunity-powered site; on Facebook; YouTube;Photoshop.com blog; or via Twitter.
Adobe Photoshop Family
Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Extended are at the heart of the Photoshop family, joined by solutions for users at every level who want to bring out the best in their digital images either at home, in the office or on the go. Coupled with Adobe Photoshop, the recently released Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® 4 addresses the workflow needs of amateur and professional photographers, helping them create, manage and showcase images in impactful ways. Adobe Photoshop Elements provides consumers with powerful yet easy-to-use tools that organize, edit, create and share photos memories. For mobile devices, the Adobe Photoshop Touch app transforms images with core Photoshop features custom-built for tablets; and Photoshop Express is a free app for simple photo fixes and enhancements, and sharing to social networks.
Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Extended are at the heart of the Photoshop family, joined by solutions for users at every level who want to bring out the best in their digital images either at home, in the office or on the go. Coupled with Adobe Photoshop, the recently released Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® 4 addresses the workflow needs of amateur and professional photographers, helping them create, manage and showcase images in impactful ways. Adobe Photoshop Elements provides consumers with powerful yet easy-to-use tools that organize, edit, create and share photos memories. For mobile devices, the Adobe Photoshop Touch app transforms images with core Photoshop features custom-built for tablets; and Photoshop Express is a free app for simple photo fixes and enhancements, and sharing to social networks.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
News Release from GE Healthcare
14 March 2012
“The long term objective of this collaboration is to scale these activities to other GE product areas and use the lab as a worldwide hub for all Intel technologies and expertise,” said Michelle Tinsley, general manager of Intel’s Intelligent Systems Group. “As leaders in our respective industries, Intel and GE Healthcare aim to bring truly innovative technologies to the medical imaging industry.”
As part of the collaboration, GE Healthcare and Intel will provide technology and expertise support. In addition, GE Healthcare will provide hosting and operational management for the facility.
“This is an exciting collaboration between two global companies who are industry leaders in technology innovation,” said Mike Harsh, GE Vice President and GE Healthcare Chief Technology Officer. “The hope is that this partnership between GE and Intel will lead to the development of affordable and advanced healthcare technologies that ultimately will bring better healthcare to more people around the world.”
GE Healthcare and Intel to Establish Companies’ First Joint Technology Evaluation Laboratory in Israel
GE Healthcare and Intel to establish evaluation lab in Israel to align and optimize the companies' products.
14, March, 2012 Haifa, ISRAEL -- GE Healthcare, the healthcare division of General Electric and Intel Corporation announced today the creation of an evaluation lab in Israel in an effort to jointly test new technologies. The lab is located at the GE Healthcare premises in Tirat Carmel, in close proximity to the Intel R&D center in Haifa, with managers and employees from both companies leading the activities in the collaboration. The lab will focus on aligning and optimizing the companies’ products, such as Intel’s microprocessor technologies and GE Healthcare’s healthcare products, including ultrasound diagnostic imaging systems.
“The long term objective of this collaboration is to scale these activities to other GE product areas and use the lab as a worldwide hub for all Intel technologies and expertise,” said Michelle Tinsley, general manager of Intel’s Intelligent Systems Group. “As leaders in our respective industries, Intel and GE Healthcare aim to bring truly innovative technologies to the medical imaging industry.”
As part of the collaboration, GE Healthcare and Intel will provide technology and expertise support. In addition, GE Healthcare will provide hosting and operational management for the facility.
“This is an exciting collaboration between two global companies who are industry leaders in technology innovation,” said Mike Harsh, GE Vice President and GE Healthcare Chief Technology Officer. “The hope is that this partnership between GE and Intel will lead to the development of affordable and advanced healthcare technologies that ultimately will bring better healthcare to more people around the world.”
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