March 31, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill., March 31, 2008 – According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease ranks as America’s No. 1 killer, with an average of one death every 37 seconds. Poor eating habits, lack of exercise and the obesity epidemic have contributed to the surge of Americans with cardiac issues. To address this nationwide crisis, the medical community has stepped up by developing holistic cardiology solutions that not only provide earlier and better detection, but also enable doctors to treat cardiac patients with less invasive surgery. More
March 17, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 17, 2008 – New research released at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, D.C., this week, holds promise of a new interventional imaging capability using advanced robotics provided by Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare), to improve the value of chemoembolization in treating cancer. More
February 15, 2008
Siemens announces that Artis zeego®, initially revealed to the public at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in November 2007, has received FDA 510(k) clearance. The newest member of the Artis zee® family is the latest first-to-market innovation from Siemens, delivering robotic-assisted positioning capability for interventions in both radiology and cardiology, as well as the developing OR environment. More