WAUKESHA, Wis. and CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002--GE Medical Systems announced that it has added several enhancements to its industry-leading Signa(R) OpenSpeed(TM) and Signa Ovation(TM) open magnetic resonance (MR) scanners. New software and hardware packages will extend the clinical capabilities of the two systems, enabling high-resolution studies on a broader range of patients.
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WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today announced that it has received 510(k) market clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the GE Innova(TM) 4100. This large-format digital flat panel X-ray system, the first of its kind, provides detailed, real-time fluoroscopic images of human anatomy for interventional radiological procedures that require exacting precision.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. and ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2002--
Companies To Develop Digital CAD Product For Lung Cancer Detection
GE Medical Systems today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Deus Technologies, LLC to develop a new, digital computer-aided detection (CAD) product for lung cancer for use on GE's suite of digital radiography (DR) X-ray systems.
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DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2002--Duke University Medical Center is the first medical institution to complete 15,000 scans on a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner, an imaging technology that allows physicians and technologists to detect and treat some of the most serious health problems in oncology, neurology and cardiology.
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CHICAGO and MILWAUKEE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2002---
Food and Drug Administration clearance received on small, unobtrusive, device that records heart activity as patients go about their normal,
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Now patients can keep accurate readings of their heart activity with one of the smallest, lightest monitors available. GE has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for a new lightweight recording device that unobtrusively monitors patients' heart activity as they go about daily tasks at home and on the job.
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More than 60 million Americans have one or more types of cardiovascular disease, and each year approximately 3.4 million people have cardiac catheterization procedures.
Now, there are major technology advancements and imaging tools that have the potential to be the future front-end of the cath lab - e-Speed and LightSpeed(16) CT platforms, along with a comprehensive suite of cardiac applications from GE Medical Systems.