Industry leaders combine specialties to offer customers expanded capability, improved workflow in interventional suites
Waukesha, WI - April 18, 2011 - GE Healthcare has renewed its collaborative relationship with STERIS Corporation, a recognized leader in surgical technologies, to continue offering interventional suites optimized with products from both companies. Combining the companies' leading-edge technologies provides physicians with a unified system for imaging and surgical procedures in integrated and hybrid operating rooms.
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- Optima* PET/CT 560 provides high productivity and a patient friendly experience with low dose and superb image quality
- Featuring a full uninterrupted 2 meter body scan, the Optima PET/CT 560 can save up to 15 minutes per exam by eliminating patient repositioning
- Latest GE innovation offers investment protection and ongoing value with a direct upgrade to scale the system to changing needs
- Operator friendly workflow is well suited for first time users of PET/CT
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WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN -- April 14, 2011 -- GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) today announced it has acquired the assets of Steady State Imaging (SSI), a Minneapolis based company that develops novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology. The terms of agreement were not disclosed.
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Analytics technology enhances GE's ability to help customers proactively optimize industrial process efficiency and reliability
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA April 11, 2011 GE Intelligent Platforms today announced the acquisition of technology assets from CSense Systems (Pty) Ltd. of Pretoria, South Africa. This acquisition expands GE's Proficy® Software Platform analytic capabilities, increasing asset performance for customers as they gain critical insight into their operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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- Designed for use on Optima MR450w 1.5T wide bore scanner, new surface coils act like "ears" that receive radio frequency energy from the body
- Designed for patient comfort, GEM Suite features ergonomic design, flexible lightweight material, padding and comfort tilt positioning to match the anatomy of the patient
- Offers technologists up to 38% less weight to handle, making patient positioning faster and easier
- Variable element design is tailored to receive signals from specific parts of the patient's anatomy
Waukesha, Wisconsin April 7, 2011
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Monaco, 6th April, 2011-- Today, GE Healthcare, along with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and two renowned key opinion leaders within the sports medicine field, presented findings at a thought leadership event to address the importance of leading medical technologies that can help doctors recognize risks for sudden cardiac death and musculoskeletal injuries before they happen. This thought leadership event is being held prior to the start of the IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport in Monaco, 7-9 April.
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Deep Clinical Tools Can Help Enable Faster Diagnoses in New Collaboration
NEW ORLEANS -- April 5, 2011 -- GE Healthcare IT, a global leader in healthcare information technology, and TomTec Imaging Systems, a proven leader in cardiovascular ultrasound analysis, are working together to deliver enhanced patient care.
Their collaboration will provide clinicians with advanced tools for review of echocardiography and vascular images, and could enhance the speed and accuracy of diagnosis within the non-invasive cardiovascular clinical space.