Technologies foster better, more efficient care with improvements in image quality, dose management and clinician workflow
CHICAGO--28 November 2010-- Increasing access. Improving quality and efficiency. Lowering costs. When GE launched its healthymagination initiative last year, these were the long-term goals and at RSNA 2010, GE Healthcare will highlight a variety of technologies developed to support this strategy and help improve patient care worldwide.
* Vscan, a pocket-sized, easy-to-use device, for point-of-care imaging, will enable fully trained clinicians in Africa, to increase access to healthcare and help provide more rapid diagnoses by enhancing the physical examination in a rural/urban setting
* The 10 Vscan units will be destined for deployment in selected hospitals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
DENVER, CO, Oct. 25, 2010 ― GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) reinforces its commitment to women's health through the lineup of its ultrasound products on display at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine's 66th annual meeting in Denver, Colorado on October 23rd through the 27th (exhibit 575).
PRINCETON, NJ -- July 12, 2010 -- GE Healthcare Medical Diagnostics today announced the market reintroduction of Optison™ (Perflutren Protein-Type A Microspheres Injectable Suspension, USP), a diagnostic ultrasound contrast agent for use in select echocardiograms. Optison is indicated for use in patients with suboptimal echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricle and to improve the delineation of the left ventricular endocardial borders. The safety and efficacy of Optison with exercise stress or pharmacologic stress testing have not been established.
Innovative ultrasound device takes inaugural "Breakthrough Technology Award"
WAUWATOSA, WI, June 18, 2010 -- GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) is pleased to announce that its innovative, pocket-sized, ultrasound device called the Vscan was named the winner in the Breakthrough Technology Award category of the American Technology Awards. The awards are organized by the foundation of TechAmerica, a technology industry trade association. The announcement was made Wednesday at the foundation's Eighth Annual Technology and Government dinner in Washington, D.C.
GE Healthcare, a business unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today a commitment to reduce the average energy consumption of new ultrasound products by 25 percent by 2012*. With support from the European Union (EU) Commission, GE Healthcare and a group of ten other medical device manufacturers within the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT industry (COCIR), have proactively committed to a self-regulatory initiative for the energy efficient design of medical imaging equipment.
GE showcases ultrasound innovations and healthymagination at AIUM 2010 convention
SAN DIEGO, CA, MARCH 24, 2010 ― GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) today announced that an important new feature has been added to its LOGIQ E9 platform; elastography. The enhanced device is on display at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine's (AIUM) 2010 Annual Convention in San Diego (booth 301).
LOGIQ E9's new volume navigation feature includes electromagnetic needle tip sensor for improved guidance accuracy
TAMPA, FL., MARCH 15, 2010 ― GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) today announced an important new onboard feature to its LOGIQ E9 platform -- needle tracking powered by GE's innovative Volume Navigation capability. The enhanced device is on display at the Society for Interventional Radiology's 35th Annual Scientific Meeting (booth 620).
