Cardiovascular Institute of the South and Toshiba Present Interventions Using CT for Planning at TCT.Toshiba Sponsors Live Interventional Procedures Performed by Cardiovascular cardiovascular /car·dio·vas·cu·lar/ (-vas´ku-ler) pertaining to the heart and blood vessels. car·di·o·vas·cu·lar adj. Abbr. Institute of the South Using the Aquilion 16 CFX CFX Command Field Exercise CFX Combined Field Exercise CFX Congregationum Fratrorum Xaverianorum (Latin: Congregation of Xaverian Brothers (Roman Catholic religious order) CFX China France Express CFX Compact Form Factor
Who: In collaboration with Toshiba, physicians at the
Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) will perform
at least two interventional procedures using CT data from
an Aquilion(TM) 16 CFX, a 16 x 0.5mm multislice CT
scanner, for interventional planning in the cath lab.
Toshiba America Medical Systems -- an innovative leader in
diagnostic imaging -- markets, sells and services
diagnostic imaging systems and coordinates clinical
diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the
United States.
Toshiba is an exhibitor (Booth #1225) at the 2004
Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), sponsored
by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, held at the
Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., from
Sept. 27 through Oct. 1, 2004.
Cardiovascular Institute of the South is one of the United
States' largest, most comprehensive and most advanced
centers for the nonsurgical and surgical treatment of
heart and vascular disease.
What: Toshiba has been an innovative pioneer in addressing
peripheral arterial disease with its clinical partners for
the planning and follow-up of all their interventional
procedures, significantly reducing the need for invasive
diagnostic angiography. This routine clinical use of CT
has led to faster and more accurate diagnoses and planning
for the intervention.
When/Where: View the procedures, which will be broadcast live via
satellite, in the Toshiba booth on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at
3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
About Toshiba With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities Modalities The factors and circumstances that cause a patient's symptoms to improve or worsen, including weather, time of day, effects of food, and similar factors. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., an independent group company of Toshiba Corp., is a world leader in the development of medical imaging equipment, with a product line-up that includes CT, MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. , nuclear medicine, ultrasound ultrasound or sonography, in medicine, technique that uses sound waves to study and treat hard-to-reach body areas. In scanning with ultrasound, high-frequency sound waves are transmitted to the area of interest and the returning echoes recorded , and both conventional and vascular vascular /vas·cu·lar/ (vas´ku-ler) 1. pertaining to vessels, particularly blood vessels. 2. indicative of a copious blood supply. vas·cu·lar adj. X-ray systems. Toshiba Corp. is a leader in information and communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. , electronic components, consumer products, and power systems. Toshiba has 161,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of over $53 billion. |
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