PoleStar N-10 From Odin Medical Technologies Improves Brain Tumor Surgery.Business Editors and Health/Medical/Feature Writers NEWTON, Mass.--(BW HealthWire)--May 7, 2001 A breakthrough in intraoperative Medical Resonance Imaging (iMRI) technology is offering new hope to the more than 185,000 men, women and children in the United States who are diagnosed each year with a brain tumor. Called the PoleStar(TM) N-10, the device allows neurosurgeons to take MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. scans in a standard operating room and pinpoint brain tumors with unprecedented clarity, enabling them to treat tumors that just a few years ago may have been considered "inoperable inoperable /in·op·er·a·ble/ (in-op´er-ah-b'l) not susceptible to treatment by surgery. in·op·er·a·ble adj. Unsuitable for a surgical procedure. ." By using PoleStar's real-time images of the brain before, during and after a surgical procedure, physicians have up-to-date information that can confirm complete removal of the targeted tumor before the patient leaves the operating room. PoleStar's new vision also allows physicians access to current images that account for "brain shifts" during surgery. Prior to intraoperative MRI, neurosurgeons relied on brain scans taken before the surgery. Brain Tumor Awareness Week on May 6-12, 2001, marks a public information campaign to increase awareness and understanding of brain tumor disease. According to experts, PoleStar N-10 iMRI technology plays an important role in improving the overall management of these conditions. "I think that the time for intraoperative MRI has truly come, and Polestar technology can really bring intraoperative MRI to the mainstream of neurosurgery neurosurgery /neu·ro·sur·gery/ (noor´o-sur?jer-e) surgery of the nervous system. neu·ro·sur·ger·y n. Surgery on any part of the nervous system. ," says Gene Barnett, MD, director of the Cleveland Clinic Brain Tumor Center and one of the first PoleStar users. "It allows us to take the standard of care up a notch and perform better, safer surgery. I think the average person would really care if they were having brain surgery." For patients, the PoleStar gives them the peace of mind knowing that their surgery is truly complete. Other benefits include quicker recovery time, shorter hospital stays, fewer complications and less potential for recurrence. The PoleStar is currently available in five medical centers around the United States: Beth Israel Medical Center Beth Israel Medical Center is a hospital in New York City. It has four major locations providing health services. It acts as University Hospital and Manhattan Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. (New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ), The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital Health care The major teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School, widely regarded as one of the best health care centers in the world (Boston), MCP (1) See Microsoft certification. (2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C). Hahnemann University/Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia), and University Hospital/New Jersey Medical School (Newark). Odin Medical Technologies, Ltd. develops, manufactures and commercializes intraoperative MR Imaging systems designed to improve neurosurgical interventions with a special focus on minimally invasive procedures. Located in Newton, MA, Odin Medical Technologies, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the Israeli-based Company. For more information, log on to www.odinmed.com. |
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