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Image: The Galeo Pro line guidewire with stainless steel core (Photo courtesy of BIOTRONIK).

New Guidewires Navigate Complex Vasculature with Ease

A new line of guidewires features a stainless steel core that allows the treatment of multiple lesions using only one guidewire. More...
29 Jul 2013

Shorter Surgical Shifts Result in Less Training

The restriction of work shifts for general surgery residents to a maximum of 16 hours has resulted in reduced operative experience, according to a new study. More...
24 Jul 2013

Combinational Technology Leads Interventional Cancer Therapies

Traditional surgical techniques are now increasingly being replaced by minimally invasive image-guided interventional oncology combinational technologies procedures. More...
24 Jul 2013

First 3D-Guided Breast Biopsy Performed in the United States

3D-guided biopsies allow the localization and accurate targeting of regions of interest using 3D mammography, which creates a comprehensive reconstruction of the breast, giving radiologists the ability to identify specific abnormalities that can be difficult to detect with conventional screening techniques. More...
24 Jul 2013

Turnover Technique Aids Hand Tendon Reconstruction

A novel tendon lengthening technique avoids the additional morbidity and complications associated with grafting, transfers, and two stage reconstructions. More...
24 Jul 2013
Image: The TYRX AIGISRx R Resorbable Antibacterial Envelope (Photo courtesy of TYRX).

Antibacterial Envelope Protects Cardiac Implants

A fully resorbable antibacterial envelope provides a safe environment for cardiac implantable electronic devices until they are acclimated by the body. More...
23 Jul 2013
Image: The DESolve Novolimus eluting bioresorbable coronary scaffold system (Photo courtesy of Elixir Medical).

Bioresorbable Coronary Scaffold Promotes Vascular Restoration

A novel bioresorbable coronary scaffold is designed to degrade in about one year, returning the patients’ coronary vessel to its normal de novo state. More...
21 Jul 2013
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