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Catheter Defined

A flexible, tubular surgical instrument. Used in body cavities or vessels for the removal or insertion of fluids.

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Virtual Cystoscopy

Published September 5, 2008, 10:14 am, Medical News Today

UroToday.com - Bladder cancer is one of the common urological malignancies, with the need for life-long follow-up. It represents 4.5% of new cancer diagnoses. The gold-standard of current diagnosis, as well as follow-up involves direct visualisation of the bladder mucosa with the use of a flexible/rigid cystoscopy.

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New EkoSonic™ Endovascular System With Rapid Pulse™ Modulation Technology 4 Times Faster Than Conventional ...

Published September 5, 2008, 9:14 am, Medical News Today

EKOS Corporation announced the launch of the EkoSonic™ Endovascular System (EkoSonic ES) with Rapid Pulse Modulation (RPM) for the dissolution of vascular blood clots. EkoSonic ES is the only endovascular system that can deliver microsonic energy and thrombolytic drugs simultaneously, providing a safer, faster and more complete way to remove clots by accelerating dissolution.

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Perioperative Anesthetic And Analgesic Management Of Newborn Bladder Exstrophy Repair

Published September 5, 2008, 8:14 am, Medical News Today

UroToday.com - The group from Johns Hopkins reviewed their perioperative management of newborn infants undergoing bladder exstrophy reconstruction between November 1999 and October 2006. They identified 23 newborn infants who underwent reconstructive exstrophy surgery utilizing a combined epidural and general anesthetic technique.

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First Guiding Catheter To Successfully Enable Administration Of Medicine Directly To The Coronary Artery Throughout ...

Published September 5, 2008, 7:15 am, Medical News Today

Hadasit, the technology transfer company of Hadassah Medical Organization, announced today the successful pre-clinical testing of a prototype of the Double Lumen PCI Guiding Catheter for use in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Unlike today's conventional catheters, the Double Lumen PCI Guiding Catheter has two lumens rather than one.

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AVA Meeting To Focus On Ultrasound Usage In Vascular Access

Published September 5, 2008, 6:16 am, Medical News Today

The upcoming annual conference of the Association for Vascular Access (AVA) will include several presentations on ultrasound-guided placement of central venous catheters and peripherally inserted central catheters.

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Flexible Robotic Retrograde Renoscopy: Description Of Novel Robotic Device And Preliminary Laboratory Experience

Published September 5, 2008, 5:17 am, Medical News Today

UroToday.com - Robot assisted surgery is here to stay and will increasingly play a role in endoscopic surgery. The Cleveland Clinic group describes a steerable, ureteral catheter system that accommodates a flexible ureteroscope. This allows intuitive navigation of the intra-renal collecting system with adequate visualization of 98% of the calices in ten live pig kidneys.

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At Risk For Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key So You Can Circulate Better

Published September 5, 2008, 4:16 am, Medical News Today

Ten million Americans have peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and research shows that the highest risk populations include African-Americans (twice as likely to develop clogged leg arteries), seniors (12-20 percent develop PAD) and diabetics (one in three who are over the age of 50 develop PAD).

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Society Of Interventional Radiology, SIR Foundation Offer 2009 Awards, Scholarships

Published September 5, 2008, 4:16 am, Medical News Today

Applications are now being accepted by the Society of Interventional Radiology and the SIR Foundation for several awards and scholarships for residents, fellows, medical students and interventional radiologists who are in the beginning years of practice and who want to share their research during SIR's 34th Annual Scientific Meeting March 7-12, 2009, in San Diego.

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The Role Played By Drug-Eluting Stents In Reducing Mortality In AMI

Published September 5, 2008, 3:15 am, Medical News Today

The safety debate about drug-eluting stents (DES) is still ongoing. In these times of uncertainty about DES safety, the study has shown that DES markedly improve long-term survival compared to modern bare-metal stents (BMS) implantation in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

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At Risk for Peripheral Arterial Disease? Simple Quiz Provides Key so You Can Circulate Better

Published September 4, 2008, 8:09 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! News

Interventional Radiologists Recommend That African-Americans, Seniors, Diabetics Take Online Quiz, Get Screened During September PAD Awareness Month

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