Radiation and workflow concerns addressed in new Shimadzu angiography system

The Shimadzu Trinias SCORE Opera F12 angiography system (unveiled at RSNA 2022) has dose lowering technologies and automation to speed workflow.

The Shimadzu Trinias SCORE Opera F12 angiography system unveiled at RSNA 2022 has dose lowering technologies and automation to speed workflow. 

To address radiation concerns by interventionalists and to help speed workflows in cath labs, Shimadzu released new AI features and single button push features for table and C-arm movement. 

FDA makes clearance easier for cardiac device implant simulation software

An example of virtual pulmonary valve implant planning software showing a virtual transcatheter pulmonary valve with measurements implnated in the virtual anatomy of a congenital heart patient. This was part of a training class at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2022 meeting.
An example of virtual pulmonary valve implant planning software. It shows a virtual transcatheter pulmonary valve with measurements implanted in the virtual anatomy of a congenital heart patient for pre-procedural planning. This is a screen shot from a training class at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) 2022 meeting.

The FDA is reclassifying interventional cardiovascular implant simulation software into the class II (special controls) regulatory category, which will make it easier for the technology to pass regulatory approval.