Optical Coherence Tomography Market to Top $800 Million by 2012

NASHUA, N.H., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a unique imaging modality that is fast becoming the most successful optics technology to date in the field of disease diagnostics. Invented at MIT in the early 1990s and first commercialized for medical imaging applica...

Horse Heart Coherence May Be Key To Non-invasive Stress Detection

A horse’s heart rhythms reflect their emotional state and can respond to the emotional state of a nearby human, according to a pilot study conducted by Alliant International University Professor Ellen Gehrke //and the Institute of HeartMath. When in contact, a horse’s heart rate may mirror a h...

OCT - Optical Coherence Tomography - the buzzword in cardiology

The latest in cardiology is OCT, which expands into Optical Coherence Tomography. This breakthrough has made many cardiologists sit up and take notice and is revolutionizing angioplasty. This has been developed by Dr. Brett Bouma an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School who has used ...

Volcano Achieves Major Milestone in Japan Direct Sales Initiative With Signing of Termination Agreement With Goodman

...well as the products in our pipeline, such as image-guided therapy, Optical coherence Tomography (OCT), Forward-Looking IVUS and Impact micro-catheters. By going... flow guide wires and is developing a line of ultra-high resolution Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) and Forward-Looking IVUS systems and catheters. Currently,...

Will individuals with Alzheimer's disease benefit from cataract surgery?

...of AD. They will test changes in the thickness of the retina, a part of the eye that is an extension of the brain. Using a technology called optical coherence tomography (OCT), they will track changes in the retinal thickness of these patients over six months to determine if there is a connection with AD. ...

QLT announces 12-month results from Novartis sponsored MONT BLANC study evaluating standard-fluence Visudyne(R) combination therapy

...ssessment of central retinal thickness (CRT) (increase of greater than or equal to 100 (micro)m), presence of subretinal fluid, as assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), presence of new subretinal hemorrhage as assessed by ophthalmoscopic examination, presence of CNV leakage as assessed by fluorescein...

Market Scope Expects Retina Pharmaceutical Industry to Top $3.5 Billion by 2014

...ces in diagnostic equipment have laid the groundwork for better diagnosis and monitoring of retinal disease. This is most evident in the new optical coherence technology (OCT) devices that have dramatically improved image resolution and provided real-time cross-sectional images of retinal tissues. Carl Zeiss...

Volcano Announces OCT Activities at EuroPCR 2009

...hlights its technology leadership position in the emerging field of Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) at the EuroPCR conference in Barcelona, Spain. Volcan... flow guide wires and is developing a line of ultra-high resolution Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) and Forward Looking IVUS systems and catheters. Currently,...

LightLab Imaging Introduces World's Highest Resolution OCT System for Intracoronary Imaging at EuroPCR 2009

...LightLab Imaging Inc., the pioneer and leader in the development of Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) for vascular and other applications, today announced the l...ghtLab Imaging Inc. is the pioneer and leader in the development of Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) for vascular and other applications. With a proprietary pl...

Volcano Corporation Presentation at JMP Conference to be Webcast

...o provides functional measurement (FM) consoles and single-use pressure and flow guide wires and is developing a line of ultra-high resolution Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) systems and catheters. Currently, more than 4,200 Volcano IVUS and FM systems are installed worldwide and approximately half of Volca...

Coherence in Medical Technology

vProtect(TM) Luminal Shield Stabilizes Vulnerable Plaque

...col using a variety of imaging techniques: multi-slice CT, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), IVUS-virtual histology (IVUS-VH), angiography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Additional details on the SECRITT I study methodology can be found in a case study published recently in Nature Reviews Cardiology ...

Long Term Data Presented at EuroPCR 2009 from Randomized Study Attest to Durability of Results of OrbusNeich's Genous(TM) Bio-engineered R stent(TM) Compared to Drug-Eluting Stents

...any's bioabsorbable stent program was presented by Robert Cottone, vice president of intellectual property and technologies. Angiographic and optical coherence tomography (OCT) imagery were reviewed illustrating the new stent platform's deliverability, design features, and vessel scaffolding. "The nature of...

Abbott Advances Its Revolutionary Fully Bioabsorbable Drug Eluting Stent With Initiation of Next Phase of Clinical Trial

...essful deployment of the system. Other key endpoints of the study include imaging assessments by angiography, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and other state-of-the-art invasive and non-invasive imaging modalities at six months, one year and two years. Abbott's bioabs...

The Lancet Publishes Two-Year Results of Abbott's Fully Bioabsorbable Drug Eluting Stent

... or cardiac death. Bioabsorption of the stent at two years after implantation, as confirmed by an assessment of the stent struts using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Restoration of vasomotion (ability of the blood vessel to contract and expand) was observed at two years, with the drug acet...

12-Month ATLANTA Trial Data Show Sustained Benefit of Catania(TM) Stent in Treatment of De Novo Coronary Lesions

...immediately after stent implantation and at 6-month follow-up. Further analysis of 1,904 cross sections (19,028 struts) by investigators using Optimal coherence Tomography at baseline and again at 6-month follow-up in a subset of 15 randomly selected patients revealed complete endothelialization and 99.5 perce...

Volcano's VH(R) IVUS Technology Used in Imaging Study of GlaxoSmithKline's Novel Investigational Compound, Darapladib

...o provides functional measurement (FM) consoles and single-use pressure and flow guide wires and is developing a line of ultra-high resolution Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) and Forward Looking IVUS systems and catheters. Currently, more than 3,500 Volcano IVUS and FM systems are installed worldwide, with ...

Volcano Announces Participation in SATURN Clinical Trial Sponsored by AstraZeneca

...- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC), a leading manufacturer and developer of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), functional measurement (FM) and Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) products designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular disease, announced today participation i...

OXiGENE Announces a Poster Presentation Highlighting Results from its Study of ZYBRETSTAT CA4P in Myopic Macular Degeneration (Study MMD-213) at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

...d Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual function (visual acuity). Secondary variables included fluorescein angiography and optical coherence tomography (OCT). All efficacy variables were evaluated by a masked grader. Safety was assessed via vital signs, laboratory tests, slit-lamp biomicros...

Studies of Drug Resistance May Lead to Individual Therapy for Rare Cancers

...or providing guidance on malaria technical issues and program interventions; assisting in country programs, program facilitation, policy coordination, coherence and implementation among all U.S. Government (USG) agencies and other recipients of USG funds for malaria prevention and treatment. The goal of t...

Coherence in Medical Products

RTVue-100 Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Description: RTVue is an ultra-high speed, high resolution optical coherence tonometry (OCT) retina scanner used for retina imaging and analysis. It is based on the next generation Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence technology just emerging from clinical research in the last two years. The ultra-high speed an...
Company:Optovue Corporation

STRATUS OCT Optical Coherence Tomography

Description: The STRATUSOCT is a diagnostic imaging device that provides direct cross sectional images of the retina for objective measurement and subjective clinical evaluation in the detection of glaucoma and retinal diseases. The STRATUSOCT images and analyzes macular thickness, the retinal nerve fiber layer...
Company:Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.

Safe-Cross RF System

Description:...tates the placement of percutaneous intervention devices to cross and recanalize total occlusions. The Safe-Cross system is a marriage of the Optical coherence Reflectometry (OCR) Forward-looking guidance technology and controlled Radio Frequency (RF) energy....
Company:Kensey Nash Corporation

Visante OCT Anterior Segment Imaging and Biometry

Description:...Stratus OCT system. Now, with the introduction of the Visante OCT system, this same expertise is being applied to high-resolution, non-contact optical coherence tomography customized for the anterior segment....
Company:Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.

AXIS II

Description:... Improve your refractive outcome, with AXIS II precision biometry A-scan. Biometry clinically proven as accurate as partial coherence interferometry while not limited by dense media....
Company:Quantel Medical, Inc.

Spectral OCT/SLO

Description:... OTI's new Spectral system is a combination Spectral Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) and Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (SLO) system that provid...vide images with a resolution of 5-6 microns. The unique dual optical coherence tomography (OCT) and SLO imaging of OTI's system provides a confocal fundus...
Company:OTI Ophthalmic Technologies Inc.

OLCR Pachmeter

Description:... The first of an exciting new range of products from Haag-Streit utilising OLCR (Optical Low coherence Reflectometry) technology, our Slitlamp-mounted* Pachymeter offers an unbeatable accuracy and reproducibility of 1m and this non-contact. This ...
Company:Haag-Streit International

AXIS II PR Post Refractive

Features:... Precision A-Scan - Biometry clinically proven as accurate as partial coherence interferometry while not limited by dense media1 Scleral spike discrimination software eliminates optic nerve scans Addresses the biometry cha...
Company:Quantel Medical, Inc.

Coherence in Medical Definition

Photomedicine

...rapy (PDT) for treatment of cancer and macular degeneration Free electron laser Laser hair removal Optical diagnostics, for example Optical coherence Tomography using infrared light of coronary plaques Confocal microscopy and fluorescence microscopy of in vivo tissue Diffuse reflectance spectr...

Coherence in Medical Dictionary

Retina

...ion is blurred. ... Retina and eye information for Tampa Bay, Florida ... A healthy retina is necessary for good visual acuity. ... Optical coherence Tomography - high-tech retina " ... ...

Coherence in Biological News

Lyncean Technologies Inc. receives $1.2 M from NCRR to develop new imaging technique

...been primarily developed at the x-ray beam lines in large synchrotrons, and it relies on a small point-like, monochromatic x-ray source to achieve the coherence necessary for the fringes. The DPCI technique has already demonstrated superior visualization of soft tissue in many publications. The Compact Light...

Climate change aims need to be better integrated

...tion. In the future, new challenges will be posed by the emergence of climate change adaptation policies across Europe. Climate policy integration and coherence will be essential in order to bring together the environmental, economic and social impacts of both adaptation and mitigation policies. A second re...

Scattered light rapidly detects tumor response to chemotherapy

...e Duke team's experiments were published in the February issue of Cancer Research . The light-scattering technology is known as angle-resolved low coherence interferometry (a/LCI). In this process, light is shined into a cell sample and sensors capture and analyze the light as it is scattered back. The tec...

TXOTX, coordinated international project to contribute to sustainability of the marine resources

...ternational agreements in these matters (UNCLOS, CCRF, UNIA, CMDS), aimed at contributing to the sustainability of marine resources, and should ensure coherence between the different European policies. The TXOTX project, thus, seeks to contribute to a coherent approach towards research directed at assessmen...

OSA's ISP launches with research on breathing disorders and congenital heart defects

...isions. Their technique, called anatomical optical coherence tomography (aOCT), can accurately measure the shap...d, and D. D. Sampson, "Applying anatomical optical coherence tomography to quantitative 3D imaging of the lower...optical techniques called "spectral-domain optical coherence tomography" and "spectral Doppler velocimetry" and...

12-month ATLANTA trial data show sustained benefit of Catania Stent

...mmediately after stent implantation and at 6-month follow-up. Further analysis of 1,904 cross sections (19,028 struts) by investigators using Optimal coherence Tomography at baseline and again at 6-month follow-up in a subset of 15 randomly selected patients revealed complete endothelialization and 99.5 perce...

New technique sees into tissue at greater depth, resolution

...essing the effects of anti-cancer agents on the blood vessels that nourish tumors. The Duke bioengineers combined tightly focused heat with optical coherence tomography (OCT), which has often been called the optical equivalent of ultrasound. OCT is commonly used in medical clinics where imaging at the highe...

Europe gets together to harness quantum physics

...m magnetism. The conference heard about how to build specific 'interactions' needed to build such simulation models in the laboratory, or how quantum coherence and its dynamics can be probed in low dimensional systems A forth focus was on Quantum Technologies and precision measurements. Remarkable progress ...

World-leading journal publishes special issue on UN/GA

...evelopment, achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), counter-terrorism and the reform agenda to renew the management, effectiveness and coherence of the UN. The report provides an overview of discussions on selected legal and environmental issues addressed by the session up to 16 November 200...

Sunbathing tree frogs' future under a cloud

...ew Gray, Curator of Herpetology at the museum, and Dr Richard Preziosi from The Faculty of Life Sciences, has started using a technique called Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) to investigate the properties of the tree frogs skin. This non-invasive technique, which does not cause harm or distress to the f...

Coherence in Biological Technology

Volcano Corp Announces First Human Use of the Volcano Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging Catheter

New imaging modality highlights Volcano commitment to intravascular imaging and opens up new clinical and research applications SAN DIEGO and BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Volcano Corporation (Nasdaq: VOLC ), a leading manufacturer and developer of intravascular ul...

Volcano Corporation Presentation At Canaccord Adams Conference To Be Webcast

...o provides functional measurement (FM) consoles and single-use pressure and flow guide wires and is developing a line of ultra-high resolution Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) and Forward-Looking IVUS systems and catheters. Currently, more than 4,400 Volcano IVUS and FM systems are installed worldwide, and m...

Results From Neurotech's NT-501 Phase 2 Retinitis Pigmentosa Studies Demonstrate Consistent Biological Effect on Photoreceptors

...p< 0.001 for the high dose group in each study), dose-dependent increase in retinal thickness involving photoreceptor layers as measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT). This statistically-significant effect has also been observed in a recently completed Phase 2 NT-501 study in patients with geograph...

Leading Refractive Eye Surgery Experts from Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory Educate Peers at ASCRS Annual Meeting

...er produces more accurate flaps than a mechanical keratome by comparing intraoperative subtraction pachymetry to postoperative anterior segment ocular coherence tomography (OCT) in eyes undergoing LASIK with either a mechanical keratome or a femtosecond laser. Dr. Manche's third study looked at pre-op pupil s...

Volcano Corporation Schedules First Quarter Conference Call, Webcast

...o provides functional measurement (FM) consoles and single-use pressure and flow guide wires and is developing a line of ultra-high resolution Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) systems and catheters. Currently, more than 4,000 Volcano IVUS and FM systems are installed worldwide, with approximately half of is ...

Frost & Sullivan Lauds Carl Zeiss Meditec for Dominating the OCT Market for Ophthalmic Applications

... market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Carl Zeiss Meditec with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for its optical coherence tomography (OCT) technology for ophthalmic applications. Carl Zeiss Meditec is a pioneer of OCT technology and has launched clinical tools that revolu...

Volcano Announces Closing of Axsun Technologies Acquisition

...ced acquisition of Axsun Technologies, Inc. Axsun is a leading developer and manufacturer of lasers and optical engines used in medical Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) imaging systems and advanced photonic components and subsystems used in other industrial applications. Under the terms of the ...

LightLab Imaging Leads Global Advancement of Intracoronary Imaging

...icantly increase the Company's leadership position in intravascular optical coherence tomography, or OCT. OCT is a new high-resolution, high-speed imaging modal...ghtLab Imaging Inc. is the pioneer and leader in the development of Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) for vascular and other applications. With a proprietary ...

CeloNova BioSciences Commercializes CATANIA(TM) Coronary Stent With NanoThin Polyzene(R)-F in Europe and Middle East

...mmediately after stent implantation and at 6-month follow-up. Further analysis of 1,904 cross sections (19,028 struts) by investigators using Optimal coherence Tomography at baseline and again at 6-month follow-up in a subset of 15 randomly selected patients revealed complete endothelialization and 99.5 perce...

Volcano Corporation Schedules Third Quarter Conference Call, Webcast

...o provides functional measurement (FM) consoles and single-use pressure and flow guide wires and is developing a line of ultra-high resolution Optical coherence Tomography (OCT) systems and catheters. Currently, more than 3,500 Volcano IVUS and FM systems are installed worldwide, with approximately half of its...

Coherence in Biological Definition

Thomas Hunt Morgan

...ience of genetics. Nobel prize winner Eric Kandel has written of Morgan, "Much as Darwin's insights into the evolution of animal species first gave coherence to nineteenth-century biology as a descriptive science, Morgan's findings about genes and their location on chromosomes helped transform biology into ...