PoleStar N-10 From Odin Medical Technologies Improves Brain Tumor Surgery
(Business Wire)A breakthrough in intraoperative Medical Resonance Imaging 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.- May 07 7:05 AM ET
Al Musella's Comments: (This is his personal views and are not necessarily the views of the Musella Foundation!)
Website: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/010507/2059.html
Posted on: 05/07/2001
"Yahoo - PoleStar N-10 From Odin Medical Technologies Improves Brain Tumor Surgery"[ Latest Headlines
|
Market Overview
|
News Alerts ] Monday May 7, 7:05 am Eastern TimePress ReleasePoleStar N-10 From Odin Medical Technologies Improves Brain Tumor Surgery
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
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."
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," 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 (New York City), The
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston),
MCP 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 of the Israeli-based Company. For more
information, log on to www.odinmed.com.
Contact:
For Odin Medical Technologies, Ltd.:
McB Communications
Nadine Tosk, 504-483-6957
Susan McBurney, 504-828-1159
Email this story - Most-emailed articles - Most-viewed articles
Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy
-
Terms of Service
Copyright © 2001 Business
Wire.
All rights reserved.
All the news releases provided by Business Wire are
copyrighted.
Any forms of copying other than an individual user's
personal reference
without express written permission is prohibited.
Further distribution of these materials is strictly
forbidden, including but
not limited to, posting, emailing, faxing, archiving
in a public database,
redistributing via a computer network or in a printed
form.
Questions or Comments?
"
Click HERE to return to brain tumor news headlines
|