GE Healthcare and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) are collaborating on three initiatives aimed at expanding the utilization of ultrasound for U.S. Olympic athletes.
In the first initiative, the Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.-based vendor will be providing U.S. Olympic Committee medical staff and athletes access to portable ultrasound technology. GE and USOC are also partnering on two clinical research studies.
In the first research study, Massachusetts General Hospital will be using GE's Vivid-i cardiovascular ultrasound scanner to study the hearts of U.S. short-track speedskaters. The MGH researchers will be comparing the speedskaters' heart performance with that of long-distance athletes such as marathoners and rowers, as well as patients with heart disease, GE said. Through this comparison, the study team aims to explore new therapies for heart disease, as well as for patients recovering from heart attacks or heart surgeries.
For the second study, Henry Ford Health System in Detroit will be using GE's Logiq Book XP for research on U.S. women's ice hockey players to explore new injury assessment methods. Researchers will investigate, over the course of a year, whether taking healthy baseline scans of the U.S. women's ice hockey team aids in determining the extent of future sports injuries with greater speed and accuracy, GE said.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
September 26, 2005
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