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- Vesicoureteral reflux in children: a phantom study of microwave heating and radiometric thermometry of pediatric bladder.
November 2011 We have investigated the use of microwave heating and radiometry to safely heat urine inside a pediatric bladder. The medical application for this research is to create a safe and reliable method to detect vesicoureteral reflux, a pediatric disorder, where urine flow is reversed and flows from the bladder back up into the kidney. Using fat and muscle tissue models, we have performed both experimental and numerical... [more]
- New noninvasive methods to diagnose vesicoureteral reflux.
July 2011 The undesirable nature of bladder imaging in children for vesicoureteral reflux detection makes the search for noninvasive bladder imaging methods and devices an urgent concern. Ultrasound imaging of the bladder aided by contrast agents can be performed without ionizing radiation. However, urethral catheterization and contrast instillation is still necessary. The accuracy and reliability are still significant problems... [more]
- Non-invasive vesicoureteral reflux detection: Heating risk studies for a new device.
June 9, 2011 To investigate a novel non-invasive device developed to warm bladder urine and to measure kidney temperature to detect vesicoureteral reflux. Computer simulations showed a dual concentric conductor square slot antenna to be the best. Phantom studies revealed that this antenna easily heated a bladder phantom without over heating intervening layers. In-vivo a bladder heating protocol of 3 min with 30 W each... [more]
- Detection of vesicoureteral reflux using microwave radiometry-system characterization with tissue phantoms.
June 2011 Microwave (MW) radiometry is proposed for passive monitoring of kidney temperature to detect vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) of urine that is externally heated by a MW hyperthermia device and thereafter reflows from the bladder to kidneys during reflux. Here, we characterize in tissue-mimicking phantoms the performance of a 1.375 GHz radiometry system connected to an electromagnetically (EM)... [more]
- Thermimage Research Recognized
April 27-30, 2011 European Society for Pediatric Urology, Copenhagen, Denmark – Thermimage research was chosen as promising for the future... [more]
- Thermimage Research Highlighted
May 14-19, 2011 American Urological Association, Washington, D.C. Thermimage research presentation regarding kidney temperature measurements was highlighted among the meeting’s best pediatric urologic presentations... [more] -
- Non-invasive vesicoureteral reflux imaging.
December 2010 To evaluate non-invasive and non-ionizing methods of determining the presence of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and to preview upcoming ideas that have the potential of finding VUR non-invasively... [more]
- Modeling the detectability of vesicoureteral reflux using microwave radiometry.
September 2010 We present the modeling efforts on antenna design, frequency selection and receiver sensitivity estimation to detect vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) using microwave (MW) radiometry as warm urine from the bladder maintained at fever range temperature using a MW hyperthermia device reflows into the kidneys. The radiometer center frequency (f(c)), frequency band (Deltaf) and aperture radius (r(a))... [more]
- Thermimage Closes Series A1 Funding
July 30, 2010 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Thermimage Inc announces it has closed a Series A1 funding with the continued participation of many of its original investors, plus new investors Utah Life Science Angels and Berwind Private Equity... [more] -
- 2009 Utah Innovation Awards Winner — Medical Devices
Thermimage received the award for most innovative medical device invention of 2009. [more] -
- Douglas O. Reudink Joins Thermimage as Vice President of Research & Development
July 1, 2010 (Salt Lake City, Utah) Thermimage today announced the addition of Dr. Douglas O. Reudink to the company’s leadership team. Dr. Reudink has 35 years of experience in microwave engineering and will lead the research and development team... [more] -
- Thermimage awarded 2009 Utah Centers of Excellence Grant
August 5, 2009 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Thermimage Inc announces it has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Utah Center’s of Excellence as part... [more]
- Thermimage awarded 2008 Utah Centers of Excellence Grant
March 1, 2009 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Thermimage Inc announces it has been awarded an additional $100,000 grant adding on to the $100,000 grant pro... [more]
- Thermimage Completes Extensive Market Study
September 9, 2008 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Thermimage Inc recently completely an extensive market study to determine incidence rates of pediatric Ve... [more]
- Thermimage to Partner with Duke University and the University of Jyväskylä for Prototype
June 8, 2008 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Thermimage Inc is pleased to announce research partnerships with teams from both the Duke University Medical C... [more]
- Thermimage Closes Series A Funding
November 18, 2007 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Thermimage Inc announces it has filled and closed non-institutional Series A funding. "The enthusiasm a... [more]
- Thermimage Receives Premarket Notification [510(k)] Guidance from the FDA...
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- Thermimage Executives Visit Finland for CE and R&D Exploration
August 30, 2007 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – Thermimage Inc is pursuing market approval for the Thermaflux Scanner in Europe and company executives rece... [more]
