SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the mobile interventional X-ray solutions market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Ziehm Imaging as the 2017 Global Company of the Year for its success in proactively aligning its mobile C-arm systems product line with emerging needs in a fast-changing healthcare and medical imaging environment. Established in 1972, Ziehm Imaging specializes in developing, manufacturing, and globally marketing advanced mobile C-arm interventional imaging solutions. The company has built a strong track record of industry firsts and groundbreaking innovations that have advanced the intraoperative imaging field considerably.

Interventional radiology enables surgeons and interventionalists to perform a range of minimally invasive and image-guided procedures across various therapeutic areas, including cardiac, vascular, endovascular, pain, trauma, urology, orthopedics, spine, and neurology. These areas rely on powerful imaging modalities, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fixed interventional X-ray, and mobile C-arms. Each modality has advantages and limitations and differs in its mode of operation, level of complexity, and price point.

CT, MRI, and fixed interventional X-ray equipment still have important limitations in the intraoperative setting. These include difficulties for an ideal interventional workflow model, limited maneuverability and portability, and the high cost of conventional solutions. Therefore, interventional radiology has a strong overall value proposition that revolves around safety, precision, clinical utility, cost reduction, and improved patient outcomes.
"The latest mobile C-arm solutions may open the way to far wider intraoperative imaging adoption in emerging and developed markets, which remain largely underserved by traditional solutions because of their high cost," said Srikanth Kompalli.

Ziehm Imaging strives to enhance the quality and safety of care by improving interventional workflows and generating efficiencies in the operating room (OR). The company's range of products and modular portfolio allow it to combine various value-added capabilities to enhance versatility, image quality, ease of use, or portability in solutions tailored to individual customers and OR settings. Ziehm Imaging's integration partnerships are a key differentiator. The company's broad range of products allows versatile combinations with navigation systems from Brainlab, Stryker, and Medtronic. The integration of fully digital, distortion-free imaging with navigation systems or computer-aided surgery increases OR efficiency.

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