CORRECTING and REPLACING Toshiba Introduces Upgrades to the Aplio Artida to Enhance Imaging Capabilities for the Cardiac Market

New Cardiac and Pediatric Packages Expand Clinical Applications
ORLANDO, Fla.--(Business Wire)--
Product name in first graph, first sentence should read: Aplio Artida (sted:
Apilo Artida).

The corrected release reads:

TOSHIBA INTRODUCES UPGRADES TO THE APLIO ARTIDA TO ENHANCE IMAGING CAPABILITIES
FOR THE CARDIAC MARKET

New Cardiac and Pediatric Packages Expand Clinical Applications

Offering new upgrades that will improve the ability to diagnose cardiovascular
disease with ultrasound, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will showcase the
company`s newest additions to the Aplio ArtidaTM ultrasound system at this
year`s American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting in Orlando, Fla.,
March 29 - 31, 2009 (Booth # 2629). Toshiba also will introduce a pediatric
package and two new probes, significantly expanding the clinical utility of
Artida.

Toshiba will be highlighting two new software upgrades that will improve its
proprietary 3D and 2D wall motion tracking.

With 3D wall motion tracking, for the first time physicians will be able to
assess live 3D volume images in one cardiac cycle. The ability to accomplish
this in one cardiac cycle will eliminate stitching artifacts, and more
importantly, allow physicians to obtain high quality images in patients with
arrhythmias and shortness of breath.

2D wall motion tracking of the transmural myocardium will enable physicians to
more accurately diagnose heart disease by allowing them to separate out parts of
the heart for viewing. For example, physicians will be able to look at only the
endocardium or epicardium, in addition to providing views of the entire muscle.
Separating these parts of the heart is important because different parts of the
muscle move at different speeds - this will enhance visualization.

Using Artida`s real-time, multi-planar reformatting capabilities, physicians can
assess global and regional LV function, including volumetric LV ejection
fraction. Arbitrary views of the heart, not available in 2D imaging, are also
obtained to help with surgical planning. The 2D/3D wall motion tracking features
from Toshiba allow the user to obtain angle-independent, global and regional
information about myocardial contraction. It is hoped these features will enable
acquisition of additional data that could be of value in echo-guided cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT) and in stress echocardiography.

"These upgrades are important because the subendocardial layer is sensitive to
the effects of myocardial ischemia, and the ability to selectively assess
subendocardial function has potential clinical benefits," stated Dr. John
Gorcsan, director of Echocardiography, UPMC Cardiovascular Institute.

In addition to the 3D and 2D wall motion tracking upgrades, Toshiba is expanding
the clinical applications for ultrasound in pediatric care with new a pediatric
package and two new probes. The new pediatric probes will provide higher
transducer frequencies for pediatrics, resulting in the highest levels of image
quality.

"As the only imaging vendor with the ability to perform 3D wall motion tracking
in a single heart beat, we are continuing to enhance the cardiac capabilities of
the Aplio Artida and increase the various types of patients that can be imaged
with the system," stated Girish Hagan, vice president, Marketing, Toshiba. "The
addition of the pediatric probes will also expand the clinical applications and
utilities of the Aplio Artida system to the ever important pediatric market."

About Toshiba

With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets,
sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems, and coordinates
clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States.
Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., an independent group company of Toshiba Corp., is
a global leading provider of diagnostic medical imaging systems and
comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT, Cath & EP Labs, X-ray, Ultrasound,
MRI and information systems. Toshiba Corp. is a leader in information and
communications systems, electronic components, consumer products, and power
systems. Toshiba has approximately 198,000 employees worldwide and annual sales
of $77 billion. For more information, visit www.medical.toshiba.com.

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
Charlene Jacobs, 714-669-7811
cjacobs@tams.com
or
Adrianna Hosford, 310-584-8343
adrianna.hosford@ketchum.com

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