Search Tag: Cardiac

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Esor-foundation-courses-cardiac-imaging

2022 19 Jan

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Ecr-2022-european-congress-of-radiology

2022 13 Jul

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Ebit-dia-imaging-analysis-partner-offering-advanced-ai-based-cardiac-ultrasound-analysis

2019 26 Mar

DiA Imaging Analysis, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ultrasound analysis tools, announced today that it has partnered with the Italian healthcare IT company Ebit (Esaote Group), to offer DiA’s LVivo Cardiac Toolbox as an integrated part of Ebit's SUITESTENSA CVIS (Cardiovascular Information System ) PACS. The...Read more

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High-flying-point-of-care-ultrasound

2016 20 Apr

Ultrasound technology is taking to the skies with the Essex Herts Air Ambulance Trust, a charity that provides a free, life-saving Helicopter Emergency Medical Service for the critically ill and injured of Essex, Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas.   Stuart Elms, Clinical Director of the Trust, explained: “We operate two helicopters crewed by...Read more

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2d-echo-tissue-tracking-with-quantitative-analysis

2016 19 Jan

1. Background   Since the invention of echocardiography in 1950, echo practitioners are consistently contributing to this non-invasive, easy and commonly used technology, for cardiac anatomy visualization and physical activity observation. Due to valuable clinical benefits, echocardiography is highly used and recommended by echocardiologists. From...Read more

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Real-time-radiation-monitor-reduces-exposure

2014 22 Dec

According to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers, a real-time radiation monitor that alerts staff by beeping in response to radiation exposure during cardiac-catheterisation procedures markedly reduces the amount of exposure that medical workers receive. Results of the RadiCure study are published in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions....Read more

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Euroecho-imaging-2013-no-heart-disease-diagnosis-and-treatment-without-imaging

2013 16 Dec

As highlighted though the sessions dedicated to interventions during EuroEcho-Imaging 2013, it is not just the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease that would be impossible without imaging, successful treatment is also becoming increasingly depending on the various techniques available.  Prof Gilbert Habib, EACVI President Elect, from France’s...Read more

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Decision-support-and-imaging-for-suspected-coronary-artery-disease

2013 04 Jun

Using a point of order decision support tool to order imaging tests for patients with suspected coronary artery disease enabled fast decision-making on what test to order and  led to increased testing for appropriate indications and decreased testing for inappropriate indications The study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology evaluated...Read more

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Toshiba-cardiac-ultrasound-top-in-klas

2013 29 May

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s AplioTM 500 CV cardiac ultrasound system was ranked as the top performer in KLAS’ “Echocardiography 2013: 2D or not 2D?” report. Toshiba received top scores in 18 out of 25 attributes. Toshiba earned top scores for image quality and workflow, portability and ergonomics. According to one survey respondent,...Read more

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Dose-reduction-with-high-image-quality-with-philips-x-ray-system-for-cardiac-interventions

2013 21 May

Philips, the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) and Main-Taunus Cardiac Center (Bad Soden, Germany) today announced the results of a clinical study that demonstrate that the safety for patients and clinicians can be significantly enhanced during cardiac interventions. Using Philips’ recently introduced AlluraClarity...Read more

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What-does-cardiovascular-imaging-really-cost

2013 08 May

A recently published review article in the open access journal Cardiovascular Ultrasound, considers the true cost of cardiovascular imaging. The authors argue that the true cost should include long term costs from imaging examinations, such as the extra cancer caused by medical radiation, environmental damage from imaging paraphernalia and radioactive...Read more