Search Tag: Cardiology
2021 04 Mar
Presented by Raf Philtjens, Senior Product Manager Cardiology Stefan Goerss, Business Manager Radiology & Cardiology EMEA Hosted by Anne Durand-Badel, Global Product Marketing Manager Cardiology Find Agfa Healthcare on Social Media Read more
2020 16 Jan
New findings show that radiomics and machine learning (ML) can be combined to help ascertain if late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardiac MR images indicated myocardial infarction (MI) or myocarditis. You might also like: Machine Learning Improves Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis A study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic...Read more
2019 03 Oct
Cardiac MRI scans help clinicians to make precise measurements of heart structure and function that guide patient care and treatment plans. Interpreting a cardiac MRI by a trained physician (cardiologist) takes approximately 13 minutes. In contrast, automated machine learning can do the same analysis in just about four seconds nearly 186 times faster...Read more
2019 27 Mar
Siemens Healthineers and Heart Center in Portugal partner for improved care continuum Red Cross Hospital in Lisbon opens one of the most modern heart centres in Portugal Siemens Healthineers will provide a digital service solution including clinical workflow design, management of the medical equipment and strategic consulting...Read more
2016 27 Nov
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that ProMedica is adding the Sectra Cardiology Module into its existing enterprise imaging architecture. Through integration with the Epic Cupid reporting module, physicians will have combined access to their patients’ complete imaging history for both radiology and cardiology. ProMedica’s...Read more
2016 22 Jun
The British Institute of Radiology (BIR) has led a collaboration between the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) with representation from the Royal College of Physicians’ Cardiology Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) to develop a vital training resource for cardiologists. This online training, developed by the BIR’s Radiation Protection...Read more
2015 21 Aug
Agfa HealthCare presents consolidated strategy for Enterprise Imaging for Cardiology at ESC Congress 2015 Solutions provide rapid access to clinically relevant images, and advanced reporting, post-processing and collaboration tools E nterprise Imaging for Cardiology is a completely unified, sophisticated imaging platform. It includes...Read more
2015 26 Feb
A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology shows that frequent use of lead aprons to protect medical professionals in the interventional lab and radiology departments from radiation exposure is associated with increased musculoskeletal pain. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester (MN, USA) surveyed employees to...Read more
2014 23 Jan
New IMPAX Agility, ICIS and next generation MUSICA bring barriers down across healthcare, for 'Images without boundaries' New IMPAX Agility state-of-the art imaging platform unites the functionality of disparate systems within one solution. ICIS helps eliminate boundaries to advance universal image and data sharing throughout the care continuum....Read more
2014 16 Jan
Radiation from cardiology procedures equals more than 50 chest X-rays per person each year In a recent position paper published in the European Heart Journal the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has urged cardiologists to reduce patient radiation exposure. The paper outlines doses and risks of common cardiology examinations for the first...Read more
2013 09 Jul
BIOTRONIK has recently launched its Ilesto 7 Series, the world’s first DF4 ICD/CRT heart implant series approved for MRI. The includes one of the world’s smallest ICDs while also offering the greatest longevity — up to 11.5 years for the single chamber ICD. “We see a rising need for MR scans at our clinic and nationwide, and we acknowledge the...Read more
2013 08 May
The growing number of ageing people, along with the high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in Asia-Pacific due to unhealthy lifestyles, has spurred the need for interventional radiology and cardiology procedures. Interventional methods' benefits such as reduced hospitalisation and faster recovery times have lowered in-patient...Read more
2013 21 Mar
Philips has announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its innovative EchoNavigator live image-guidance tool (EchoNavigator). This world-first technology helps interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to perform minimally-invasive structural heart disease repairs by providing an...Read more
2013 21 Mar
According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, interventional cardiologists looking for ways to improve outcomes and avoid unnecessary revascularisation procedures are looking carefully at the available clinical evidence supporting the use of intravascular and assessment devices. These...Read more