echocardiography

At the European Society of Cardiology 2024 Congress in London, Royal Philips shared the next dimension in echocardiography, leveraging first-to-market AI-based capabilities that help accelerate and automate diagnosis of echocardiography measurements. The platform features AI tools designed to support the diagnosis of structural heart disease (SHD), including a new automated 3D tricuspid valve quantification tool […]

Siemens Healthineers has released new cardiology applications with AI for the Acuson Sequoia ultrasound system, as well as a new 4D transoesophageal (TEE) transducer for cardiology examinations. These updates add to the Acuson Sequoia’s capabilities as an ultrasound system for specialist echocardiology services as well as radiology and vascular clinics that use a shared service […]

Siemens Healthineers has released the Acuson Origin, a dedicated cardiovascular ultrasound system with new AI features. Designed to improve patient outcomes and help clinicians perform minimally invasive cardiac procedures more efficiently, the Acuson Origin addresses the whole of cardiovascular patient care, including diagnostic, structural heart, electrophysiological and paediatric procedures. “Siemens Healthineers is committed to shaping […]

UK academics and medical institutions in the Sports Cardiology and Research Partnership are aiming to advance the detection of serious cardiac disease. To further this aim, Canon Medical Systems UK has announced a new round of investment to appoint additional research scholars and expand echocardiography ultrasound and cardiac MRI investigation techniques. In the last year, […]

UK-based health technology company Ultromics has received 510(K) clearance from the USA FDA for its image analysis system EchoGo Core. EchoGo applies AI to automate the analysis and quantification of ultrasound-based heart scans. It has been years in development, from the first trial being set up in 2011 to Ultromics spinning out of the University […]

ProbeFix offers hands-free measurement during stress echocardiography. Medical device distributor Mermaid Medical reports that many studies show that the majority of sonographers are scanning in pain and experiencing work-related musculoskeletal disorders caused by repetitive movements, poor body posture and intense pressure.  Medtech start-up Usono, from the Netherlands offers ProbeFix, an ultrasound accessory tool that provides […]

Complex TTE lead cardiac physiologist Nicky Thornton and senior cardiac physiologist Alet Meiring. The John Radcliffe Heart Centre has purchased an Esaote MyLab Alpha portable ultrasound scanner after expanding its services.  Complex TTE lead cardiac physiologist Nicky Thornton said: “With the expansion of our heart failure and inherited cardiac conditions service we were looking for […]

Dr Mayooran Thevendra with an X-Porte point-of-care ultrasound system. The emergency department at Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was one of the first sites in the UK to benefit from the advanced point-of-care ultrasound capabilities of Fujifilm SonoSite’s X-Porte system.  Consultant in emergency medicine Dr Mayooran Thevendra explained: “We use ultrasound extensively in […]