February 18, 2021 – Enterprise imaging systems provider Intelerad Medical Systems announced it has acquired Lumedx, a...
Webinar | Analytics Software | September 16, 2020
The current landscape of healthcare places increased importance on understanding of operational data and efficient...
Webinar | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | June 10, 2020
The financial burden of COVID-19 has put tremendous pressure on health systems across the country. This webinar will...

AI vendor Infravision's InferRead CT Pneumonia software uses artificial intelligence-assisted diagnosis tp improve the overall efficiency of the radiology department. It is being delayed in China as a high sensitivity detection aid for novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19).
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020 — New healthcare technologies are being implemented in the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID...

An example of workflow efficiencies in newer CVIS systems. This example from Philips IntelliSpace Cardiovascular, a cardiac PACS plus CVIS system, shows a patient timeline with icons to show various tests, exams or procedures in an easy to understand format. The cath lab cardiac diagram can be modified by the user with stents and degree of stenosis, which automatically flows text information into the report.
Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS) | October 30, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
The latest generation of cardiovascular information and imaging systems (CVIS), also referred to as cardiac PACS, are...
News | Information Technology | July 05, 2019
July 5, 2019 — The rapid evolution of digital technology and its impact on the prevention and treatment of heart...
Technology | Analytics Software | May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019 — Digital healthcare company Murj announced the availability of the Murj Analytics software-as-a-service (...
Technology | Analytics Software | May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019 — Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies announced the launch of Biosense Webster Inc.’s Cartonet...

As interventional procedures become more complex, one of the biggest issues is the ability of operators to see the devices they are using in the soft tissue anatomy that is mostly invisible under 2-D fluoroscopy. Several companies have developed new navigation aids, including multimodality fusion imaging software from Philips, GE and Siemens. This image shows a new system being developed by Centerline Biomedical. There is a more detailed image below.
Feature | Cath Lab Navigation Aids | May 02, 2019 | Vikash Goel
When Andreas Grüntzig, father of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, approached his cardiac surgeon...

Augmented and virtual reality for patient and clinician education, as well as advanced imaging, was a big trend at HIMSS 2019. (Photos by Dave Fornell)
Blog | HIMSS | March 04, 2019
Healthcare today is largely woven together with electronic medical record (EMR) systems, which has led to the rapid...
News | Artificial Intelligence | February 13, 2019
February 13, 2019 — At the 2019 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) global conference and...
January 16, 2019 – Philips announced that NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has chosen to implement the company’s...

Interventional procedures have become increasingly complex with a shift from open surgical procedures to transcatheter procedures. This is a chronic total occlusion (CTO) case at the University of Colorado to reopen a bypass graft. Photo by Dave Fornell
Blog | December 11, 2018
There are numerous factors that impact the larger picture in cardiology, especially from a business perspective. Here...
News | Enterprise Imaging | November 28, 2018
November 28, 2018 — Vital, a Canon Group company, will highlight the latest additions to its enterprise imaging...
Videos | Artificial Intelligence | July 10, 2018
Partho Sengupta, M.D., DM, FACC, FASE, chief division of cardiology, director of cardiac imaging, West Virginia...