Cath Lab Navigation Aids

This channel includes news and new technology innovations for navigation aids to help guide interventional procedures. These include advanced imaging, fusion imaging, rotational angiograpy, fluoro overlay images, robotic systems, and 3D printing and holograms for use in the interventional lab or cath lab.

Videos | Artificial Intelligence | September 21, 2020
VIDEO: Artificial Intelligence May Improve Cath Lab Interventions
Nick West, M.D., chief medical officer for Abbott Vascular, explains the details from a survey of 1,400 patients,...
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The Philips Healthcare OmniWire is the world’s first solid core fractional flow reserve (FFR) pressure wire for coronary artery interventional procedures.

The Philips Healthcare OmniWire is the world’s first solid core fractional flow reserve (FFR) pressure wire for coronary artery interventional procedures.

News | FFR Technologies | August 18, 2020
Philips Introduces First Solid Core Pressure Guidewire for Coronary Interventional Procedures
August 18, 2020 — Philips Healthcare introduced its new OmniWire, the world’s first solid core fractional flow reserve...
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A Philips Healthcare transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) system in use in a hybrid OR.

A Philips Healthcare transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) system in use in a hybrid OR.

News | Cardiovascular Ultrasound | June 04, 2020
New Guideline Outlines Use of Transesophageal Echo to Assist Surgical Decision-making
June 4, 2020 — Intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a versatile diagnostic and monitoring tool...
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An OCT intracoronary image showing instent restenosis. The white spots in the vessel wall casting shadows are the stent struts. OCT image data might be used in the future to assess FFR to determine the severity of lesions and determine if they need to be stented.

An OCT intracoronary image showing instent restenosis. The white spots in the vessel wall casting shadows are the stent struts. OCT image data might be used in the future to assess FFR to determine the severity of lesions and determine if they need to be stented.

News | FFR Technologies | May 15, 2020
OCT May be Able to Show FFR Without Need for Pressurewire
May 15, 2020 – A late-breaking study aimed to evaluate whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) can predict...
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Philips Healthcare's new Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology creates real-time 3-D imaging of anatomy and devices inside the body using light, rather than X-rays. FORS uses light traveling through hair-thin fiber optics inside special FORS enabled catheter and guidewires.

Philips Healthcare's new Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) technology creates real-time 3-D imaging of anatomy and devices inside the body using light, rather than X-rays. FORS uses light traveling through hair-thin fiber optics inside special FORS enabled catheter and guidewires. 

Feature | Angiography | March 12, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Philips Developing X-ray Free Cath Lab Imaging to Replace or Supplement Angiography
Philips is working on a prototype cath lab angiographic imaging system that might be able to replace the current X-ray...
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The DEFINE GPS (Distal Evaluation of Functional performance with Intravascular sensors to assess the Narrowing Effect: Guided Physiologic Stenting) study will be the first time that the use of iFR in conjunction with the Philips Image-Guided Co-registration System (SyncVision) is evaluated for PCI guidance and the optimization of treatment outcomes.

The DEFINE GPS study will be the first time that the use of iFR in conjunction with an angiography image-guided co-registration system for PCI guidance and the optimization.

News | Cath Lab Navigation Aids | February 12, 2020
DEFINE GPS Study Assesses PCI Guided by Integrated iFR and Angiography
February 12. 2020 — Philips announced a new randomized controlled trial to assess patient outcomes after receiving a...
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This is an example of artificial intelligence automation for cardiac MRI using an AI app from TeraRecon's Envoy AI marketplace. The GE MRI image has bee countoured, anatomy labeled and all quantification automated by the AI, greatly reducing post-processing time. See this and other new AI imaging technologies from the 2019 RSNA meeting.

This is an example of artificial intelligence automation for cardiac MRI using an AI app from TeraRecon's Envoy AI marketplace. The GE MRI image has been countoured, anatomy labeled and all quantification automated by the AI, greatly reducing post-processing time. See this and other new AI imaging technologies from the 2019 RSNA meeting.

Blog | January 24, 2020
8 Cardiovascular Technologies to Watch in 2020
The key question I am always asked at cardiology conferences is what are the trends and interesting new technologies I...
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Videos | Robotic Systems | January 20, 2020
VIDEO: First Robotic PCI Case in Germany With Robocath R-One System
This video shows the first robotic percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed in Germany with the Robocath R-...
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Videos | RSNA | December 18, 2019
VIDEO: Key Medical Imaging Technology Trends at the 2019 RSNA
DAIC Editor Dave Fornell and Imaging Technology News (ITN) Consulting Editor Greg Freiherr offer a post-game report on...
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CAE Healthcare will showcase its mixed reality training solutions for practicing physicians and medical imaging companies for the first time at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2019 meeting. With technology platforms that integrate modeled human physiology into immersive, augmented reality environments, CAE Healthcare partners with vendors to deliver risk-free training solutions that meet the needs of physicians and equipment providers. #RSNA19 #RSNA2019
News | Virtual and Augmented Reality | November 27, 2019
Augmented Reality for Radiology and Cardiology Training Demonstrated at RSNA 2019
November 27, 2019 — CAE Healthcare will showcase its mixed reality training solutions for practicing physicians and...
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EchoPixel showed technology at TCT 2019 that creates live holograms in the cath lab from 3-D TEE imaging. It projects the holograms on a special display screen that does not require the user to wear 3-D glasses. The interventional cardiologist can use hand movements and a foot switch to move the image around without breaking the sterile field. It offers a new way to visualize catheters, device positioning and deployment for structural heart procedures. #TCT2019 #TCT #TCT19

EchoPixel showed technology at TCT 2019 that creates live holograms in the cath lab from 3-D TEE imaging. It projects the holograms on a special display screen that does not require the user to wear 3-D glasses. The interventional cardiologist can use hand movements and a foot switch to move the image around without breaking the sterile field. It offers a new way to visualize catheters, device positioning and deployment in structural heart procedures. (Photos by Dave Fornell)

Feature | TCT | November 04, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
6 Hot Topics in Interventional Cardiology at TCT 2019
The latest in interventional cardiology clinical data and new device technologies were highlighted at the annual...
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#TCT2019 #TCT #TCT19 Mentice. The patient has respiratory chest motion, eyes blink and it allows for radial or femoral catheterization. The simulator allows for PCI training. When not used for cath training, the patient simulator can be used by other hospital staff training or EMS training.

This is a realistic cath lab simulator training set up shown by Mentice. The patient has respiratory chest motion, eyes blink and it allows for radial or femoral catheterization. The simulator allows for PCI training. When not used for cath training, the patient simulator can be used by other hospital staff training or EMS training.

Gallery | Cath Lab | October 31, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
Image Gallery From the TCT 2019 Meeting
This is a photo essay of the interventional cardiology and structural heart technologies on the expo floor and...
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A comparison of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) vs. angiography found a significant mismatch and showed the benefits of IVUS in venous interventions.

A comparison of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) vs. angiography found a significant mismatch and showed the benefits of IVUS in venous interventions.

News | Venous Therapies | October 31, 2019
IVUS Better Than Venography to Identify Venous Stent Landing Zones
October 31, 2019 – In a large series of iliac vein stent cases, a blinded comparison found intravascular ultrasound (...
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Siemens Healthineers completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc., effective Oct. 29, 2019. Prior to the closing of the acquisition, Corindus held a shareholders’ meeting Oct. 25, at which 87.5 percent of their stockholders approved the acquisition. The relevant governmental authorities previously granted the approvals required to complete the acquisition.
News | Robotic Systems | October 29, 2019
Siemens Completes Acquisition of Cath Lab Robotics Vendor Corindus
October 29, 2019 — Siemens Healthineers completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Corindus Vascular Robotics Inc.,...
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Marco Costa, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, president, UH Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, performing a cath lab procedure.

Marco Costa, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, president, UH Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, performing a cath lab procedure.

News | Cath Lab | October 28, 2019
University Hospitals Designs the Cardiovascular Center of the Future
October 28, 2019 — Leaders within University Hospitals and the Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute had a vision to...
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