There is a movement toward real-time, remote cardiac monitoring with the latest generation of event and Holter monitor systems. However, to be successful and to be able to sort through and make large amounts of streaming, real-time information actionable, a high level of automation is necessary. This is where we will see smart algorithms and artificial intelligence playing an increasingly larger role in cardiology.

Amaranth's Fortitute bioresorbable stent scaffold. The company is developing smaller strut BRS. Data presented at EuroPCR 2018

June 19, 2018 – Amaranth Medical offered new details about its 85-micron Defiance bioresorbable scaffold (BRS) recently at EuroPCR 2018. The new bioresorbable stent is comparably in size to market-leading DES without the risks associated with a permanent implant. 

Clinical practice, along with guidelines and research, have shown that speckle tracking strain imaging can improve diagnostic assessment, standardize interpretation and may assist in the way patients are monitored over time to optimize care. Since 2016, there has been an investigational CPT code (0399T) available for myocardial strain echo studies, which many institutions are now reporting reimbursement. At the 2018 American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) annual meeting, June 22-26 in Nashville, Epsilon Imaging will demonstrate how imaging departments can integrate strain imaging into their echoc programs with EchoInsight.

Cardiovascular imaging artificial intelligence (AI) company Bay Labs announced its EchoMD AutoEF software received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the fully automated clip selection and calculation of left ventricular ejection fraction (EF). EF is the single most widely used metric of cardiac function and used as the basis for many clinical decisions. The EchoMD AutoEF algorithms eliminate the need to manually select views, choose the best clips and manipulate them for quantification, an often time-consuming and highly variable process.

June 18, 2018 — Heart defects are the most common type of birth defect, and can be caused by mutations in the gene CHD4. Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine have now revealed key molecular details of how CHD4 mutations lead to congenital heart defects.

3D Systems announced availability of its new On Demand Anatomical Modeling Service. This new service provides a wide range of medical professionals with access to anatomical models 3-D-printed from their 3-D digital files, enabling enhanced three-dimensional visualization for surgical planning as well as patient education.

A myocardial perfusion exam performed on the Siemens Biograph Vision PET-CT system.
The Siemens Biograph Vision PET-CT system. Advances in nuclear imaging. What is new in nuclear imaging?

Nuclear imaging technology for both single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and  positron emission tomography (PET) have made advancements in the past couple years. The main drivers for this have been a movement to digital imaging detectors to improve image quality and address radiation dose concerns, reimbursement and radiotracer supply issues.
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