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Transesophageal echocardiogram

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Echocardiogram is an image of the heart using ultrasound. An ultrasound beam is transmitted into the body using a device known as transducer. Transesophageal echocardiogram or TEE test, is obtained by introducing a special type of transducer, also called a TEE probe, through the throat into the food pipe (esophagus) and stomach.

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Cardiologists Train Large AI Model to Assess Heart Structure, Function

DAIC

Cedars-Sinai and Smidt Heart Institute investigators developed a novel foundation model that integrates computer vision interpretation of echocardiogram images with natural language processing to augment cardiologists’ interpretation of echocardiograms. Image by Getty.

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Cardiologists train large AI model to assess heart structure, function

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Artificial intelligence experts at Cedars-Sinai and the Smidt Heart Institute created a dataset with more than 1 million echocardiograms, or cardiac ultrasound videos, and their corresponding clinical interpretations.

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Latest echocardiogram guidelines recommend ultrasound contrast agent

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Discover the latest guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology for managing chronic coronary syndromes, including the strong recommendation for using u

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Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy, with Echocardiogram

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This case was posted on the [link] ultrasound site, of which this ECG blog is a part. I refer you to the video case presentation by one of my colleagues, Dr. Rob Reardon (who has, by the way, a fantastic collection of ED ultrasound cases). However, only the first ECG was shown, and it was recorded before the patient became ill.

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Novel AI Platform Matches Cardiologists in Detecting Rheumatic Heart Disease

DAIC

Developed at Children’s National Hospital and detailed in the latest edition of the Journal of the American Heart Association , the new AI system combines the power of novel ultrasound probes with portable electronic devices installed with algorithms capable of diagnosing RHD on echocardiogram.

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The Surprising Way AI Is Reshaping Cardiac Ultrasound

Cassling

This is the world’s only AI platform built on the world’s largest database of echocardiograms linked to mortality. One of our partners, Echo IQ, recently sought FDA approval for their AI-based cardiology workflow, EchoSolv.