AI in echo - the foundations and new frontiers
- Featuring
- April 22 2026
- Duration 37: 4
Philips ultrasound with Tomtec and DIA offers AI-focused innovations that address echocardiography challenges, from bedside to interpretation. In this webinar, Dr. Akhil Narang, Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory and Associate Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, and Robert Rogers, BS, RDCS, RVT, National Strategic Business and Luminary Manager Philips, discuss the foundational technology and the new frontiers of AI in echocardiography.
At-a-glance:
- 2:16 Philips AI prioritizes consistency, reproducibility, standardized application of measurements and integration into existing workflows
- 8:01 Dr. Narang discusses the role of AI in echocardiography and the use of Philips AI tools in his lab
- 25:09: Dr. Narang presents a case review of a 90-year-old with torrential tricuspid regurgitation (TR)
- 28:27: Question and answer session
This webinar introduces viewers to the foundational technology involved in AI-based echocardiography applications, pointing out some applications that viewers may already use before introducing the newest AI tools.
Robert Rogers, BS, RDCS, RVT, National Strategic Business and Luminary Manager, opens the discussion by sharing Philips philosophy about creating AI tools that can be implemented into existing workflows and that keep the sonographer in control while providing reproducibility and workflow advantages. Auto Measure, for instance, reduces quantification time by 51%1, and Dynamic Heart Model is 82% faster2 than traditional 2D techniques for LV and LA analysis, saving approximately three minutes per exam.
Dr. Akhil Narang, Director, Echocardiography Laboratory and Associate professor of Medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, offers insights into the historical development of algorithms that recognize views of the heart, explaining that is the foundational technology that makes new AI tools possible. He introduces tools including Auto Measure, Smart View Select, 3D Auto Tricuspid Valve (3D Auto TV), 3D Auto Mitral Valve (3D Auto MR), 3D Auto Color Flow Quantification (3D Auto CFQ) and Auto Segmental Wall Motion Scoring.
The webinar concludes with a case review of a patient with torrential TR who is being referred for a tricuspid valve replacement.
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Footnotes
- As demonstrated with the X5-1 transducer, quantification time was reduced by 51% with the use of Auto Measure
- HeartModel Study [4522 991 17141 *May 2016] by Dr. Roberto Lang: Automated transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiographic quantification of the left heart chambers
Disclaimer
Results are specific to the institution where they were obtained and may not reflect the results achievable at other institutions. Results in other cases may vary.