MUNICH, Germany — The noise and confusion from the bells and whistles being added to cardiology imaging are driving growth and greater revenues for manufacturers, but far more importantly, the steady stream of upgrades and new features is bringing breakthroughs in medical practice. Scientific sessions featuring abstracts and research papers using high-tech modalities for imaging the human heart have grown to more than 20% of the total 363 scientific sessions over the four days of the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC; Sophia Antipolis, France) annual congress here early last month. (Biomedical Business & Technology)

MUNICH, Germany — Philips Healthcare (Eindhoven, the Netherlands/Andover, Massachusetts) stood out among the dozens of manufacturers of cardiac imaging equipment for European markets jockeying for mind-share with the 24,000 cardiologists participating in the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC; Sophia Antipolis, France) here earlier this month. (Diagnostics & Imaging Week)

MUNICH, Germany — Philips Healthcare (Eindhoven, the Netherlands/Andover, Massachusetts) stood out among the dozens of manufacturers of cardiac imaging equipment for European markets jockeying for mind-share with the 24,000 cardiologists participating in the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC; Sophia Antipolis, France) here last week. (Medical Device Daily)

MUNICH, Germany — The noise and confusion from the bells and whistles being added to cardiology imaging are driving growth and greater revenues for manufacturers, but far more importantly, the steady stream of upgrades and new features is bringing breakthroughs in medical practice. (Diagnostics & Imaging Week)