Noticias e Historias

In this unusual year, which has seen us shaken by the effects of a global pandemic in so many ways, the RSNA congress opened its virtual doors for the first time from November 29 to December 4. Working in close cooperation with the event, Siemens Healthineers simultaneously conducted its very own Shape 21 Forum.

Two experts share their insights on the potential of virtual ward rounds before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The collection and management of critical data for diagnostic decision is an essential task of daily routine of nurses. This demands a lot of time what is then missing for an optimal patient satisfaction. At the Bumrungrad International Hospital an innovative technology offers nurses a relief in workload to spend more time in patient care and safety.

How AI-assisted imaging can help diagnose COVID-19 patients more quickly and manage them more appropriately.

What are the most significant healthcare challenges that you see ahead? Is your organization prepared to address them?

In our new episode with Managing Board member Christoph Zindel, Päivi Sillanaukee, MD, Director General at the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, explains how the healthcare model in Finland operates, what kind of infrastructure it requires, and how this actually encouraged digital innovation from its inception.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard of imaging diagnostics in many medical fields. But it is still far from always being readily available – even where it would be the best option. Technological progress is rapid. The next generation MRI could look very different. 

With tens of millions of COVID-19 cases worldwide and more than a million dead from the disease, global healthcare has assumed unprecedented importance today. What lessons have already been learned, and what needs to be done moving forward?

A century ago, the British novelist E.M. Forster distilled his vision of a moral life into two simple words he used as the epigraph for his masterful novel Howards End: “Only connect.”

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been part of routine medical practice for years. The big tubes produce fascinating images. No wonder that MRI is seen as the crowning glory of diagnostics. But how exactly does it work? What’s so special about it? We answer twelve questions to give a better idea.

Blindness was once a major problem for people all over India: Care was difficult to access in the early stages of ophthalmological complications. Listen to Aravind Srinivasan, MD, and Chief Medical Officer at the Aravind Eye Hospital in Chennai discuss with Christoph Zindel about how this has changed, even in times of COVID-19.

Through mobile access to clinical data, physicians in Innsbruck, Austria, are able to give patients more personalized care. A tablet app supports radiologists in their clinical routine.