There are known risk factors for coronary artery disease, such as high blood pressure or obesity. Frank showed none of them. He is 52, a businessman, father of two, and a passionate endurance athlete. “As far as I could tell, there was no cause for concern. I don't smoke, I eat healthily, and I do a lot of sports”," he says. Yet, within 24 hours, Frank was examined, diagnosed, and underwent a life-saving cardiac intervention in the cath lab. Watch his full story.

How can image guidance combined with navigation technologies support surgeons in spine surgery procedures?

When our health is at risk, we rely on physicians to make the best possible decisions – from quick, early diagnoses to the most effective treatments and follow-ups. By constantly bringing breakthrough innovations to market, we enable healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality care, leading to the best possible outcome for patients.

During an MRI scan, imaging data is generated and then transmitted to the imaging software of the system. To ensure data processing runs properly, all plugs need to work, and all signals need to be recognized by the software. Therefore, a plug-test is part of each patient table production. Once the plugs have been checked for any defects, they are connected to the patient table and the software runs the testing program. A robotic arm helps the tester to reposition the plugs again and again, until the program gives a green light to all sequences.

At the core of the lab is you – laboratorians and medical technologists stepping in and stepping up to make a difference: for patients, for communities, for everyone. From all of us at Siemens Healthineers, we thank you.

"We can't do this [operate] because you're too old and too weak." 86-year-old patient Mr. Beam was told nothing could be done for his congestive heart failure until he met Dr. Singh. Dr. Singh used AcuNav Volume ICE technology to stop Mr. Beam's leaky heart valve.

X-ray through the years: When computed tomography was invented in the early 1970s the fascination with this new medical imaging technology was huge. Watch how the basic principle of computed tomography, which laid the foundation for major milestones like Spiral CT, PET/CT, Dual Source CT, and photon-counting CT, was explained in 1976.

We've learned that photon-counting CT is a radically new imaging technology with a completely different kind of a CT detector at its core.

In about 60% of diagnostic coronary angiographies no relevant coronary lesions are found. The CCB Frankfurt uses computed tomography angiography (in short CCTA) as a non-invasive alternative to examine patients showing symptoms of chronic coronary disease. With this they can avoid unnecessary invasive procedures in many patients. Watch to hear about their experiences.

What if patients no longer had to adjust their breathing to meet the demands of a CT scanner, but their breathing would control the CT scan?

How do you build a laboratory from scratch? About 800km from Buenos Aires there's one of the regions most modern hospitals, who did just that: The Hospital Dr. Ramón Carrillo in the province of San Luis.

This video demonstrates one way of taking a venous blood sample using a blood gas syringe in order to measure venous blood gas content (otherwise performing a VBG). Here you will see the doctor taking blood via a 'direct stab' into the vein.

“There are so many wonderful things to be thankful for. It is a different life when treatment is finished.” Linda Gallant survived breast cancer. During a self-examination two years ago, she discovered lumps. To better cope with the diagnosis, she decided to approach the disease like a project, naming her tumors so she could address her feelings directly. Today she encourages women to get checked: "Don't put off self-exams, don't be afraid to get a mammogram."

A simple urinalysis test can help physicians screen and monitor diseases such as diabetes, urinary tract infections, chronic kidney disease, and liver disease. We believe everyone should have baseline information about their health through simple, cost-effective means, in nearly any clinical setting, in any part of the world.

Is there a future for medical technology without extended reality? Unthinkable, says XR Senior Key Expert Anton Ebert. He sees XR as a key technology that builds bridges between the human world and digital worlds. Already today, there are numerous applications that can benefit physicians, medical students and patients. And the future potential is huge.

Colleague Rayal Raj Prasad, AI research scientist, specialized in the field of robotics during his master’s degree. At Siemens Healthineers he’s working on enabling an intelligently connected lab through the automation of physical sample processing and the generation and reporting of test results.

At our Shape 23 Keynote, CEO Bernd Montag highlighted breakthroughs in technology that will improve cancer care, increase access to care in communities, and help care for the people who care for us.

Diagnosing cancer early and having high quality access to cancer care is essential. And cancer care additionally needs to be predictive, participatory, and personalized.

What if non-invasive testing could help detect non-alcoholic fatty liver disease early on? Liver disease and in particular non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) disease is one of the emerging public health issues of today. How can non-invasive testing and new pathways screening for liver disease help to tackle the disease early on?

Workforce shortage is one of the biggest challenges for healthcare systems around the globe. Watch for four ways to improve and address the issue from a thought leader in healthcare.