Why Rust is the Best Programming Language for Epsidy
At Epsidy, our mission is to make cardiac imaging more efficient by integrating cutting-edge sensor technology with advanced AI. Our goal: to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of cardiac diagnostics, enabling real-time ECG analysis on compact, high-performance computing platforms. One of our biggest challenges is running our sophisticated AI engine efficiently in real-time, within the constraints of a small footprint computer. Read more to know what we did to meet this challenge.
5 reasons you need a 3 Tesla for cardiac MRI, and 10 reasons you do not
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a cornerstone to diagnose cardiac diseases, allowing clinicians to delve into the intricacies of the heart's anatomy and function. When it comes to choosing the right MRI strength for cardiac imaging, the historical debate between 3T and 1.5T often surfaces. Each strength has its unique advantages and challenges. Low-field MRI is a third and increasingly popular option.
Building a secure IT infrastructure for a startup
Joining a startup as an IT apprentice can be an exciting but challenging experience. Startups are known for their fast-paced, dynamic environments, where every day is different, and there's always something new to learn. In this blog post, Tristan tells about his experience building and securing Epsidy’s IT infrastructure from scratch.
Artificial intelligence for detecting heartbeats
Artificial intelligence has received a tremendous amount of press coverage. In this blog, we discuss deep learning applied to the precise detection of R-peaks. To detect R-peaks in ECG, the focus of classical algorithms has been on sensitivity: the paradigm has been to find all R-peaks and deal with false positive by a post-processing called the decision-making step. Our approach is different and favors precision (or predictive positive value) without pre- or post-processing.
Quantitative MRI – an innovation in need of reinventing
Quantitative MRI (qMRI) is a long innovation in the making, but is finally making its way into cardiac MRI guidelines. In this blog post, Guillaume explains what qMRI is and where the hidden hurdles are. And it is not the first thing one can think of!
7 Tesla MRI artifacts and cardiac imaging
For us, signal processing geeks, artifacts are not antique objects made by human beings from a forgotten culture. They are present in MRI and ECG traces, and seem to multiply as the MRI magnetic field strength increases. 7T MRI, the Formula 1 of MRIs, is not immune to this issue.
Women and cardiovascular diseases
Many of us have lost someone we love as a result of a heart attack. Contrary to popular belief, it is a disease that affects women as much as men. One woman out of 3 dies of cardiovascular disease, half of which are heart attacks. In addition to this, there is a data gender gap which negatively affects women. Only a minority of women are enrolled in cardiovascular clinical studies. Epsidy's mission is to empower clinical science to fight this silent epidemic.