The ASE Echovation Challenge Promotes Innovation

Serving clients at Spectrum Dermatology & Vein Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, Dr. Rajan Bhatt has extensive experience in cardiology and internal medicine. Professionally, Dr. Rajan Bhatt belongs to organizations such as the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE).

Created to support medical professionals working with cardiovascular ultrasound technology, ASE pursues a variety of endeavors in areas ranging from advocacy to research. As part of its effort to encourage innovation in the field, the society launched the Echovation Challenge in 2015 following its Strategic Planning Retreat.

The Echovation Challenge exists to promote the creative use of cardiovascular ultrasound technologies and to serve as a catalyst for the discovery of new techniques for caring for patients with cardiovascular conditions. Each year the challenge climaxes with a finals event held in a different city.

In 2018, the finals for the Echovation Challenge took place in Nashville, Tennessee, where three teams selected from the international submissions competed for the prize. The winning team was led by Dr. Achiau Ludomirsky and known as Team On-Sight, and showcased a technology known as an Ultrasound Translator, which employed artificial intelligence and guided imagery to assist operation of ultrasound operators by nonexperts.

ASE’s Echovation Challenge Promotes Advancements in Echocardiography

 

Echovation Challenge
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Dr. Rajan Bhatt, a cardiologist at Spectrum Dermatology & Vein Center, has published numerous articles over his more than 10-year career. His work has been recognized through nearly a dozen honors and awards, and he has given several presentations around the country. Also active in the professional community, Dr. Rajan Bhatt belongs to the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE).

As part of its efforts to promote excellence in cardiovascular ultrasound, ASE maintains the Echovation Challenge. This challenge was first created in 2015 during one of the ASE’s Strategic Planning Retreats. During the retreat, the board of directors realized that the organization must foster more collaboration and innovation in the field and decided that an innovation competition would be the most compelling way to encourage this.

Their ideas culminated in the creation of the Echovation Challenge, which launched in fall 2015. During the organization’s 2016 Scientific Sessions in Seattle, the challenge held a live finals event to showcase innovations that were either in development or already adopted in echocardiography labs around the world.

The Echovation Challenge was held again in 2017 with a theme of “Streamlining Diagnostics for Augmented Medical Decision Making.” Nearly two dozen projects were recognized during the Echovation Challenge 2017, and five teams were selected to present their projects at ASE 2017.