Clinical Excellence for Structural Heart

Vivid Ultra Edition advanced imaging systems support innovative workflow tools and imaging modes tailored for excellent imaging of structural heart diseases and guidance during interventional procedures. The exceptional Ultra Edition offering includes dedicated tools and features such as:

FlexiLight: Rendering technique for photo-realistic light-source based illumination of heart structures.
CTFusion: Vendor independent solution for live co-registered navigation in 4D ultrasound and CT data.
4D Auto TVQ: Innovative semi-automatic quantification of the tricuspid valve in 4D.
4D Markers: Annotations on 4D ultrasound volume data sets and their 2D views, facilitating communication in the echo lab, cath lab and OR.

Learn more about Vivid Ultra Edition: https://gevividultraedition.com/

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Call for Proposal Mission

GE Healthcare is sponsoring a call for research proposals (CFP) for Vivid Ultra Edition focusing on echocardiography for structural heart interventions. The objective of the CFP is to leverage both established Vivid ultrasound users and new users for execution of clinical research using Vivid Ultra Edition Systems. Proposals may address any aspect of structural heart echocardiography, such as clinical outcomes, time savings or accuracy for:

Procedural guidance
Workflow efficiency
Health economics
Planning of intervention
Optimal time of intervention

Who

GE Healthcare invites all with interest in advancing structural heart echocardiography to apply. Applicants do not need to have previous experience using Vivid Ultrasound Systems.

Key dates

Submission opens on April 12, 2021
Submission closes on June 4, 2021
Awardees will be announced August 2021
Funding must be activated by December 31, 2021

Funds Available

This CFP will select up to four grant awards of up to $75,000 (USD) each (including equipment if requested), and up to four additional equipment only grants. The proposed research proposals should not exceed one year in duration, although smaller, focused, impactful projects requiring less support are also encouraged to apply. The subsequent research grant will be governed by an independent research agreement between GE Healthcare and awardees.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Application requirements

The proposed research plan should be based on sound scientific rationale and be grounded in methods and concepts derived from a critical review of the peer-reviewed literature. Preliminary data that is relevant to the proposed research is not required, but if available, should be referenced and submitted as appropriate.

Proposals are to include the following elements:

Title of the proposed project
Summary of the proposal (300 Words)
Study Support Requested
- Total Cash Requested (include personnel effort and budget justification)
- Equipment Loan
Research Plan (Not to exceed 3 pages)
- Background: State the background and motivation for the proposed research, context of this study, and why it is of clinical, health economic or scientific value.
- Study Hypothesis & Aims: Describe the purpose of the research, identify specific aims, and state the hypothesis.
- Methods: Describe the study design including methods and how the study will be conducted.

Timeline of Research Milestones and expected deliverables to GE Healthcare
- Including proposed start date and estimated duration.
Deliverables and Outcomes for GE Healthcare: Include a description of suggested deliverables to GE Healthcare, such as publications, abstracts and presentations at international congresses, webinars, whitepapers, case studies, social media posts, and de-identified Echo raw DICOM data.
Relevant Bibliography
Abbreviated CVs of Investigator(s)
Publication Plans: Provide targeted journals, conferences, and congresses.

Number of Submissions:

There is no limitation on the number of submissions that a given investigator or institution can submit. Investigators are encouraged to submit applications for all research programs that align with the goals of this CFP.

Selection Criteria:

All qualified applications will be evaluated by a review panel comprised of GE Healthcare employees with expertise in ultrasound, research, product development and marketing. Selection for grant or equipment support will be reviewed with consideration to the following criteria:

Scientific excellence: Research study design, including statistical analysis, and probability of achieving meaningful results in one year
Innovation: Novel approach and use of unique methods, treatments, or technology.
Significance: Goals and aims of the proposed research address issues of relevance to structural heart and echocardiography, leveraging the GE Vivid Ultra Edition platform.
Environment and Feasibility: Investigator qualifications, resources at institution to accomplish the proposed research, and likelihood of success.
Alignment with CFP mission

As a result of review process, and the perspective of managing the entire research portfolio, all highly ranked applications are not guaranteed to be recommended for funding.

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