Multicenter Research of Women’s Health Ultrasound in Egypt - The Beginning of A New ERA

Mindray is cooperating with Cairo University, Alexandria University, Zagazig University and Al-azhar University on a multicenter project “NEW ERA” of endometrial receptivity assessment software for women’s health care.

Endometrial receptivity (ER) is one of the main indicators that affect the success rate of in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer, allowing the embryo to attach, invade and implant. The research and discussion on it have always been under the spotlight and has become one of the topics of female fertility protection.

Ultrasound, as a major evaluation tool of ER, can be used to measure the endometrial thickness, endometrial pattern, endometrial volume, and blood perfusion. Three-dimensional ultrasound offers a more accurate way of assessing endometrial receptivity by means of virtual organ computer-aided analysis. Nevertheless, it is labor-intensive and of limited inter-operator reproducibility. Hence, automated software has been much-anticipated in an attempt to improve the accuracy of assessing endometrial receptivity.

Initiated by Mindray and leading Egypt medical research facilities - Cairo University, Alexandria University, Zagazig University and Al-azhar University, the “NEW ERA— Smart ERA Multicenter Research Project” is expected to improve the inter-operator reproducibility and the daily workflow of clinicians. At the launching ceremony, we were honored to have the Principal Investigator, Professor Rasha Kamel from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Cairo University, ISUOG Ambassador of the Middle East and North Africa, also distinguished experts and scholars joining us.

The multi-center study project will evaluate the reliability of Smart ERA software in evaluating endometrial-related parameters of women of childbearing age through large sample data, so as to assist clinical diagnosis and treatment more accurately and efficiently in the region.

This multi-center study will use Mindray's industry's first automated endometrial imaging and volume analysis tool, Smart ERA. The software enables 3D automatic volume imaging for different types of endometrial structures and supports automatic measurement of endometrial volume and thickness as well as blood flow index.

"Mindray's Smart ERA technology is impressive, and I hope it can further improve our daily work efficiency. We are looking forward to the pioneering work of the research," emphasizes an expert who participated in the project. Mindray Medical will continue to drive the technological developments with clinical needs, join hands with global medical experts and ultrasound colleagues, continue to work with more global medical facilities and explore the new boundaries of ultrasound diagnosis and treatment to effectively respond to patients' needs.