Progetti is introducing its first generation high-level ultrasound products, which will be officially launched by June 2015. Based on a revolutionary platform and latest imaging technology, the Progetti ultrasound series elevates the image performance to major brands in the market, satisfying the demand of clinicians and giving them the necessary confidence to make their clinical decision and grow the excellence in patient care, thanks to the innovative imaging capabilities. Progetti’s ultrasound series is engineered to meet today’s most demanding needs, from deep abdominal, vascular to superficial small parts. It is designed to make abdominal, ob/gyn, cardiac, intraoperative vascular and musculoskeletal image quality detection. These are some of the main performances offered in our ultrasound devices series: Adaptive Colour Doppler, Pulse and Continuous Wave Doppler, Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI), Intima-Media Thickness (IMT), Real-time 3D and 4D acquisition, spatial compound imaging, pulse inversion harmonic imaging.
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A ceiling-mounted tube option for the DRX-Ascend System provides versatile positioning for a variety of imaging exams. The DRX-Ascend System also offers a floor-mounted tube stand, wall stand and a choice of an elevating float-top table or non-elevating table. The new ceiling-mounted tube option is currently available for order. The DRX-Ascend delivers cost-effective, fully featured imaging that allows hospitals, imaging centres, orthopedic practices and urgent care clinics to select a configuration that satisfies their imaging workflow and budget. DRX-Ascend users and other healthcare providers are interested in a ceiling-mounted tube because it can deliver flexible patient positioning that helps radiographers perform imaging exams in less time, which can lead to greater productivity. The DRX-Ascend System can be configured with DRX-1 and DRX-1C detectors. Both detectors fit into the standard Bucky used in X-ray wall stands and tables. In addition, Carestream’s small-format 25 x 30 cm detector, the DRX 2530C, can be used for orthopedic and tabletop exams. Customers can also opt to install a fixed 43 x 43 cm detector for the wall stand. The multi-colour touch panel screen mounted at the tube stand gives radiographers remote generator control, displays image previews and allows review of previous images for the current patient. The DRX-Ascend system offers several detector holders to help radiographers perform cross-table lateral exams as well as other specialty views. Facilities can use a single DRX detector with the system or opt for two or more detectors to maximize productivity and efficiency.
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The AsCARD Grey 3/6/12 channel electrocardiograph is equipped with a built-in HL7 protocol enabling integration with the HIS and the sending of ECG examinations directly from the device onto an e-mail box. AsCARD Grey allows a review of performed examinations with analyses and interpretation on a large LCD TFT colour touch screen of high resolution. The full report of ECG examinations may be printed in A4 format directly on an external printer or may be saved in PDF or XML files as well as stored on a Pen Drive. One of the main advantages of the electrocardiograph is its interfacing capability with database and archiving software. Moreover, the device may be used to conduct preliminary spirometry examination with the use of a special spirometry attachment. In addition, a multilingual intuitive menu enables user-friendly operation in most regions worldwide.
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The VesselNavigator is a 3D catheter navigation system to guide the minimally invasive treatment of patients with vascular diseases such as aortic aneurysms. It is designed for use in conjunction with Philips’interventional X-ray systems, enhances the precision and accuracy of stent placement, while at the same time significantly reducing contrast medium usage. As a result, minimally invasive treatment options will be available to patients previously unable to benefit from new image-guided intervention techniques. Developed in collaboration with clinical partners such as the University Hospital Cologne (Germany) and the University Hospital Ghent (Belgium), VesselNavigator complements Philips’current imageguided therapy portfolio within the field of endovascular and hybrid suite solutions. It addresses the need for advanced 3D live-image guidance solutions, as the treatment for vascular disease is experiencing a major transition from open surgery to minimally invasive procedures, with such procedure volumes growing at high single-digit rates. During endovascular procedures a catheter is manoeuvred, with the aid of image guidance, through major arteries or veins in order to locally position and deploy implants such as stents to reinforce the wall of the affected blood vessel. Using conventional 2D X-ray image guidance, clinicians oft en perceive the visualization of the vessel anatomy during these procedures as if a dimension is missing, adding to procedure complexity. Many are more familiar with open surgery, during which they can physically see and touch the blood vessels they are trying to repair. VesselNavigator brings back the 3D anatomy they were used to seeing in open surgery. It can be used for all types of endovascular procedures, but one of its key applications is guidance during the treatment of aortic aneurysms, which if left untreated could lead to severe complications such as massive internal bleeding. At the location of the aneurysm, the aorta oft en has smaller side branches, such as those that supply blood to the patient’s kidneys. Custom-made stents are therefore oft en made with dedicated openings that need to be precisely registered with these feeding vessels in order to repair the aorta and maintain critical blood flow to other abdominal organs. With conventional X-ray imaging it is very challenging to position the stent in the precise orientation. Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair is therefore a very complex procedure, and the more time it takes, the more contrast medium is needed for X-ray visualization and guidance in order to succeed. Vessel- Navigator fuses live interventional X-ray images with pre-acquired 3D MRI or CT images of the patient’s vascular structures. The resulting 3D colour-coded images of the vessels provide enhanced real-time visual guidance, making it easier to manoeuvre through the vascular network without the need to enhance the X-ray visualization with the repeated use of an injected contrast medium. In recent studies, VesselNavigator has been shown to reduce contrast medium usage by 70% and procedure times by 18%, contributing to more patient friendly, more efficient and more cost effective treatment of vascular conditions. With a growing population of elderly and diabetic people who suffer from poor kidney function, reducing contrast medium requirements will open up endovascular treatments to a wider range of patients. The strong growth in image-guided therapy procedures is driven by the significant benefits they off er for healthcare systems and patients, including reduced patient trauma, shorter hospital stays, and lower healthcare costs.
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