Philips continues to expand the capabilities of the premium iU22 platform. Vision 2009 is the 4th major upgrade, focusing on helping you achieve diagnostic certainty, improved workflow and throughput, and giving you the latest cutting-edge imaging and quantification capabilities.
New features include:
- Advanced breast imaging solutions
- New volume imaging applications
- Digital navigation link with Traxtal workflow guides
- SmartExam
- Advanced tools
- Expanded QLAB capabilities
Advanced breast imaging solutions
- Gain greater clarity and border definition throughout the breast with enhanced optimization on the L12-5 and L17-5 linear array transducers. Tissue aberration correction and advanced XRES technologies are also supported on these transducers.
- Apply the latest advances in volume imaging to breast exams with the new VL13-5 transducer. Tissue aberration correction and advanced XRES are supported in both 2D and 3D imaging modes.
Expand your volume imaging applications
The new VL13-5 volume linear transducer is clinically optimized with tissue specific imaging presets for breast, thyroid, carotid, and general applications. With the iU22 system you can send volume data sets to your PACS to view and measure in sweep review mode or for more sophisticated volume reconstruction you can send to the ViewForum for ultrasound workstation for further 3D manipulation, intelligent slicing and final diagnostic work.
Increased visualization of needles during biopsies and ablations
The digital navigation link between the iU22 ultrasound system and Traxtal’s PercuNav system provides dynamic, fused image maps of CT and MR imaging with ultrasound. The link streams iU22 images to the PercuNav workstation in digital-quality for improved workflow and increased patient safety.
Easily integrate SmartExam and reduce exam time
Programming a new exam type with the SmartExam feature is as easy as performing the exam. Your study requirements are automatically saved: views, annotations, body markers, mode changes, and quantification. This unique feature even allows you to incorporate 3D data sets into your exam protocol.
Advanced tools increase diagnostic confidence regardless of difficulty
Philips adds several new features, such as color flow quantification to generate information about the flow characteristics of lesions. Flow, vascularity and vascularization flow indices quantify color flow using QLAB ROI and GI 3DQ plug-ins. OB and GYN difficult patient tissue specific imaging presets have been added to the C5-1 transducer.
Expanded QLAB capabilities
GI 3DQ plug-in with iSlice and advanced measurement capabilities now also supports the new VL13-5 volume transducer. The ROI function allows color quantification of 2D color files and GI 3DQ provides color quantification of 3D files. The motion compensation algorithm identifies the pixel boundaries in a region of interest and tracks the pixels from frame to frame.