From the November 2022 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine


Philips debuts world's first spectral detector angio CT suite

In September, Philips announced it had combined its Spectral CT 7500 system and its Azurion image-guided therapy system with FlexArm to form the world’s first spectral detector angio CT suite.


Designed to perform whole-body imaging in 2D and 3D, Azurion with FlexArm utilizes imaging systems, software and specialized diagnostic and therapeutic solutions to visualize critical anatomy so that clinicians can perform complex procedures.

Spectral CT improves detection, delineation and quantification of lesions to better plan minimally invasive operations. It also has shown more sensitivity in detecting malignant findings and improving readings of incidental findings.

Using Philips’ scanner allows clinicians to image patients only once to distinguish and quantify different tissues. Together, both solutions will allow clinicians to explore potential new treatments and improve minimally invasive procedures in oncology, stroke and trauma care.

"We cannot only visualize better but also quantify, for example, iodine uptake in the tumor with an embolization. Or using Spectral information to define treatment success before the patient leaves the room," Karim Boussebaa, general manager of image-guided therapy systems at Philips, told HCB News.

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