“A key part of our image-guided therapy strategy is to combine high-quality, low X-ray dose imaging with a superior user experience that allows interventional radiologists to diagnose and treat patients as part of smoother, safer and less interrupted workflows,” said Ronald Tabaksblat, general manager Image Guided Therapy Systems at Philips. “Philips SmartCT is a major step forward in 3D imaging, enhancing confidence in the interventional suite and supporting key elements of the quadruple aim of better patient outcomes, enhanced patient and staff experiences, and lower cost of care.”
“Changing to a new technology can be challenging, but if the system itself can show you the way, it makes it much easier to adopt new advances,” Hicham Kobeiter, chief of radiology and interventional radiology, Hôpitaux Universitaires Henri-Mondor in Crétiel, France. “SmartCT leads you through each step of the procedure, bringing us more confidence and more precision across cardiovascular, oncology, and emergency cases.”
“With the new SmartCT interface we can go into more detail more quickly and safely, with fewer staff in the room,” said Marc Sopval, interventional radiologist at Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou AP-HP in Paris, France. “SmartCT has brought Cone Beam CT to life in everyday practice: all the tools and guidance capabilities are used by the entire team each day.”
With SmartCT, users are guided through the image acquisition process and can review and interact with the acquired CT-like 3D images on the system’s table-side touch screen module using 3D visualisation and measurement tools. These tools have been designed to support procedures in a range of clinical domains, including neurology, oncology, and cardiovascular procedures, and feature intuitive two-point distance measurements on 3D images, the ability to remove structures from the images that obstruct the region of interest, and the ability to select and store optimum projection angles for recall during procedures.
Philips SmartCT image acquisition, visualisation, and measurement software is an integral part of the next-generation Philips image guided therapy system—Azurion—which was launched in September 2020, marking an important step forward in optimising clinical and operational lab performance and expanding the role of image-guided interventions in the treatment of patients. Azurion has achieved rapid global adoption, reflecting the accelerating trend toward minimally-invasive surgery thanks to its benefits in terms of reduced patient trauma, shorter recovery times and hospital stays, and lower healthcare costs.