Philips has announced a partnership with Myocardial Solutions to advance AI-driven cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), aiming to improve early identification of heart disease in cancer patients and survivors.
This partnership is set to enhance survival rates and quality of life by integrating imaging technologies into cardiac care.
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Combining Philips’ Fast-SENC MRI acquisition sequence with Myocardial Solutions’ MyoStrain analysis tool, this integration enables the measurement of slight changes in heart function across 48 segments in ten minutes, with analysis taking less than five minutes.
Such early identification can be crucial in detecting regional heart dysfunction before it affects the entire heart.
Philips’ SmartSpeed, which incorporates AI-powered Compressed SENSE and Adaptive-CS-Net technologies, claims to speed up the scan times while maintaining the quality of the image.
This facilitates high-resolution 2D and 3D cardiac imaging across 97% of clinical protocols. SmartSpeed also supports contrasts and quantitative imaging such as T1 mapping, boosting diagnostic confidence.
The use of AI reconstruction at the beginning of the MR signal ensures maximum image quality.
This technology enhances workflow efficiency and patient care with faster or higher-quality imaging and decreased exam times.
Philips is also addressing environmental sustainability with its next-generation BlueSeal system, which features helium-free technology.
This minimises the dependency on helium, lowers the carbon footprint, and supports Philips’ global sustainability goals.
BlueSeal mobile MRI system is tailored to provide quality imaging for rural and underserved areas, breaking down barriers to care.
Philips MR business leader Ioannis Panagiotelis said: “By combining our innovative BlueSeal innovation and SmartSpeed technologies with Myocardial Solutions’ specialised expertise in cardiac care, we aim to redefine the standard of cardiac care, environmental responsibility, and accessibility.”
Last November, Philips announced a partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer its HealthSuite diagnostics portfolio on the cloud.
