Image-guided therapy
Cerebral aneurysm treatment
See clearly and navigate efficiently when treating cerebral aneurysms
Visualizing new, less opaque devices presents new challenges during treatment planning and device placement, which can lengthen your procedure time for cerebral aneurysms. This makes superb 2D and advanced 3D imaging more important than ever to guide treatment decisions and device placement, and efficiently manage radiation dose as you decide, guide, treat and confirm during cerebral aneurysm intervention.
Philips SmartCT Angio and Roadmap
The next leap in simplifying and advancing 3D imaging for cerebral aneurysm treatment
Improved visibility of vasculature in cerebral anatomies and real-time 3D view to aid guidewire and catheter navigation through complex vessel structures help enhance interventional confidence for complex procedures.
Demonstrated results in cerebral aneurysm treatment
Workflow innovations to help staff work efficiently and easily, maintaining a patient focus
Immediately assessing the impact of flow diverters is crucial during cerebral aneurysm treatment. AneurysmFlow converts information from a SmartCT Angio acquisition and 2D DSA flow sequences into quantitative flow values to visualize and quantify blood flow patterns before and after flow diverter deployment. SmartCT Angio generates a complete high-resolution 3D visualization of cerebral vasculature from a single rotational angiography run and controlled via the touchscreen at tableside. This can improve visibility of tortuous or complex anatomy that may not be seen on a 2D or DSA image.
Clinical solutions for treating cerebral aneurysms
- Excellent visibility at very low X-ray dose levels with Azurion so you can see more during neurovascular interventions and elevate treatment confidence
- Integrated biplane systems put you in firm control from a single touchscreen at tableside to enhance decision-making and run an entire case without breaking sterility
- Provides simplified advanced 3D visualization and measurements at tableside to help improve treatment outcomes
- Creates the ideal treatment environment with specific tools and workflows for multiple clinical specialties in one room, supported by value-added services
Improved flexibility and speed in treating cerebral aneurysms
- SmartCT Vaso to visualize soft tissue, contrast-enhanced vessels and high-contrast objects (flow diverters, stents, intrasaccular devices, coils) in one view to assess device deployment
- SmartCT Soft Tissue Helical* improves neuro CBCT imaging to identify soft tissue changes in the Angio suite
- SmartCT Dual Viewer* to simultaneously visualize two 3D datasets of different sizes, acquired at different times during the procedure
- SmartCT Angio to visualize tortuous pathologies
Image gallery
- Assess treatment outcome with SmartCT Soft Tissue Helical
- This SmartCT Helical CBCT scan shows a large bleed in the right hemisphere of the brain.
- Overlay scans using SmartCT Dual Viewer to more completely assess aneurysm
- Visualization of blood flow patterns with AneurysmFlow
- Improve visibility of cerebral vasculature with Roadmap Pro
- Visualize tortuous pathologies in high-fidelity 3D with SmartCT Angio
- Visualize lesion boundaries and corresponding vascularization with SmartCT Angio
- Clearly view brain perforators and challenging devices with SmartCT Vaso
- Navigate precisely using dynamic 3D image guidance with SmartCT Roadmap
Featured solutions for cerebral aneurysm treatment
Azurion 7 B20/15 Image Guided Therapy System Biplane
High-quality neuro-specific lateral detector can be positioned close to the patient’s head while providing full brain coverage. Secure, fast lateral gantry parking allows seamless switch between 2D and 3D image acquisition. The frontal arc 135° position enables optimal head-end access to the patient.
SmartCT Soft Tissue Helical*
Improves neuro CT-like cone beam CT images (CBCT) to identify soft tissue changes in the Angio suite. An advanced protocol with dual-axis acquisition trajectory and improved reconstruction software results in improved image appearance, compared to conventional CBCT acquisition techniques.
SmartCT Dual Viewer*
Simultaneously visualize two 3D datasets of different sizes - acquired at different times during the procedure - and overlay them to create fusion images to support assessment and diagnosis without breaking sterility by using the touchscreen module or mouse and keyboard.
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Enabling technologies
ClarityIQ technology delivers significantly lower dose across the clinical area, patients, and operators.
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Footnotes
- Market Research Group reports ‘16-’17.
- Söderman M, Holmin S, Andersson T, Palmgren C, Babic D, Hoornaert B. Image noise reduction algorithm for digital subtraction angiography: clinical results. Radiology. 2013 Nov;269(2):553-60. The results of the application of dose reduction techniques will vary depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical location and clinical practice. The interventional radiologist assisted by a physicist as necessary has to determine the appropriate settings for each specific clinical task.
Disclaimer
*SmartCT R3.0 is subject to regulatory clearance and may not be available in all markets. Contact your sales representative for more details.