Image-guided therapy
Ablation and cardiac rhythm management
EP suite for innovative, integrated solutions to streamline the complexity of EP procedures.
The global burden of cardiac arrhythmias is increasing. Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), in particular, face an increased risk for stroke, dementia, or heart failure. The number of affected patients is expected to double in the next 40 years.[1] Philips EP suite offers solutions to address this growing AF patient population. It can seamlessly integrate all of your preferred EP equipment with the Azurion Image Guided Therapy platform to create an electrophysiology lab solution that fits your requested clinical and financial requirements.
Enhance care for atrial fibrillation while streamlining workflow
Despite advances in imaging, electrophysiologists still encounter challenges when performing interventions, including cardiac ablation and CRM/CRT implants. Long procedure times make it crucial to reduce radiation exposure for patients and staff. Azurion with ClarityIQ provides high-quality imaging, delivering excellent visibility at low X-ray dose levels for patients of all sizes. The use of EP Navigator is to efficiently support AF procedures. We aim to remove barriers and deliver clinical value where it is needed most, to make EP procedures safer, more efficient and more reproducible.
Delivering clinical and economic value for the EP suite
- Azurion offers a clutter-free and user-centric environment lab environment, streamlined workflow through lab integration and industry-leading image quality at a fraction of the dose.
- Azurion facilitates a fast and simple workflow, integration and compatibility with major EP technologies, and image fusion with mapping for enhanced dose management.
- FlexVision Pro allows you to control tasks at tableside.
- FlexSpot gives you seamless access to applications in one compact, customizable workspace.
See clearly, treat optimally
- ClarityIQ provides high-quality imaging, delivering excellent visibility at low X-ray dose.
- Accessible viewing flexibility for 20 external video sources with Full HD in the control room.
- Image fusion with mapping for enhanced dose management.
- Zero Dose Positioning aids efficient dose management.
- DoseAware real-time staff dose monitoring tools empower your staff to take control, protecting their wellbeing.
Featured solutions for cardiac ablation procedures
Azurion Image Guided Therapy
The Azurion Image Guided Therapy System provides excellent ease of use, allowing you to streamline workflow for increased lab efficiency and offering the simplicity of tableside control. Advanced 3D imaging provides insights into complex anatomies and helps you navigate catheters with confidence.
Azurion Control Room Workspace
With the Azurion Control Room Workspace, access to the applications is simple. The commercial option offers six 27” monitors for seamless access and control of up to 20 external video sources in full HD.
ClarityIQ technology
The ClarityIQ technology option on the Azurion System enables physicians to deliver fast, effective and simplified electrophysiology procedures with efficient clinical workflow and superb image quality at ultra-low dose settings,[2,3] allowing for significantly lower dose across clinical areas.[4-6]
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Footnotes
- Wijesurendra RS, Casadei B. Mechanisms of atrial fibrillation. Heart. 2019 Dec;105(24):1860-1867. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-314267. Epub 2019 Aug 23. PMID: 31444267.
- 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.
- Results based on total dose area product from a single center prospectively randomized cohort study on 136 patients (68 for Allura Xper without ClarityIQ and 68 for Allura Xper with ClarityIQ). Procedural performances (fluoroscopy time and number of cine images) of the physicians did not significantly differ between the two cohorts. Dekker, L.R., et al., New image processing and noise reduction technology allows reduction of radiation exposure in complex electrophysiologic interventions while maintaining optimal image quality: a randomized clinical trial. Heart Rhythm, 2013. 10(11): p. 1678-82.
- In 28 individual comparative studies, Philips ClarityIQ was associated with reductions in patient radiation exposure. Data on file.
- Relationship between radiation exposure and risk of complications, long-term health risk, procedure time and patient characteristics, procedure complexity, as reported in medical guidelines. Data on file.
- 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
Results are specific to the institution where they were obtained and may not reflect the results achievable at other institutions. Results in other cases may vary.