Philips Medical Systems North America has chosen the annual American College of Cardiology meeting (ACC) in Orlando, FL, to showcase three new offerings to the cardiac community.
The BV Pulsera, a mobile C-arm launched at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna two weeks ago, makes its U.S. debut. The unit features a 12-inch triple-mode image intensifier and acquires images using up to 30 pulses per second for dynamic applications such as cardiac screening, stenting, and pacemaker implementation, according to Philips.
A revamped Integris Allura, a cardiovascular catheterization lab system for coronary and peripheral x-ray procedures, is also being demonstrated to ACC attendees. Company officials are touting the system’s new dose-management capability that provides beam filtration and dose reduction by reducing soft radiation that would otherwise be absorbed by the patient.
The Shelton, CT-based manufacturer is using the ACC as a platform to launch release 2 of its Inturis cardiology PACS product. The Inturis suite release 2 features a multivendor DICOM interface to integrate other cath lab equipment into the PACS.
It also has automatic DICOM archiving that company representatives say is designed to meet international medical data-storage requirements. In addition, Philips has upgraded Inturis to include support for Microsoft Windows 2000, new image post-processing algorithms, and simultaneous multiuser capabilities.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersMarch 20, 2001
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