"Integration is among the most critical necessities facing the cardiovascular world today," said Oran Muduroglu, chief executive officer, Healthcare Informatics, for Philips Medical Systems. "With this new release of Xcelera, we've streamlined workflow by providing instant access to all relevant images and information--across all cardiovascular modalities--at one location."

In addition to managing examination results in a patient centric-manner, the new release of Xcelera also brings a variety of new or enhanced clinical and reporting tools for 2D and 3D Echo, Cardiovascular X-Ray, Nuclear Cardiology (powered by AutoQuant), 2D and 3D Cardiac CT and MR, as well as for managing EP recording and mapping information. The new design of results management and availability of new and enhanced clinical tools enables cardiac professionals to more efficiently diagnose a patient's condition and subsequently make more informed decisions about the method of treatment.


Philips PET technology is creating a new benchmark in the evaluation and analysis of cardiovascular disease

The latest addition to the GEMINI product family, the GEMINI TF PET/CT, combines PET myocardial perfusion and viability data with coronary artery angiography from CT in a single integrated environment. GEMINI TF with TruFlight time-of-flight technology delivers improved spatial resolution and high sensitivity resulting in improved image quality when imaging the short-lived radiopharmaceuticals associated with cardiac PET.

The system is available in two configurations: 16-slice and 64-channel Brilliance CT. The Brilliance 64-channel CT is well-suited to cardiac imaging with its wide-coverage submillimeter imaging, ultra fast acquisition times and Rate Responsive image acquisition technology that adapts to the patient's heart rate and rhythm. GEMINI TF 16-slice is available in the market today, while full commercial release of the GEMINI TF 64-channel is expected in Q4, 2006.

Philips celebrates 1,000th installation of CardioMD worldwide

Launched in 2001 as the first compact fixed-90 nuclear cardiology gamma camera in the industry and now in its third generation, Philips recently installed its 1,000th CardioMD system. CardioMD's lightweight design and small footprint allow even the smallest practices to obtain full nuclear cardiac imaging functionality. The patient-friendly open gantry design provides easy patient access and allows claustrophobic patients to be imaged.

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