AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FRANCE, 7 December 2017 – SuperSonic Imagine (Euronext: SSI FR0010526814), a company specialising in medical imaging using ultrasound, announced today that it installed six Aixplorer Ultimate ultrasound systems at 'Occitanie-Garonne' Group's five radiology sites in the Toulouse region and Saint-Gaudens (France).

The radiology sites specialise, among other things, in detecting and characterising musculotendinous and mammary lesions, and diagnosing abdominal diseases with 14 radiologists who conduct all of the diagnostic and therapeutic exams. The centres involved are the Radiology Services at Clinique Médipôle Garonne, specialists in sports medicine, and Clinique d'Occitanie (in Muret), the Radiology Centres in Rieux-Volvestre and Muret and the Comminges Pyrénées Hospital Centre (in Saint-Gaudens).

Just three months after announcing the release of its new Aixplorer® Ultimate product, SuperSonic Imagine has confirmed strong market interest in its latest creation.
Aixplorer® Ultimate, a versatile, comprehensive and ultra-fast ultrasound system
The Aixplorer® ultrasound system and its exclusive ShearWave™ Elastography (SWE™) imaging mode have shown their worth during radiology treatment for multiple indications (musculoskeletal, liver, breast, prostate, etc.). The clinical benefits include screening support, better characterisation of lesions, biopsy support, therapeutic follow-ups and assessment of chronic liver disease. With Aixplorer® Ultimate, which also boasts over four times more computing power than previous models, SuperSonic Imagine has found a way to satisfy a wide range of clinical needs among radiologists and physicians to benefit their patients, positioning itself as a major player in multi-parameter ultrasound imaging.

"It’s important for our group of medical imaging experts to ensure our equipment is constantly at the forefront of innovation, therefore a best in class solution was a natural choice for us. SuperSonic Imagine incorporates ShearWave Elastography (SWE) as well as innovations such as Angio PL.U.S. and Needle PL.U.S." explained François Blain, radiologist for 'Occitanie-Garonne' Medical Imaging Group.

"These new tools from SuperSonic Imagine are a great help to us in identifying, locating and characterising lesions before and after treatment. They also prove themselves to be very effective ultrasound guidance tools. This is important, among other things, for tracking injections of Platelet-Rich Plasma or corticosteroids in the case of tendinopathy," continued Philippe Adam, radiologist for

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