As healthcare continues to evolve, clinicians require more efficient systems that reduce time and physical limits for acquiring diagnostic scans to help speed exams and care. To address these needs, Philips is developing technologies like a wireless X-ray detector for Philips X-ray systems used in the radiology department, emergency room and intensive care unit. This cable-free detector will be demonstrated at RSNA as a work-in-progress.

Additionally, Philips showcased five research projects that demonstrate where radiological technology for diagnosing and treating heart disease and cancer is headed, including:


- Spectral CT imaging to quantify the amount of calcium in tissues such as calcified plaques and the ability to differentiate multiple contrast agents from anatomical structures in one-pass CT scans;

- Advanced software algorithms to calculate the probability that a lung nodule is malignant, and to search a database of prior cases with known diagnoses and present clinically relevant past cases to the user;

- Patient-specific organ models for personalized radiology planning, therapy and reporting;

- New image analysis techniques to enhance the resolution and image quality of PET and SPECT scans and extract quantitative information relating to localized tissue processes, such as hypoxia (reduced oxygen levels in tissue); and

- Image-guidance technology based on the fusion of MR and ultrasound images for prostate biopsy.

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[1] In a retrospective study, the Wisconsin Heart Hospital found that it had achieved an 80-percent dose reduction using the Step & Shoot Cardiac feature compared to previous exams using helical CT angiography techniques.

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