Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced at EuroPCR (17 - 20 May 2022, Paris, France) the international launch of EchoNavigator 4.0 [1], the new release of its advanced image-guided therapy solution for the treatment of structural heart disease. EchoNavigator 4.0 gives users of Philips’ EPIQ CVXi interventional cardiology ultrasound system greater control of live fusion-imaging on the company’s Image Guided Therapy System - Azurion - platform.
By integrating real-time transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), which places the ultrasound transducer close to the heart, and X-ray fluoroscopy, EchoNavigator 4.0 helps interventional teams to decide, guide, treat, and confirm complex structural heart disease therapy, such as heart valve repair or replacement. The solution also includes extended anatomical intelligence models, transseptal puncture guidance to help access the left atrium and mitral valve from the right atrium, and new 3D live image fusion capabilities, including Philips’ TrueVue photo-realistic rendering and GlassVue volumetric imaging modes. It also features automatic selection of an appropriate set of multiplanar reconstruction planes (sections taken from the 3D echo heart model), with presets for common views of the aortic and mitral valves and left atrial appendage.
The latest EchoNavigator release gives us unique peri-interventional possibilities by offering a comprehensive set of automated views based on advanced 3D heart models in combination with live fusion imaging.
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Dr. Patric Biaggi
Head of Cardiac Imaging at Heart Clinic Hirslanden in Zurich, Switzerland
“The latest EchoNavigator release gives us unique peri-interventional possibilities by offering a comprehensive set of automated views based on advanced 3D heart models in combination with live fusion imaging,” said Dr. Patric Biaggi, Head of Cardiac Imaging at Heart Clinic Hirslanden in Zurich, Switzerland. “This allows us to treat our patients with greater confidence and precision during every stage of the procedure.”
Largely due to lifestyle choices and the aging population, structural heart disease is now commonplace in older individuals. In the USA, for example, as many as 1 in 10 people over the age of 75-years are affected by a condition known as mitral regurgitation [2], which means the mitral valve in their heart does not close properly, adversely affecting the amount of oxygenated blood that can be pumped round their body. Worldwide, around 156 million people are estimated to suffer from the condition [3]. Fortunately, in many cases treating structural heart disease can now be performed via image-guided, minimally-invasive, catheter-based procedures that impose far less trauma than open-heart surgery.
