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Contents
1 Introduction 4 4.5 Volume imaging solutions for

1.1 Applications 4 connected radiology departments 15
4.6 Anatomical Intelligence for Breast (AI Breast) 15
2 System overview 5 4.7 QuickSAVE feature 15
2.1 System architecture 5 4.8 Image presentation 15
2.2 Imaging formats 6 4.9 Cineloop review 15
2.3 Imaging modes 6 4.10 Exam management features 16
M-mode 6 Rapid Procedure Setup 16
2D imaging 6 4.11 Connectivity 16
Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI) 7 Standard connectivity features 16
Color Doppler 7 NetLink connectivity option 17
Color Power Angio imaging (CPA) 7 Report 17
MicroFlow Imaging (MFI) 8 Government security option 17
Spectral Doppler 8 SafeGuard security option 17
Auto color and Auto Doppler 8 Security Plus option 17
Steerable continuous wave (CW) Doppler 8
Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI/TDI PW) 8 5 Transducers 18
Seek Angle echo (X7-2t) 8 5.1 Transducer selection 18
Live xPlane imaging 8 Compact transducers 18
Live 3D echo 9 PureWave crystal technology 18
Live 3D/4D and MPR/iSlice imaging 9 Curved array 18
3D/4D and MPR imaging (hybrid transducers) 9 C10-3v broadband curved array
Freehand 3D volume and MPR imaging 9 with PureWave crystal technology 18
Spatio-Temporal Image Correlation C9-4v broadband curved array 18
(STIC) imaging 9 C10-4ec broadband curved array 18
Panoramic imaging 10 BP10-5ec broadband curved array 18
Contrast imaging – cardiovascular 10 C9-2 broadband curved array
Contrast imaging – general imaging 10 with PureWave crystal technology 18
Interventional imaging 10 C8-5 broadband curved array 18
Strain-based elastography 10 C5-1 broadband curved array
Shear wave elastography 10 with PureWave crystal technology 19
C6-2 broadband curved array 19
3 System controls 11 Volume array 19
3.1 Optimization controls 11 V6-2 broadband curved array 19
2D grayscale imaging 11 3D9-3v broadband curved array 19
Next-generation SonoCT real-time VL13-5 broadband linear array 19
compound imaging 11 Linear array 19
XRES adaptive image processing 11 eL18-4 ultra-broadband linear array
Live volume imaging (GI/WHC) 11 with PureWave crystal technology 19
Tissue aberration correction (TAC) 12 eL18-4 EM ultra-broadband linear array
iSCAN intelligent optimization 12 with PureWave crystal technology 19
AutoSCAN intelligent optimization 12 L18-5 broadband linear array 20
iOPTIMIZE intelligent optimization 12 L15-7io broadband compact linear array 20
3.2 Control panel 12 L12-5 50 broadband linear array 20
3.3 Touchscreen 12 L12-3 broadband linear array 20
L12-4 broadband linear array 21
4 Workflow 13 Sector array 21
4.1 Ergonomics 13 S4-2 broadband sector array 21
4.2 Display annotation 13 S5-1 broadband sector array
4.3 SmartExam protocols 14 with PureWave crystal technology 21
4.4 Stress echo 14 S8-3 sector array 21
S12-4 sector array 21
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S7-3t sector array TEE 21 8 Physical specifications 37
S8-3t sector array TEE 21 System dimensions 37
X7-2t xMATRIX array TEE System cart 37
with PureWave technology 21 Monitor 38
Non-imaging 21 Control panel 38
D5cwc CW transducer (Pedoff) 21 Physio 38
D2cwc CW transducer (Pedoff) 21 Peripherals 38
D2tcd PW transducer (Pedoff) 21 Input/output ports 38
5.2 Transducer application guide 22 Power requirements and video parameters 38
Electrical safety standards 38
6 PercuNav image fusion
and interventional navigation 27 9 Maintenance and services 39
6.1 Overview 27 Security 39
Ultrasound only 27 Advanced service features 39
Image Fusion and Navigation 27
Interventional navigation and planning
software 28
Interventional navigation tracking
instrumentation 28
Anatomical measurements 28
Connectivity 28
PercuNav accessories 29
7 Measurements and analysis 30

7.1 Measurement tools and general description 30
7.2 Measurement tools and quantification 31
QLAB quantification software 31
Cardiac 3D Quantification (3DQ) 31
Cardiac 3D Quantification Advanced
(3DQ Advanced) 31
General Imaging 3D Quantification
(GI 3DQ) plug-in 32
Mitral Valve Navigator A.I. (MVNA.I.) 32
Intima Media Thickness (IMT)
Quantification plug-in 32
MicroVascular Imaging (MVI) plug-in 32
Region of Interest (ROI) Quantification plug-in 33
Vascular Plaque Quantification (VPQ) plug-in 33
Strain Quantification (SQ) plug-in 33
Automated Cardiac 2D QuantificationA.I. (a2DQA.I.)
and a2DQA.I. LA 33
Automated Cardiac Motion 2D QuantificationA.I.
(aCMQA.I.) 34
Elastography Analysis (EA) 34
Fetal Heart Navigator 34
Elastography Quantification (EQ) 34
7.3 High Q automatic Doppler analysis 35
7.4 Clinical option analysis packages 35
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1. Introduction
You always go above and beyond to provide the 1.1 Applications

best care to your patients. But you are expected • Abdominal
• Obstetrical
to do so with less time, fewer resources, and higher • Fetal echo
patient volume. The care you want to provide • Cerebrovascular
deserves tools that can set you ahead and help • Vascular (peripheral, cerebrovascular,
temporal TCD, and abdominal)
you stay ahead. • Abdominal vascular
• Gynecological and fertility
• Small parts and superficial
We designed Philips Affiniti 70 to give you the • Musculoskeletal
confident results you need, in the time you have. • Pediatric general imaging
• Prostate
Engineered for efficiency and reliability and • Echocardiography
powered by Philips superb performance, it gets you (adult, pediatric, fetal)
• Stress echocardiography
diagnostic images you need, quickly – even on the • Transesophageal echocardiography
most technically difficult patients. Its intuitive design (adult and pediatric)
• Surgical imaging
and walk-up usability help you provide elegant, • Interventional imaging
efficient care – every day. • Contrast imaging
• Bowel imaging
• Strain elastography, shear wave
elastography (ElastPQ)
• Perioperative
• Epicardial echocardiography
54.6 cm (21.5 in)

monitor articulates
for easy viewing
and folds down Tablet-like touchscreen
for transport supports easy navigation for
commonly manipulated controls
Goes to sleep in via flyout menu selections;
two seconds; back reduces button presses
to full functionality
in 20 seconds Service Request
button for immediate
access to Philips support
Elegant control
panel, simplified
for ease of use
Four transducer ports

and one-handed
transducer access
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2. System overview
2.1 System architecture

• Offers up to 4,718,592 total digital channels • Provides XRES capability when in contrast imaging modes
• Next-generation ultra-low noise, wide dynamic range, • Operates in 2D and 2D/CFI/Doppler/TDI mixed modes up
280 dB, digital broadband acoustic beamforming with to 1900 frames per second
proprietary architecture • Philips adaptive broadband flow imaging
• Powerful distributed multi-core processing architecture • Doppler bandwidth that automatically adjusts
capable of achieving 225 x 109 40-bit Multiply- for outstanding flow sensitivity and resolution
Accumulates/second • Advanced dynamic motion suppression algorithms
• Includes 512 GB hard drive support for transducer that reduce flash artifacts
frequencies up to 22 MHz • Fully independent triplex multiple mode operation
• Optimized for high definition 54.6 cm (21.5 in) LCD display for ease of use during Doppler procedures
• Designed to support virtually any array configuration: • Auto Doppler flow optimization for carotid/arterial
sector, linear, curved, tightly curved, and TEE applications using linear array transducers
• Contrast imaging uses both Pulse Inversion and power –– Automatically adjusts color box position and angle
modulation technologies –– Automatically adjusts PW sample volume placement
• Supports depths from skin line (using zoom function) and angle
to 40 cm –– Includes Auto Flow Tracking for automatic angle
• Supports both strain and shear wave elastography correction with sample volume movements
(ElastPQ) • Advanced stress echo applications
• High precision beam-steered image compounding –– Stress protocols with up to ten stages
that acquires more tissue information and reduces –– Forty views per stage by five modes
angle-generated artifacts • Multi-application SmartExam workflow protocols
• Up to nine lines of sight, obtained by steering the –– Stress echo, echo, abdominal, small parts, Ob/Gyn,
ultrasound beam, available on linear, curved and tightly and vascular applications
curved arrays, and mechanical volume arrays –– Step-by-step on-screen guidance during exam
• WideSCAN capability to expand field of view during –– Full user customization
SonoCT imaging –– Record function for creation of custom protocols
• SonoCT capability available during contrast imaging modes –– Automatic mode switching including 3D
• Philips next-generation XRES adaptive image processing • Fast system boot up: from off, approximately 110 seconds
for noise and artifact reduction that enhances tissue and • Transport mode: from sleep mode to on, approximately
border definition 20 seconds
• Performs 350 million calculations per frame of image data –– Transport mode lasts 40 minutes before recharge
up to 1900 frames per second is needed
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2.2 Imaging formats
• 2D linear: WideSCAN with SonoCT • Strain-based elastography
• 2D curved: WideSCAN with SonoCT • Shear wave elastography point quantification imaging
• 2D sector (ElastPQ)
• 2D virtual apex sector imaging with wide field of view • High-PRF pulsed wave (PW) Doppler
• 2D trapezoid • Duplex and simultaneous 2D/PW Doppler
• Dual 2D • Duplex continuous wave (CW) Doppler
• Panoramic imaging • Duplex, color flow, CW Doppler
• Live 3D/4D volume • Duplex 2D, CPA, color flow, PW Doppler
• Live 3D/4D zoom • Auto Doppler optimization: Auto PW Doppler, color
• 3D full volume Doppler, flow optimization for one-button angle correction
• 2D, MPR, and volume and steering
• Dual volume for full volume, 3D zoom and iCrop • Independent triplex mode for simultaneous 2D, CPA,
• MaxVue image format color flow, PW Doppler
–– Allows use of entire monitor viewing area for displaying • Dual imaging with:
image with a push of a button –– Two work flow choices; single buffer or dual buffer
–– Uses a high-definition resolution and an aspect ratio –– Mixed mode display with one image live while other
of 16:9 is frozen, for example, 2D/2D, 2D/color, color/color,
color/CPA
• High definition zoom (write zoom)
2.3 Imaging modes • Reconstructed zoom with pan (read zoom)
• 2D grayscale imaging with advanced pulse coding, pulse • Panoramic imaging
shaping, and frequency compounding technologies • SonoCT panoramic imaging with XRES and harmonic modes
• M-mode • Chroma imaging in 2D, 3D, QLAB MPR and iSlice,
• M-mode color Doppler Panoramic, M-mode, and Doppler modes
• M-mode tissue Doppler • Dynamic colorization in freehand 3D on C9-4v, C10-3v
• M-mode trapezoid and 3D/4D on V6-2, 3D9-3v, VL13-5
• Anatomical M-mode • Live MVI
• TDI M-mode • Spatio-Temporal Image Correlation (STIC)
• Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI)
• Adaptive Doppler M-mode
• Adaptive Broadband Color Flow • Available on all imaging transducers
• Color compare mode • Anatomic M-mode available on all imaging transducers
• 3D imaging • TDI M-mode available in cardiac applications
• 3D imaging with Color Doppler/CPA/DCPA • Selectable sweeping rates
• 4D imaging • Time markers: 0.1 and 0.2 seconds
• Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI) with pulse inversion technology • Acquisition zoom capability
• Multivariate Tissue Harmonic Imaging including pulse • Selectable display format prospective or retrospective
inversion technology (1/3-2/3, 1/2-1/2, 2/3-1/3, side-by-side, full screen)
• Left ventricular opacification (LVO) with pulse inversion • Chroma colorization with multiple color maps
and power modulation technologies • Cineloop review for retrospective analysis of M-mode
• SonoCT beam-steered real-time compound imaging data 256 (8 bits) discrete gray levels
• Harmonic SonoCT imaging
• Up to five levels of XRES adaptive image processing 2D imaging
technology • Available with all imaging transducers
–– Variable settings available to the user • Adjustable sector width and position during live imaging
• iSCAN intelligent scanning for one-button TGC and gain • Ability to invert image left and right, top and bottom
optimization (i.e., adaptive gain compensation – AGC) • Receive gain
• AutoSCAN with adaptive gain compensation (AGC) • LGC (lateral gain compensation) on cardiac sector
for real-time frame-by-frame TGC optimization transducers
• Simultaneous 2D M-mode • Selection between one and eight focal zones
• Color Doppler • Dynamic range or echo compression, transducer
• Color Power Angio imaging (CPA) and directional CPA and Tissue Specific Presets (TSP)-dependent
–– High resolution option available in relevant clinical • Gray map
applications • Chroma imaging providing colorized luminance maps
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• Acquisition zoom (HD zoom): ability to position the zoom • Simultaneous mode during PW mode
ROI anywhere within the image, and change the height • Smoothing
and width of the zoom ROI • Ability to steer between ±20° steer angle on linear
• Display zoom and magnify on live or frozen images array transducers
up to 16 times • Variance
• Three levels of frame rate • Wall filter
• Support of frame rates of up to 1900 frames per second • Write priority
• Tissue optimization • Zoom
• Contrast resolution enhancement • Cineloop review with full playback control
• Tissue Harmonic Imaging • Advanced motion suppression with intelligent
• SonoCT imaging algorithms; adapts to various application types
• Post-processing includes gain, dynamic range, up/down to selectively reduce color motion artifacts
invert, right/left invert, zoom, gray map, and Chroma map • 256 color bins
• Live Compare imaging; side-by-side comparison of • Post-processing includes baseline, color invert, color map,
2D images where the current live image is compared hide color, write priority, blend, variance, and zoom
to a stored image from the same study or retrieved • Parallelogram steering on linear array transducers;
multimodality image three angles on L12-5 50 and L18-5, thirty-one angles
• WideSCAN or trapezoid imaging on L12-3, L12-4, and L15-7io
• Next-generation XRES technology • Trackball-controlled color Region of Interest:
• Persistence (frame averaging) size and position
• Grayscale standard display • Maps, filters, color sensitivity, line density,
• AutoSCAN with adaptive gain compensation (AGC) smoothing, echo write priority, color persistence,
for real-time line-by-line TGC optimization gain, and baseline optimized automatically by exam
type or is user-selectable
Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI) • Velocity and variance displays
• Provides second harmonic processing to reduce artifacts • Color invert in live and frozen imaging
and provides high quality images • Frequency optimization control for spatial resolution
• Multivariate pulsing including patented pulse inversion and penetration optimization
phase cancellation technology for increased detail • Color and 2D line density control
resolution during harmonic imaging • Automatically adapts transmit and receive bandwidth
• Available in all clinical applications processing based on the color box position, providing
• Extends high performance imaging capabilities to all exceptional sensitivity and color resolution
patient body types • Color Doppler PRF maximum 34 KHz, dependent
• Support of SonoCT (Harmonic SonoCT) and XRES modes on transducer and clinical application
Color Doppler Color Power Angio imaging (CPA)

• Available on all imaging transducers • Automatically adapts transmit and receive bandwidth
• Color gain processing based on the color box position providing
• Region of Interest (ROI) excellent sensitivity and color resolution
• Freq Opt: fixed transmit/receive frequencies including • Highly sensitive mode for small vessel visualization
adaptive flow • Available on all imaging transducers for general imaging
• Seventeen selectable baseline positions for CV, and women’s healthcare
nine selectable baseline positions for GI, WHC • Cineloop review
• Baseline invert • Multiple color maps
• B/W suppress • Individual controls for gain, filters, sensitivity, echo write
• Color blending priority, and color invert
• Color compare dual display (B/W on left, color on right) • Adjustable CPA Region of Interest: size and position
• Color map • User-selectable persistence
• Color persistence • User-selectable blending on/off
• Color trapezoid • Cineloop review with full playback control
• Flow optimization: GI, WHC • Advanced motion suppression with intelligent algorithms;
• Output power adapts to various application types to selectively eliminate
• Magnify (range from 0.8X to 8X) virtually all color motion artifact
• Scale sector width and position on curved and phased • 256 color bins
array transducers
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• Post-processing includes hide CPA, write priority, invert, • Simultaneous 2D, color Doppler, pulsed Doppler
DCPA map, blend, and zoom • High-PRF capability in all modes including duplex,
• Parallelogram steering on linear array transducers; simultaneous duplex, and triplex
three angles on L12-5 50 and L18-5, thirty-one angles • PRF range between 200 Hz-34 KHz, depending on
on L12-3, L12-4, and L15-7io transducer and clinical application
• Trackball-controlled color Region of Interest: • 50 dB or more gain available to the user, depending
size and position on clinical application
• Maps, filters, color sensitivity, line density, • iSCAN optimization that automatically adjusts scale
smoothing, echo write priority, color persistence, and baseline
gain, and baseline optimized automatically by exam
type or is user-selectable Auto color and Auto Doppler
• Velocity and variance displays • In live imaging provides the following capabilities:
• Color invert in live and frozen imaging –– Automatically adjusts color box position and angle
• Frequency optimization control for spatial resolution –– Automatically adjusts PW sample volume placement
and penetration optimization and angle
• Color and 2D line density control –– Includes Auto Flow Tracking for automatic angle
• Automatically adapts transmit and receive bandwidth correction with sample volume movements
processing based on the color box position, providing –– Automatically adjusts PW scale and baseline
optimal sensitivity and color resolution • When image is frozen and Doppler is active,
• CPA PRF maximum 34 KHz, dependent on transducer automatically adjusts PW scale and baseline
and clinical application • Auto color and Auto Doppler is available on the linear
transducers L12-3, L12-4, L12-5 50, VL13-5, L18-5,
MicroFlow Imaging (MFI) and L15-7io in carotid/arterial vascular applications
• Highly sensitive imaging mode designed to detect slow • Auto Doppler is available on the curvilinear transducers
and weak blood flow anatomy in tissue C5-1, C6-2, C8-5, C9-2, C9-4v, C10-3v, C10-4ec,
BP10-5ec, V6-2
Spectral Doppler
• Display annotations including Doppler mode, scale Steerable continuous wave (CW) Doppler
(cm/sec) Nyquist limit, wall filter setting, gain, acoustic • Available on all cardiac applications using sector
output status, sample volume size, normal/inverted, transducers
angle correction, grayscale curve • Steerable through 90° sector
• Ultra-high resolution millisecond spectral FFT rate • Maximum velocity range: 19 m/sec
• Angle correction with automatic velocity scale adjustment (transducer-dependent)
• Adjustable velocity display ranges • iSCAN optimization that automatically adjusts scale
• Nine position shifts (including 0) and baseline
• Normal/invert display around horizontal zero line
• Five selectable sweep speeds: Min, Slow, Medium, Fast, Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI/TDI PW)
and Max • Available on all cardiac imaging transducers
• Selectable low-frequency signal filtering with adjustable (except S7-3t)
wall filter settings • Frame rate control: high frame rate acquisition
• Selectable grayscale curve for optimal display of tissue motion (up to 240 fps)
• Selectable Chroma colorization maps • TDI gain, TGC and LGC compatible
• Selectable display format prospective or retrospective – • TDI Opt: optimized transmit and receive frequencies
1/3-2/3, 1/2-1/2, 2/3-1/3, side-by-side, full screen • Eight maps
• Steering available to up to 90° (+/- 45°), dependent • TDI M-mode and TDI-PW available, dependent
on transducer and clinical application on transducer and clinical application
• Doppler review for retrospective analysis
of Doppler data Seek Angle echo (X7-2t)
• 256 (8 bits) discrete gray levels • Ability to image in 2D and rotate the image without
• Post-processing includes invert, baseline, angle correct, moving the transducer
Quick angle, display format, sweep speed, reject, • High frame rate rotational imaging
compress, Chroma map
• Available on all imaging transducers Live xPlane imaging
• Adjustable sample volume size: 1.0-20 mm • Available on X7-2t xMATRIX transducer
(transducer-dependent) • Simultaneous display of two live imaging planes
• Simultaneous or duplex mode of operation • Color and grayscale modes
• Lateral, rotational, and elevation steering
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Live 3D echo • GlassVue 3D rendering goes beyond the surface,
• Available on X7-2t xMATRIX transducer revealing internal structures
• Live full volume imaging • TouchVue is an easier, more intuitive method of 3D
• High volume rate imaging (HVR) volume manipulation – just using simple finger gestures
• ECG display on the system touch panel allows the user to control 3D
• Live one-beat, two-beat, four-beat and six-beat volume rotation in all axes
• 3D volume imaging • Tilt feature offered on the 3D9-3V provides incremental
• Long volume loop acquire in Live 3D lateral steering of the 2D image plane to the right or left
• Beat-by-beat retrospective 3D loop selection • Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) view display
• Live 3D color flow imaging • Specialized algorithms and maps increase
• High volume rate (HVR) echo and color three-dimensional display
• Live 3D zoom and Live 3D zoom preview • aReveal A.I. automatically sculpts away data proximal to
• One-beat focused volume the fetal face by recognizing the geometry of the skull
• Half clam shell • Cropping tools on both volume and multiplanar
• Left and right clam shell switching reconstruction (MPR) views
• Two volume viewing display • Slice control on MPR and volume displays
• Crop adjust with cropping • Supported by SonoCT and XRES modes to reduce
• 3D color flow noise artifacts
• 3D Zoom: 2D and Color
• 3D Zoom: 2D and Color Preview Freehand 3D volume and MPR imaging
• Enhanced Live 3D dynamic colorization for enhanced • Qualitative grayscale volume acquisition
3D effect supported on all imaging transducers
• Full volume sweep • Volume display with surface rendering
• Adjustable live volume angle control (transparency, brightness, and lighting controls)
• Volume rotation using 3D Rotate and Rotate-Z • TrueVue Volume 3D rendering display delivers lifelike
• Dynamic colorization image display, allowing the user to place the light source
• Adjustable vision preset control anywhere within the 3D volume
• Adjustable center, back, front, volume imaging control • GlassVue 3D rendering goes beyond the surface,
• Maximum 105° by 105° live volume imaging revealing internal structures
(mode-dependent) • TouchVue is an easier, more intuitive method of 3D
• Support of volume rates up to 90 vps volume manipulation – just using simple finger gestures
on the system touch panel allows the user to control 3D
Live 3D/4D and MPR/iSlice imaging volume rotation in all axes
• Supported on X7-2t xMATRIX transducer • Multiplanar view display
• Volume display with surface rendering (transparency, • Specialized algorithms and maps increase 3D display
brightness, and lighting controls) • Trim tools on both volume and multiplanar reconstructed
• Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) and iSlice view display (MPR) views
with QLAB software, including nine simultaneous views • aReveal A.I. automatically sculpts away data proximal to
from 3D the fetal face by recognizing the geometry of the skull
• Specialized algorithms and maps that increase 3D display • Supported by SonoCT and XRES modes to help reduce
• Cropping tools on volume views with image reference red, noise artifacts
green, and blue crop planes, arbitrary plane cropping and • Resize control that adjusts for different sweep speeds
ROI-directed cropping with iCrop and FaceCrop • On-screen orientation markers
• Two and three 2D reference planes optionally available
Live 3D, full volume and 3D zoom imaging, live and review Spatio-Temporal Image Correlation (STIC) imaging
• Supported XRES modes to reduce noise artifacts • Available on V6-2 transducer
• QuickVue • Automated volume acquisition of fetal cardiac
• AutoView cycle allowed
• Grayscale and 3D Color
3D/4D and MPR imaging (hybrid transducers) • CPA and Directional CPA (DCPA)
• Volume display with surface rendering (transparency, • Default 25° elevation angle
brightness, and lighting controls) • User-configurable acquisition time
• TrueVue Volume 3D rendering display delivers lifelike • Ability to stop acquisition and return to standby
image display, allowing the user to place the light source • Ability to accept or reject detected heart rate
anywhere within the 3D volume • Compatible with QLAB quantification software
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Panoramic imaging Interventional imaging
• Real-time extended field-of-view composite imaging, • TSP available on selected transducers for excellent
acquired in fundamental or SonoCT mode performance during interventional and biopsy procedures
• Ability to acquire composite image in XRES mode • Biopsy guide selection menus
• Ability to back up and realign the image during acquisition • Contrast and interventional modes
• Full zoom, pan, cineloop review, and image rotation • Support of multiple biopsy angles on S5-1, C5-1, C6-2,
capabilities C9-2, V6-2, L12-3, and L12-4
• Auto fit of composite image
• Distance, curved-linear distance and area in review Strain-based elastography
mode can be measured with distance marker displayed • Strain-based elastography for breast and
via skin-line ruler gynecological imaging
• Ability to display or remove skin-line ruler • Available for breast imaging on the L12-5 50 transducer,
• Cineloop review that allows measurement and on the C10-3v and C9-4v for gynecological and
on individual frames pelvic imaging
• Scaling information included for connectivity prints • One-touch entry into elastography mode
allowing for measurements on a workstation • Elastogram applied as a Region of Interest box with user
• Available on linear and curved array transducers control of size and location through entire field of view
(not available on endovaginal transducers) • Indicator for compression level
• Display options
Contrast imaging – cardiovascular • Single-screen 2D with elastogram
• System optimized for left ventricular opacification • Side-by-side display of 2D image and 2D with elastogram
• One-touch solution (one-button access in Adult Echo • Shadow duplication (size compare) and measurement
preset) with settings for bolus and infusion capability in side-by-side display
• S5-1 broad bandwidth pulse inversion and power • Distance and area tools
modulation technologies for high sensitivity • Duplication from either side of the display
• LVO on and off, and contrast optimization choices and • Eight selectable elastogram display maps
transmit power settings that can be saved with Gain • Ability to hide or show the elastogram display
Save feature for stress echo studies, reducing setup time • Blend capability to increase 2D visibility through
for image acquisition at peak stress elastogram display
• Supported on the S4-2 and S5-1 • Four smoothing selections
• Five persistence selections
Contrast imaging – general imaging • Two dynamic resolution system (DRS) selections
• System optimized for detecting contrast agent signatures to alternate between elastogram resolution
as they are approved for use and penetration
• Contrast modes available on C5-1, C6-2, C9-2, C9-4v, • Four dynamic range selections for elastogram display
C10-4ec, C10-3v, L12-3, L12-4, and L12-5 transducers • Two elastogram optimization settings for different
• Live MicroVascular Imaging (MVI) tissue compositions
• Mid-MI contrast modes available on C5-1, C9-2 • AI – anechoic imaging for enhancing areas without
transducers ultrasound signals such as cystic and complex
• Pulse modulation contrast imaging available with SonoCT cystic structures
and XRES technologies • Stiffness measurement available
• Touchscreen display timer
• Advanced non-linear pulsing schemes with XRES Shear wave elastography
for increased contrast sensitivity • Tissue deformation from special ultrasound push pulses
• High frequency contrast capability • Detection pulses used to calculate shear wave velocity
• Flash imaging • Available on C5-1 for liver imaging
• Dual imaging mode for simultaneous fundamental • Configurable analysis:
and contrast displays –– Pressure (kPa) and velocity (m/s) options available
• ECG/timed triggering –– Eight options for individual stiffness sampling
• Long loop capture mode during contrast procedures –– IQR (interquartile range) calculation available
(3-10 minutes)
• QLAB ROI and MVI display
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3. System controls
Philips common user experience provides readily accessible and logically

grouped primary controls along with an easy-to-learn graphical user interface.
3.1 Optimization controls

2D grayscale imaging • Provides high resolution algorithms for advanced
• Smart TGC: pre-defined TGC curves optimized for speckle noise reduction, refined tissue pattern displays,
consistently excellent imaging with minimal TGC adjustment and fine border definition
• Lateral gain compensation (LGC) and Smart LGC • Provides high speed processing that allows up to 1900
for cardiac sector transducers frames-per-second displays
• Adjustable temporal resolution and spatial resolution • Five different levels available, dependent
with DRS control on transducer and clinical application
• Selection between one and eight transmit focal zones
• 16-level digital reconstructed zoom with pan capability Live volume imaging (GI/WHC)
• High definition zoom that concentrates all image • Single sweep 3D, 4D, STIC
processing power into a user-defined area of interest; • 3D preview ROI size and position
including HD Zoom Pan, and possible to combine high • 3D preview ROI curve adjust
definition zoom with pan zoom • Sector width
• Cineloop image review • Angle
• Selectable 2D compression settings • Res/speed control
• Tissue aberration correction • Grayscale imaging controls
• Sector size and steering control for sector and curved • 2D optimization settings
array image formats • 2D color optimization settings
• Selectable 2D line density with DRS control • 2D power optimization settings
• Dual imaging with either independent cineloop buffers • Tissue Harmonic Imaging
or split screen imaging • Rotate X, Y, Z
• Dual imaging with color compare • Slice
• Dual imaging with fundamental and contrast optimization • ROI size and position
• Chroma imaging with multiple color maps • ROI curve adjust
• 256 (8 bits) discrete gray levels • Pointer trim adjust
• 2D acquisition frame rate up to 1900 frames/sec • Pointer xHair move
(dependent on field of view, depth and angle) • Pointer cine
• Live MVI • Edit/accept
• Hide volume
Next-generation SonoCT real-time compound imaging • Up/down invert
• Available on all transducers except sector • QuickFlip
• Reduced clutter and artifacts • 3D rotate: 0°, 180°, 90°, 270°
• Automatic selection of the number of steering angles • 3D view control: up, down, left, right, front, back
based on the user-selected resolution/frame rate • Reset orientation
(Res/Speed) condition • Magnify
• Up to nine lines of sight automatically adjusted via DRS control • 3D vision control
• Operates in conjunction with Tissue Harmonic Imaging, • Light position controls
volume modes, panoramic imaging, and duplex Doppler (X, Y, and depth with TrueVue, GlassVue, and TouchVue)
• Operates in conjunction with XRES • Preset light position controls
• Available in contrast modes • Dynamic volume colorization
• Available with WideSCAN format during 2D imaging • Chroma colorization
for extended field-of-view operation • Layout
• Reference
XRES adaptive image processing • XRES technology
• Available on all imaging transducers • Zoom
• Reduces speckle noise and enhances border definition • Show/hide echo or color
• Available in all imaging modes including color flow • Reset controls (including light position)
and Doppler • Pan
• Available in contrast modes • Sculpt
• Operates in conjunction with SonoCT imaging • Threshold
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• Brightness • Tissue Specific Presets – adjusts over 7,500
• Smoothing parameters during transducer/application selection
• Lighting • Patient optimization – adjusts 2D performance
• Transparency to immediately adapt to different patient sizes
• xHair display • Flow optimization – adjusts broadband flow performance
• Save volume in native or native loop to immediately adapt to different flow states
• Acquisition sweep save • Dynamic resolution system (DRS) – one control adjusts nearly
• MPR sweep save 40 parameters simultaneously for user preference of spatial
• Generic distance and area measurements available resolution or temporal resolution during clinical procedures
on rendered volumes • One control optimizes functions such as:
• Distance and area measurements on MPRs –– Line density
• QLAB plugins, including GI 3DQ and FHN –– Persistence
–– Pulse inversion harmonics
Tissue aberration correction (TAC) –– Synthetic aperture
• Automatically enabled when ABD maximum penetration –– Number of lines of sight (SonoCT)
TSP is selected on C5-1 transducer –– RF interpolation
–– Corrects for speed of sound disturbances due –– Parallel beamforming
to excessive adipose layer on obese patients
• User selections with the L12-5 50, L18-5 for breast and
MSK TSPs 3.2 Control panel
–– Corrects for speed of sound disturbances in fatty tissue • Easy-to-learn graphical user interface with reduced number
of hard controls
iSCAN intelligent optimization • Primary controls concentrated in cluster around trackball
• One-touch image optimization • Tri-state control panel lighting (active, available,
–– In 2D mode, one-button automatic adjustment of system and unavailable)
gain and TGC to achieve balanced brightness of tissues • Ambient lighting control for exceptional image viewing
• Available in contrast imaging for selected transducers in both light and dark environments
and applications • Full-color 12-inch capacitive touchscreen, complete with
–– Independent settings based upon whether the contrast swipe technology, enables easy navigation of controls and
timer is active system interaction
• In Doppler mode, one-button automatic adjustment of: • Dual function mode switch and independent gain controls
–– Doppler PRF based on detected velocity for 2D, CPA, M-mode, Color, PW, CW Doppler, TDI, and 3D
–– Doppler baseline based on detected flow direction • Eight-slide pot control adjustment of TGC curve
• Available on all imaging transducers • iSCAN control for 2D/Doppler automatic optimization
• Operates in conjunction with SonoCT and XRES imaging • High definition/pan zoom control
• AutoSCAN continuous automatic optimization • Dual mode control
• Adaptive gain compensation (AGC) dynamically adjusts • Freeze control
(every pixel on every scan line) low level 2D echoes to • Three programmable acquire controls
reduce gain artifacts (shadows/through transmission)
and enhance image uniformity with 2D and 3D imaging
3.3 Touchscreen
AutoSCAN intelligent optimization • Widescreen touchscreen for dynamic presentation of
• Continuous, real-time adjustment of system gain controls via flyout menu selections; reduces button presses
and TGC to achieve balanced brightness of tissues • Workflow-related controls (Patient, Review, Report,
–– When activated, applies gain balancing to all End Exam, Help) always present on touchscreen
grayscale image data including 2D, 3D, and M-mode • Direct selection of any attached transducer
grayscale data • Automatic or manual selection of Tissue Specific
–– Every image frame has individually adjusted Presets parameters
image brightness • Tabbed layout and swipe capability for quick access
–– Available from 2D touchscreen controls to hidden controls
• Touchscreen control adjustment of LGC and TGC curve
iOPTIMIZE intelligent optimization with simultaneous display of image on touchscreen
Multiple technologies for one-button approach to enhance ergonomics and reduce user steps
to automatically and immediately adjust system • Touchscreen alphanumeric keyboard for text entry
performance for different patient sizes, flow states,
and clinical requirements.
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4. Workflow
The Affiniti 70 ultrasound system features innovative Philips technologies

that combine for outstanding performance and efficient workflow.
4.1 Ergonomics 4.2 Display annotation

• Advanced control panel design with fewer, clustered • On-screen annotation of all pertinent imaging parameters
controls and easily accessed mode keys to reduce reach for complete documentation, including transducer type
• Tri-state lighting that provides immediate feedback of and frequency, active clinical options and optimized
active, available, and unavailable controls presets, display depth, TGC curve, grayscale, color map,
• Widescreen touchscreen allows more controls to be frame rate, compression map value, color gain, color image
available at a time mode, hospital name, and patient demographic data
• Touchscreen controls are grouped for quick recognition • User-selectable display of patient birth date, patient
• Many touchscreen controls can also be accessed from gender, institution name, system name, and user
the main display, allowing user to maintain consistent • Fixed position title area for consistent annotation
visual focus • Patient name, ID, birth date, gender, and system date
• Independent adjustment of height, rotation, and lateral that can be turned off (hidden) for generating still images
movement of monitor and control panel allowing enhanced for publication
user posture, increasing comfort during exams (meets • Additional patient information can be displayed on demand
industry standards recommendation for the prevention • Sector steering icon for endocavitary transducers
of WRMSD) • Scan plane orientation marker
• Highly mobile cart that facilitates portable exams and • User-selectable depth scale display
positioning in confined space environments • Real-time display of mechanical index (MI)
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• Real-time display of thermal index (TIb, TIc, TIs) • Ability to automatically launch modes (2D, 3D, color modes,
• Multiple trackball-driven annotation arrows Doppler, dual, color compare) defined in a SmartExam
• Pre-defined annotations and body markers (application- • Ability to pause and resume SmartExam function
specific and user-selectable), with two body markers at any time
supported in dual imaging format • System analysis capabilities supported in all
• Doppler baseline invert in live and frozen imaging defined protocols
• Compression changes available live or scrolling loop
• TGC curve (On/Auto/Off display)
• TGC values (On/Off display) 4.4 Stress echo
• Tool Tips provides a brief description of • Acquisition of echocardiography single frame or loops
the abbreviated on-screen image parameters of the left ventricle in any imaging mode including 2D, color,
• Trackball icon displaying functions assigned and spectral Doppler
to trackball buttons • Gain Save that adjusts automatically to different views and
• Informative trackball arbitration prompts automatically saves your preferred control settings, such as
• Thumbnail display of images printed/stored gain, depth, ROI, position, and many other parameters:
• On-screen selection and display of calculations –– For each view while acquiring resting images
• On-screen selection and editing of protocols –– At immediate post-exercise, automatic retrieval of saved
• Calculations results and analysis labels settings for each view
• Graphical tabs that allow navigation to other analysis features –– Different gain profiles for parasternal LAX and SAX
• Network and connectivity icons to allow immediate views, AP4 and AP2 views allowed
feedback about network and printer conditions • Length of acquired images that is user-adjustable between
• Icons to display status of and/or allow access to the 1 and 180 seconds
following functions: Print Job status, media read/write • Ability to acquire routine cardiac images in timed and
status, battery level, wireless connectivity, remote service, R-R interval clip (varies with selected compression ratio
microphone, HIPAA status indicator icon, iSCAN status, and available system memory)
acquisition status, physio status • For timed acquisition, the ability to start acquisition on
• Cineloop frame number display the R-wave if the ECG is active and an R-wave is present
• Cineloop bar with trim markers • Your preferred control settings automatically saved –
• Prompt region for display of informational text and icons such as MI (mechanical index), gain and depth for each
• Trackball icon displaying functions assigned to trackball view while acquiring resting images
buttons • Live Compare
• Contrast specification • Ability to defer selection by stage
• Protocol procedure list with status • Default stress protocols
–– Factory-provided non-editable default protocols include:
–– Two-stage exercise stress
4.3 SmartExam protocols –– Four-stage pharmacological stress
• On-screen selection and editing of protocols –– Three-stage exercise stress (bicycle)
• Exam guide with on-screen display –– Four-stage quantitative: wall motion and contrast
• Required views based on exam type • Default protocols that may be used as the basis
• SmartExam customization for user-defined versions
–– Creates a protocol as the user performs an exam –– Support between 1 and 10 stages
–– Saves all annotation, body markers, and labeled –– Support user-defined stage names
measurements defined in each view –– Support between 1 and 40 views per stage
–– Records modes used to capture each view –– Support user-defined view names
–– Captures the acquisition method (print, capture, –– Prompt for a particular stage and view
3D data set) in each individual view –– Assign stage and view names
–– Provides user ability to pause and resume recording –– Set clip length for each image or group of images
process if needed –– Set the number of cycles/beats for each image
–– Allows user to edit views before finalizing new protocol –– Define prospective, retrospective, or multi-cycle/
• Fully customizable protocol capability for any clinical full disclosure acquisition
application supported on the system with flexibility –– Define the capture format of each image or group
to conduct the examination protocol in any sequence of images
• Preset protocols including but not limited to abdominal, –– Define the default replay mode for each protocol
vascular, cardiac, and Ob/Gyn exams based on industry –– Set mode acquisition for each view
and accreditation guidelines –– Support for up to five modes
• Automatic launching of annotation and body marker –– Save user-defined protocols within a preset
icon on required views
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–– Save user-defined protocols to removable media for • Bookmark key images during acquisition for quick review
import onto separate systems at the same software level • Find Orthogonal – the system automatically finds images
–– Modify protocols during use that are orthogonal from the reference point, for fast
–– Add stages at any point after the current stage comparison and diagnosis
–– Pre and post data curves • Reverse lookup – the system finds frames near defined
–– Pre and post bullseye maps targets by clicking on the position in the corresponding
–– Pre and post strain comparisons breast body mark graphic
• aBiometry Assist A.I. utilizes anatomical intelligence • Available with integrated electromagnetic tracking on the
technology for automatic measurements of the most eL18-4 and external electromagnetic tracking on the L12-5
commonly used fetal biometry parameters BPD,
OFD, HC, AC, and FL
4.7 QuickSAVE feature
• The system provides the ability to quickly save preferred
4.5 Volume imaging solutions for system settings as individual exam types
connected radiology departments • Over 40 QuickSAVE exams can be created per transducer
• Saved parameters include virtually all imaging parameters
• Customizable to your workflow
as well as color box size
• Fast, one-button press volume acquisition and on-cart review
• QuickSAVE exams can be copied to USB/DVD and
• Advanced volume and MPR visualization with QLAB GI 3DQ
transferred to other systems of like configuration
–– iSlice and thick slice on cart
–– Capability to export freehand, electronic, and hybrid
acquired 3D grayscale data for visualization on most 4.8 Image presentation
PACS in a stacked “fly-through” manner (like CT/MR)
–– Off-cart evaluation of volume data on a multimodality • Up/down
clinical workstation • Left/right
–– Powerful 3D manipulation tools including volume • Multiple duplex image formats (1/3-2/3, 1/2-1/2, 2/3-1/3,
rendering, MPR, MIP, slab viewing (thick slice), 50/50 and full screen)
3D orientation graphics • MaxVue image format
–– Advanced 3D visualization with QLAB GI 3DQ –– Allows use of entire monitor viewing area for displaying
including ability to handle 3D color flow image with a push of a button
–– Orientation labels feature for spatial orientation –– Uses a high-definition resolution and an aspect
of 3D data sets ratio of 16:9
–– Adult orientation labels for non-fetal applications • Depth from 1 cm to 40 cm (transducer-dependent)
–– Fetal orientation labels for fetal applications
• MPR export capability
4.9 Cineloop review
–– Ability to export A, B, and C planes as a multiframe
loop for review on a DICOM device • Acquisition, storage in local memory, and display in real-time
–– Available on all transducers, but not supported and duplex modes of up to 2,200 frames of 2D and color
for any STIC files images, up to 64 seconds of Doppler data and M-mode
for retrospective review and image selection, or up to 48
seconds CW for retrospective review and image selection
4.6 Anatomical Intelligence • Prospective or retrospective loop acquire “accept”
for Breast (AI Breast) prior to store or clip store
• Trackball control of image selection
AI Breast is a fully integrated screening, diagnostic and • Variable playback speed
workflow tool for whole breast ultrasound, that utilizes • Trim capability of 2D data
Philips unique Anatomical Intelligence and the new • Available in all imaging modes plus:
eL18-4 EM ultra-broadband linear transducer. The system –– Panoramic imaging
provides the ability to automatically track and document the –– 3D imaging
transducer position relative to the patient’s breast during –– Independent control of 2D image or spectral
image acquisition. data in duplex mode
• Auto Annotate – automatically adds annotation indicating –– Simultaneous control of 2D and spectral data
transducer position in relation to the body mark during in simultaneous mode
breast scanning • On-screen display of current 2D frame number
• Coverage Assistant: unique tracking technology maps 2D • Many controls available in cineloop review for post-
projection of breast tissue covered in real time to enable processing, such as 2D gain, dynamic range/compress,
new levels of confidence during breast screening and XRES, magnify zoom
diagnostic exams
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4.10 Exam management features
• Internal storage
• Data export
• Temporary ID feature
–– One-click start of exam from patient data entry screen
with system-provided information
–– Storage of images that were created without a patient
name with a temporary identification
–– Patient identification via bar code reader
Rapid Procedure Setup

• With a single selection, choose transducer, preset,
study type, study description, and optionally gender
• Procedure definitions are built-in for built-in study types
• Additional procedure definitions may be added by the user
• Procedure may be automatically selected based on
modality Worklist scheduled procedure information
4.11 Connectivity
Standard connectivity features –– Supported media
• Digital image acquisition and on-board patient exam storage –– Read and write (single session) to CD (CD+R)
–– Direct digital storage of B/W and color loops to internal –– DVD read-only (DVD+R)
hard disk drives –– DVD read + write (single session) (DVD+RW)
–– Combined 512 GB storage capacity –– USB storage (flash memory or hard drives)
–– Storage capacity of approximately 350 patient exams –– Export PC format images and loops to network share
(assuming 40 images, 6 seconds of clips/reports per exam) –– Export PDF report to network share
–– Fully integrated user interface –– DICOM image import
–– User-configurable “auto delete” capability –– Ultrasound images
–– On-screen recall, measurement, and text editing –– Multimodality images (CT/MRI/X-Ray/Mammography/PET)
–– Exam directory –– OB trending data
–– Append exam –– Export OB trending information via USB storage device
–– To existing study –– Import OB trending information via USB storage device
–– To new study using existing patient information –– Export and import of trending data is compatible
• Data types with iU22
–– 2D, M-mode, Doppler spectral frame acquisition • RS-232 serial storage
–– 2D clip acquisition up to 2,200 frames per clip –– Export of report data to off-line analysis computer programs
–– Scrolling M-mode, Doppler acquisition • Basic networking connectivity
–– Cartisian volume acquisition: 3D, 4D, STIC –– Wired gigabit Ethernet
–– Cardiac temporal volume acquisition: Live 3D, –– Wireless networking 802.11n
full volume 3D –– WPA2 Personal security
–– 3D clips: volume render views and MPR views –– WPA2 Enterprise security
–– Q-Apps frames and clips –– Network addressing
• Printing –– IPV4 addressing: static or DHCP for system address,
–– Local print to on-board or off-board video printers static or hostnames (DNS lookup) for server addresses
–– Printing of images in configurable N-up format –– IPV6 addressing: link local, router discovery, or DHCP
to local plain paper printers for system address, hostnames for server addresses
–– Page report print • Compatibility with OmniSphere’s data analytics and
–– DICOM grayscale or color print connectivity tools (applications sold separately)
• Media storage and retrieval –– Scheduled export of log files for use with the Utilization
–– Export DICOM Image and structured report export Optimizer application
to removable media –– On-cart service request for use with Remote Technical
–– Export PC format image export to removable media Connect applications
–– Export PDF report to removable media –– In-house technical support tool via the Remote
Technical Connect application
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NetLink connectivity option –– Send images to PACS and media without identifying
• Supported DICOM services information burned in to the image
–– Image storage –– Images exported to media may optionally have
–– Structured Report (SR) storage includes Ob/Gyn, patient information removed from DICOM attributes
vascular, adult echo, pediatric echo, fetal echo, or PC format names
congenital cardiology –– All pages sent to DICOM printer have patient
–– Modality Worklist with automatic patient identification overlay – not configurable
demographic entry • All pages sent to local printers are configurable
–– Modality Performed Procedure Step (MPPS) to include or exclude patient identification overlay
–– Storage commitment push model • DICOM mapping for user-defined measurements,
–– Query/retrieve of ultrasound images (study-root) calculations, and OB authors
• Image and structured report export to network • Support of the export of user-defined measurements,
storage servers calculations, and OB authors with standard DICOM
–– Send images after each Print/Acquire structure reporting for:
–– Send images at End of Exam (batch send) –– Adult echo – Vascular
–– Send images and report on-demand during exam –– Pediatric echo – TCD
–– Send images or exams manually –– Fetal echo – Abdominal
–– Send to up to 5 storage SCPs concurrently –– Ob/Gyn – Small Parts
(at End Exam or after each Print/Acquire)
–– Independently configurable destinations for Report
each acquisition control (e.g., Acquire1, Acquire2, • Report templates per clinical exam
Save 3D, etc.) • User-configurable report
• DICOM compression options • Off-cart report configuration tool available
–– Uncompressed (Explicit VR Little Endian, Implicit VR • On-cart report configuration
Little Endian)
–– JPEG lossy compression (loops) with configurable Government security option
quality factor 60-100 Configurable option to provide up-to-date security
–– RLE lossless compression features while fully hardening the system for patient
–– JPEG lossless compression (frames) data protection. Option also fully removes the capability
• Other DICOM export options for creating or configuring any VPN functionality.
–– Monochrome or true color • Antivirus protection
–– Configurable image size/loop export 640 x 480 • Malware protection
or 800 x 600 or 1,024 x 768 • In-memory protection
–– Secure DICOM configurable • USB/DVD protection
–– Grayscale mapping choices • Internet firewall protection
–– DICOM Grayscale Standard Display Function (GSDF) • OS security
–– 25 additional grayscale curves, user-selectable • Custom-configurable password
–– Export optimization tool to aid user in evaluating PACS
display monitor calibration and in selecting which SafeGuard security option
grayscale curve to use for exported images Configurable option for enabling state-of-the-art
–– Native data attached to DICOM ultrasound images computer protection against virus or malware for
(lossless compressed) maximum network protection
–– 2D native data types: tissue, flow, tissue Doppler, • Antivirus protection
spectral Doppler, M-mode, and elastography • Malware protection
–– 3D volume data including crop, resize, gain,
compression, colorize, color suppress, B/W suppress, Security Plus option
XRES and 3D quantification • Hard drive encryption
–– Ultrasound region calibration (standard for • LDAP user authentication
ultrasound images) • Custom-configurable password policies
–– Pixel spacing attribute for measurement calibration
(optional)
–– DICOM query/retrieve of other modality images
(CT/MRI/X-ray/mammography/PET)
–– De-identification feature
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5. Transducers
5.1 Transducer selection

• Electronic switching of transducers using four universal • Endocavitary applications, including urology
connectors • Elastography – strain-based
• Dedicated (Pedoff) continuous wave Doppler connector • Contrast mode
is available • Supports biopsy guide capabilities
• Automatic parameter optimization of each transducer for
exam type through Tissue Specific Presets (TSP) software C10-4ec broadband curved array
• If two transducers are connected that both support the • 10 to 4 MHz extended operating frequency range
same TSP, the system supports instantaneous switching • End-fire sector, 8 mm radius of curvature, 147° field
between transducers while maintaining current depth of view (wide scan enabled)
parameter if possible • Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color
• User-customizable imaging presets for each transducer Power Angio (CPA), directional CPA, SonoCT, XRES,
• Automatic dynamic receive focal optimization and harmonic imaging
• Transmission of focal characteristics automatically • Endocavitary applications, including vaginal and rectal
controlled through TSP, focal control, and DRS functions • Contrast mode
• Supports biopsy guide capabilities
Compact transducers
• Ergonomic designs with lightweight super-flexible cables BP10-5ec broadband curved array
• Virtually pinless micro connectors • 10 to 5 MHz extended operating frequency range
• Advanced low-loss lens technology for penetration • End-fire bi-plane sector, 8.8 mm radius of curvature,
with less artifacts 150° field of view (wide scan enabled)
• Breakthrough broadband frequency response • Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power
• Support for very high frequencies up to 20 MHz and Angio (CPA), directional CPA, SonoCT, variable XRES,
depths from skin line (with zoom function) to 30 cm and harmonic imaging
• Advanced micro-electronics in linear, curved, tightly • Rectal urology applications
curved, sector, and hybrid volume array configurations • Supports biopsy guide capabilities
• High-precision automated volume transducers
C9-2 broadband curved array
PureWave crystal technology with PureWave crystal technology
• Available on the X7-2t, S5-1, C5-1, C9-2, and C10-3v • 9 to 2 MHz extended operating frequency range
transducers • End-fire sector, 45 mm radius of curvature, 102° field
• Breakthrough crystal technology that allows greater of view (wide scan enabled)
acoustic efficiency and bandwidth • Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power
Angio (CPA), directional CPA, SonoCT, variable XRES,
and harmonic imaging
Curved array • General purpose obstetrical and gynecological,
C10-3v broadband curved array small adult, and pediatric abdominal applications
with PureWave crystal technology • Contrast mode
• 10 to 3 MHz extended operating frequency range • Supports biopsy guide capabilities (4 angle)
• End-fire sector, 11.5 mm radius of curvature, 163° field • Precision biopsy support compatible with CIVCO Verza
of view (wide scan enabled) Guidance System1
• Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color
Power Angio (CPA), directional CPA, SonoCT, XRES, C8-5 broadband curved array
and harmonic imaging • 8 to 5 MHz extended operating frequency range
• Endocavitary applications, including urology • End-fire sector, 14 mm radius of curvature, 122° field
• Elastography – strain-based of view (wide scan enabled)
• Contrast mode • Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power
• Supports biopsy guide capabilities Angio (CPA), directional CPA, SonoCT, and XRES imaging
• Vascular, pediatric abdominal, and neonatal
C9-4v broadband curved array cephalic imaging
• 9 to 4 MHz extended operating frequency range • Supports biopsy guide capabilities
• End-fire sector, 10 mm radius of curvature, 181° field
of view (wide scan enabled)
• Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color
Power Angio (CPA), directional CPA, SonoCT, XRES,
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C5-1 broadband curved array • Support of high resolution 2D imaging
with PureWave crystal technology • Support of high resolution, quantitative, single sweep
• 5 to 1 MHz extended operating frequency range 3D volume acquisitions (hybrid and freehand)
• End-fire sector, 45 mm radius of curvature, 111° field • Support of 4D imaging up to 11 volumes per second
of view (wide scan enabled) • Endovaginal obstetrical and GYN applications
• High density curved array with 160 elements • Supports biopsy guide capabilities
• Steerable pulsed, High-PRF, and color Doppler;
and Color Power Angio (CPA), directional CPA, SonoCT, VL13-5 broadband linear array
variable XRES, and mulitvariate harmonic imaging • 13 to 5 MHz extended operating frequency range
• General purpose abdominal (adult and pediatric, • Fine pitch, 192 element, high resolution linear array
including vascular), bowel, obstetrical, gynecological, • Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power
prostate and interventional applications Angio, SonoCT, XRES, and harmonic imaging
• Intervention application • Support of high resolution 2D imaging
• Elastography – shear wave • Support of high resolution, quantitative, single sweep
• Contrast mode 3D volume acquisition
• Supports biopsy guide capabilities • Support of 4D imaging
• Precision biopsy support compatible with CIVCO Verza • High resolution superficial applications including small
Guidance System1 parts, breast, and vascular imaging
• Tissue aberration correction selection for advanced
C6-2 broadband curved array breast imaging TSP
• 6 to 2 MHz extended operating frequency range • Supports biopsy guide capabilities
• End-fire sector, 50 mm radius of curvature, 72° field
of view (wide scan enabled)
• High density curved array with 128 elements Linear array
• Steerable pulsed, High-PRF, and color Doppler; eL18-4 ultra-broadband linear array
and Color Power Angio (CPA), directional CPA, SonoCT, with PureWave crystal technology
variable XRES, and mulitvariate harmonic imaging • Ultra-broadband PureWave array generates frequencies
• General purpose abdominal (adult and pediatric, from 2 to 22 MHz
including vascular), bowel, obstetrical, gynecological, • Multi-row array with fine elevation focusing
prostate, and interventional applications • Optimized diagnostic operating bandwidth: 18-4 MHz
• Intervention application • Fine pitch, 1920 active elements
• Contrast mode • Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power
• Supports biopsy guide capabilities Angio (CPA), SonoCT, variable XRES, and harmonic imaging
• High resolution superficial applications including small
parts, breast, vascular, musculoskeletal, bowel, pediatric,
Volume array and OB imaging
V6-2 broadband curved array • Tissue aberration correction selection for advanced MSK,
• 6 to 2 MHz extended operating frequency range breast, and vascular venous TSP
• End-fire sector, 55 mm radius of curvature, 89° field • MicroFlow Imaging support
of view (wide scan enabled) • Full solution elastography support
• Steerable pulsed wave, High-PRF, and color Doppler; • Needle visualization support
Color Power Angio (CPA), Directional CPA, SonoCT, • Auto Doppler flow optimization
variable XRES, harmonic imaging, and STIC • Contrast mode
• Support of high resolution 2D imaging • Panoramic Imaging
• Support of high resolution, quantitative, single sweep • High frame rates available
3D volume acquisition • Precision biopsy support compatible with CIVCO Verza
• Support of 4D imaging up to 36 volumes per second Guidance System1
• Comprehensive obstetrical volume applications
• Supports biopsy guide capabilities eL18-4 EM ultra-broadband linear array
with PureWave crystal technology
3D9-3v broadband curved array • Ultra-broadband PureWave array generates frequencies
• 9 to 3 MHz extended operating frequency range from 2 to 22 MHz
• 164° field of view (wide scan enabled) • Multi-row array with fine elevation focusing
• Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color • Optimized diagnostic operating bandwidth: 18-4 MHz
Power Angio, Directional CPA, SonoCT, XRES, • Fine pitch, 1920 active elements
and harmonic imaging • Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power
Angio (CPA), SonoCT, variable XRES, and harmonic imaging
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• High resolution superficial applications including small • High resolution intraoperative vascular, epiaortic,
parts, breast, vascular, musculoskeletal, bowel, pediatric, and superficial (MSK and small parts) applications
and OB imaging • Auto Doppler flow optimization
• Tissue aberration correction selection for advanced MSK, • Fine angle steering of color and pulsed wave Doppler
breast, and vascular venous TSP
• MicroFlow Imaging support L12-5 50 broadband linear array
• Full solution elastography support • 12 to 5 MHz extended operating frequency range
• Needle visualization support • Fine pitch, 256 element, high resolution linear array
• AI Breast support with integrated electro-magnetic tracking • Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power
• Auto Doppler flow optimization Angio (CPA), SonoCT, variable XRES, and harmonic imaging
• Contrast mode • High resolution superficial applications including
• Panoramic Imaging small parts, breast, vascular, musculoskeletal,
• High frame rates available and bowel imaging
• Precision biopsy support compatible with CIVCO Verza • Tissue aberration correction selection for advanced
biopsy guide capabilities (up to 5 angles) MSK and breast imaging TSP
• Auto Doppler flow optimization
L18-5 broadband linear array • Elastography – strain-based
• 18 to 5 MHz extended operating frequency range • Contrast mode
• Ultra-fine pitch, 288 element, high resolution linear array • Panoramic imaging
• Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power • Pediatric application
Angio (CPA), SonoCT, panoramic, variable XRES, • High frame rates available
and harmonic imaging • Supports biopsy guide capabilities
• High resolution superficial applications including small • Precision biopsy support compatible with CIVCO Verza
parts, breast, vascular, and musculoskeletal imaging Guidance System1
• Tissue aberration correction selection for MSK
and breast imaging TSP L12-3 broadband linear array
• Auto Doppler flow optimization • 12 to 3 MHz extended operating frequency range
• Supports biopsy guide capabilities • Fine pitch, 160 element, high resolution linear array
• Precision biopsy support compatible with CIVCO Verza • Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power
Guidance System1 Angio (CPA), SonoCT, panoramic, variable XRES,
L15-7io broadband compact linear array • Fine angle steering of color and pulsed wave Doppler
• 15 to 7 MHz extended operating frequency range • Vascular (carotid, arterial, and venous), intervention,
• Fine pitch, 128 element, high resolution linear array bowel, MSK and small parts, and superficial imaging
• Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power applications
Angio (CPA), SonoCT, panoramic, and XRES imaging • Cerebrovascular (carotids, vertebrals), peripheral
• Unique lens design allowing high resolution imaging vascular (venous, arterial), internal mammary vessels,
at transducer surface and musculoskeletal imaging
• Surgical application
• Auto Doppler flow optimization
• Supports biopsy guide capabilities
• Precision biopsy support compatible with CIVCO Verza
Guidance System1
Transducers with compact connectors
Ergonomic designs with lightweight super-flexible cables.
Specifically for Full range for general Designed for women’s

cardiovascular applications. imaging applications. healthcare applications.
20 1. CIVCO Verza Guidance System is a trademark of CIVCO Medical Solutions.

L12-4 broadband linear array S7-3t sector array TEE
• 12 to 4 MHz extended operating frequency range • 7 to 3 MHz extended operating frequency range
• Fine pitch, 128 element, high resolution linear array • Transesophageal sector array with 48 elements
• Steerable pulsed wave and color Doppler, Color Power • 2D, steerable PW Doppler, CW Doppler, color Doppler,
Angio (CPA), SonoCT, panoramic, variable XRES, variable XRES, and harmonic imaging
and harmonic imaging • Physical dimensions:
• Fine angle steering of color and pulsed wave Doppler –– Tip: 10.7 x 8 x 27 mm (0.42 x 0.31 x 1.1 in)
• Vascular (carotid, arterial, and venous), intervention, –– Shaft: 7.4 mm (0.29 in) diameter, 70 cm (27.6 in) L
bowel, MSK and small parts, and superficial imaging • Manually rotatable array from 0° to 180°
applications • Pediatric and adult TEE applications: patients > 3.5 kg (7.7 lb)
• Cerebrovascular (carotids, vertebrals), peripheral
vascular (venous, arterial), internal mammary S8-3t sector array TEE
vessels, and musculoskeletal imaging • 8 to 3 MHz extended operating frequency range
• Surgical application • Transesophageal sector array with 32 elements
• Auto Doppler flow optimization • Physical dimensions:
• Supports biopsy guide capabilities –– Tip: 7.5 x 5.5 x 18.5 mm (0.3 x 0.2 x 0.7 in), WHL
–– Shaft: 5.2 mm (0.2 in) diameter, 88 cm (34.6 in) L
• Manually rotatable array from 0° to 180°
Sector array • 2D, steerable PW Doppler, CW Doppler, color Doppler,
S4-2 broadband sector array advanced XRES, M-mode, and harmonic imaging
• 4 to 2 MHz extended operating frequency range • Pediatric, including infants, and adult TEE applications:
• Phased array, 80 elements patients > 2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
• 2D; CW, steerable pulsed wave, High-PRF and color
Doppler; tissue Doppler, variable XRES, AutoSCAN/iSCAN, X7-2t xMATRIX array TEE with PureWave technology
and harmonic imaging • 7 to 2 MHz extended operating frequency range
• Adult echo, abdominal, pediatric echo, and TCD applications • Transesophageal xMATRIX array transducer
• Contrast mode with 2,500 elements
• 2D, advanced variable XRES, harmonic imaging,
S5-1 broadband sector array with PureWave M-mode, color M-mode, color flow, PW Doppler,
crystal technology CW Doppler, Live xPlane imaging, Live 3D Echo, Live 3D
• 5 to 1 MHz extended operating frequency range zoom, 3D zoom color, 3D zoom color preview, two-volume
• Phased array, 80 elements view, triggered full volume and triggered 3D color volume
• 2D; CW, steerable pulsed wave, High-PRF and • Physical dimensions:
color Doppler; tissue Doppler, variable XRES, –– Tip: 1.7 x 3.8 cm (0.7 x 1.5 in) WxL
AutoSCAN/iSCAN, and harmonic imaging –– Shaft: 1 cm (0.4 in) diameter, 1 m (39.4 in) L
• Adult echo, abdominal, pediatric echo, • Electronically rotatable array from 0° to 180°
and TCD applications • Electrocautery suppression
• Contrast mode • Adult TEE applications: patients > 30 kg (66 lb)
S8-3 sector array

• 8 to 3 MHz extended operating frequency range
Non-imaging
• Phased array, 96 elements D5cwc CW transducer (Pedoff)
• 2D, steerable PW Doppler, CW Doppler, High-PRF Doppler, • Dedicated 5 MHz continuous wave Doppler
color Doppler, tissue Doppler, advanced variable XRES, • Deep venous and arterial applications
• Adult, fetal, and pediatric echo cardiac applications; D2cwc CW transducer (Pedoff)
pediatric abdomen; neonatal head application • Dedicated 2 MHz continuous wave Doppler
• Adult cardiology applications
S12-4 sector array
• 12-4 MHz extended operating frequency range D2tcd PW transducer (Pedoff)
• Phased array, 96 elements • Dedicated 2 MHz pulsed wave Doppler
• 2D, steerable PW Doppler, CW Doppler, High-PRF • Transcranial Doppler applications
Doppler, color Doppler, tissue Doppler, advanced variable
XRES, and harmonic imaging
• Pediatric cardiac applications, neonatal head application
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5.2 Transducer
application
guide
Transducer – Sector S4-2 S5-1 S8-3 S12-4 S7-3t S8-3t X7-2t

Type of array Sector Sector Sector Sector Sector Sector xMATRIX
Number of elements 80 80 96 96 48 32 2500
Scanplane aperture 20.3 mm 20.3 mm 15.4 mm 9.78 mm 5 mm 4.76 mm Proprietary
Field of view 90˚ 90˚ 90˚ 90˚ 90˚ 90˚ 90˚
WideSCAN available
Volume field of view
Broadband frequency range 4-2 MHz 5-1 MHz 8-3 MHz 12-4 MHz 7-3 MHz 8-3 MHz 7-2 MHz
PureWave technology  
Application Exam type

Abdominal General
Renal
Bowel
Vascular  
Penetration
Resolution
Intervention
Obstetrics Early OB
General OB
NT
Penetration
Fetal Early fetal heart
Fetal heart 
Gynecology Pelvis
Fertility
Penetration
Cardiology Adult      
Pediatric      
Epicardial
Epiaortic
Vascular Carotid
Arterial
Venous
TCD  
Intraoperative
Intervention
Superficial
Pediatric Abdomen  
Hip
Neonatal cephalic  
Small parts Superficial

General
Thyroid
Testicle
Breast
Musculoskeletal Superficial
General
Urology Prostate
Bladder
Renal
Biopsy guide  
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Transducer – Curved C5-1 C6-2 C8-5 C9-2 C10-3v C10-4ec
Type of array Curved Curved Tightly curved Curved Tightly curved Tightly curved
Number of elements 160 128 128 192 128 128
Scanplane aperture 55.5 mm 63.7 mm 22.4 mm 53.76 mm 26.1 mm 24.3 mm
Field of view 111˚ 72˚ 122˚ 102˚ 163˚ 147˚
WideSCAN available
Broadband frequency range 5-1 MHz 6-2 MHz 8-5 MHz 9-2 MHz 10-3 MHz 10-4 MHz
PureWave technology   

Abdominal General   
Renal   
Bowel   
Vascular   
Penetration   
Resolution  
Intervention  
Obstetrics Early OB     
General OB    
NT   
Penetration  
Fetal Early fetal heart 
Fetal heart     
Gynecology Pelvis    
Fertility    
Penetration 
Cardiology Adult
Pediatric
Epicardial
Epiaortic
Vascular Carotid 
Arterial 
Venous 
TCD
Intraoperative
Intervention
Superficial
Pediatric Abdomen    
Hip
Neonatal cephalic 

General
Thyroid
Testicle
Breast
General
Urology Prostate   
Bladder 
Renal
Biopsy guide      
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Transducer – Curved C9-4v BP10-5ec 3D9-3v V6-2 Linear eL18-4 eL18-4 EM
Type of array Tightly curved Tightly curved Tightly curved Curved Linear Linear
Scanplane aperture 26.2 mm 19.6 mm 26.1 mm 63.4 mm 50 mm 50 mm
Field of view 181˚ 150˚ 130˚
WideSCAN available  
Trapazoid available  
Volume field of view 127˚ on each 156˚ x 85˚ 100˚ x 85˚

biplane array
PureWave technology  

Abdominal General
Renal
Bowel  
Vascular
Penetration
Resolution
Intervention
Obstetrics Early OB   
General OB    
NT 
Penetration
Fetal heart     
Gynecology Pelvis  
Fertility 
Penetration  
Cardiology Adult
Pediatric
Epicardial
Epiaortic
Vascular Carotid  
Arterial  
Venous  
TCD
Intraoperative
Intervention
Superficial
Pediatric Abdomen  
Hip  
Neonatal cephalic
Small parts Superficial  
General
Thyroid  
Testicle  
Breast  
Musculoskeletal Superficial  
General  
Urology Prostate 
Bladder   
Renal
Biopsy guide    
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Transducer – Linear L12-3 L12-4 L12-5 L15-7io L18-5 VL13-5
Type of array Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear Linear
Scanplane aperture 38 mm 34 mm 50 mm 23 mm 38.9 mm 38.4 mm
Field of view 38.4 mm
(non-wide scan)
WideSCAN available     
Volume field of view 38 mm x 30˚

PureWave technology

Abdominal General
Renal
Bowel   
Vascular
Penetration
Resolution
Intervention
Obstetrics Early OB
General OB   
NT
Penetration
Fetal heart
Gynecology Pelvis
Fertility
Penetration
Cardiology Adult
Pediatric 
Epicardial 
Epiaortic
Vascular Carotid      
Arterial     
Venous     
TCD
Intraoperative 
Intervention  
Superficial    
Pediatric Abdomen     
Hip    
Neonatal cephalic  
Small parts Superficial     
General   
Thyroid   
Testicle  
Breast     
Musculoskeletal Superficial   
General    
Urology Prostate
Bladder
Renal
Biopsy guide     
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Transducer – Non-imaging D2cwc D5cwc D2TCD
Type of array
Number of elements
Scanplane aperture
Field of view
WideSCAN available
Broadband frequency range
PureWave technology
Abdominal General
Renal
Bowel
Vascular
Penetration
Resolution
Intervention
Obstetrics Early OB
General OB
NT
Penetration
Fetal heart
Gynecology Pelvis
Fertility
Penetration
Cardiology Adult 
Pediatric
Epicardial
Epiaortic
Vascular Carotid 
Arterial 
Venous 
TCD 
Intraoperative
Intervention
Superficial
Pediatric Abdomen
Hip
Neonatal cephalic
General
Thyroid
Testicle
Breast
General
Urology Prostate
Bladder
Renal
Biopsy guide
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6. PercuNav image fusion
and interventional navigation
6.1 Overview
The PercuNav image fusion and interventional navigation Image Fusion and Navigation
system provides the operator with the following capabilities: • Track a variety of ultrasound transducers to fuse
ultrasound (US) with CT, MRI, or PET to find Regions
Ultrasound only of Interest that are easier to see when combining
• Utilize electromagnetic tracking to track a specific target imaging modalities
area during live ultrasound-guided interventions • Fuse up to three advanced modality images (CT, MRI,
• Fuse an ultrasound sweep (US or contrast-enhanced or PET) to one another to find Regions of Interest that
ultrasound [CEUS]) with live ultrasound to enhance are easier to see when combining imaging modalities
visualization before, during, and after ablation procedures • Fuse previously acquired (historic) advanced images
• Navigation via adaptive needle tracker (ANT): plan entry (CT, MRI, or PET/CT) with live ultrasound
point and trajectory, and track a needle/device during live • Support for advanced modality images in axial,
approach towards multiple targets coronal and sagittal orientations
• Perform fusion and navigation procedures using
integrated color Doppler controls
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• Perform fast, automated fusion setup (image registration) • Display a tracked instrument position graphic on
using reusable patient trackers attached to the patient ultrasound with and without fusion to CT, MRI, or PET/CT.
–– PercuNav patient trackers ensure that fusion accuracy • Display an ultrasound guidance bar representing the
is maintained during unexpected patient motion without distance between the ultrasound scan plane and the
the need to perform fusion setup again during a procedure operator-selected target
–– PercuNav patient trackers are used to monitor respiratory • Perform live multi-planar (coronal/sagittal/axial)
motion to ensure consistent interventional access reconstructions on CT, MRI, or PET/CT images
• Perform fusion and navigation procedures using • Live reformatting of CT, MRI, or PET/CT images around
integrated color Doppler controls the tracked needle to visualize structures
• Perform fusion setup (image registration) using internal • Use color Doppler or contrast enhanced ultrasound
landmarks with fast internal plane matching or by selecting functional imaging to identify areas of interest and
corresponding internal landmarks in each imaging modality guide interventions
• Perform fusion setup (image registration) using external • Monitor the status of, and configure, connected
landmarks by manually selecting corresponding external PercuNav instruments directly from the primary monitor
landmarks using a PercuNav-tracked instrument • Manual ablation parameter entry for treatment planning,
• Anatomical Intelligence Ultrasound (AIUS) Auto and intra-procedural ablation monitoring and navigation
Registration: perform automatic fusion setup (image • On-screen help instructions for guidance through various
registration) to contrast or non-contrast liver CT or liver fusion or navigation workflows
MRI by performing an ultrasound sweep of the liver • Select layouts or save a customized layout with
• Co-registration of three data sets is possible with configurable views from the touchscreen
Auto Registration in the liver
• Acquire a 3D ultrasound sweep and fuse to live 2D Interventional navigation tracking instrumentation
ultrasound for pre-/intra-/post-procedural imaging • Track instruments within a large dome-shaped tracking
comparison (US-to-US fusion) volume generated by the PercuNav field generator (FG)
• Use the transducer or the control panel trackball for fast • Connect up to six instruments to the tool connection unit
fusion adjustment in 3D and 2D, respectively (TCU) for attachment of multiple instruments including
• Adjust image registration landmarks to achieve optimum PercuNav patient trackers, PercuNav ultrasound trackers,
fusion accuracy using the control panel trackball and set keys PercuNav coaxial needle trackers, and the PercuNav
• Manually adjust the fusion overlay opacity (blend) adaptive needle tracker
using the control panel scroll knob or have PercuNav • Carry and attach the portable TCU with its handle and
automatically scroll through the opacity to verify flexible clip, respectively
fusion accuracy • Easily store TCU on the back of the ultrasound system cart
• Adjust image fusion by adding an additional internal • Turn any interventional device (10G-18G) into a tracked
landmark point around an area of interest instrument by attaching the reusable PercuNav adaptive
• Insert annotations or measurements in the fusion mode needle tracker
using the touchpanel and/or keyboard/virtual keyboard • Use the PercuNav adaptive needle tracker and
• Visualize live B-mode fundamental ultrasound, CEUS, accompanying stylus to locate and match external
and fusion of CT/MR/PET in quad-screen view landmarks during fusion setup (image registration),
and to plan interventional trajectories
Interventional navigation and planning software
• Use the trackball and set key to scroll through images Anatomical measurements
and annotate and update targets and points of needle • 2D and 3D distance and angle measurements for
entry to pre-plan procedures and guide to a pre-defined measurement of skin-to-target, target size, interventional
trajectory window, distance between multiple trajectories, and
• Navigate instruments for diagnostic and therapeutic other distances
procedures such as biopsy, ablation, drainages,
and injections Connectivity
• Perform out-of-plane navigation using the PercuNav • Support for network DICOM image transfer from advanced
Ultrasound Tracker and PercuNav navigation-tracked imaging scanners or PACS on a hospital network
instrumentation • Support for DICOM image import from USB or
• Display a tracked instrument position graphic on CT, CD/DVD media
MRI, or PET/CT images without the use of ultrasound • Support for DICOM image export to external media
(USB, CD/DVD) or PACS
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PercuNav accessories
Product Description Features
PercuNav adaptive needle tracker Attach the PercuNav adaptive • Easily attach and detach from
needle tracker onto a variety of devices by tightening and loosening
interventional devices for navigation locking mechanism
tracking, interventional planning, • Compatible with devices of various
and fusion setup. gauges (10G-18G) and various lengths
• All components reusable in sterile field
after reprocessing
• 7 cm stylus included for external
landmark matching and intervention
planning
PercuNav ultrasound tracker Ultrasound transducer tracking device is • Easily attach and detach a single device
compatible with PercuNav biopsy guide from any of the compatible PercuNav
brackets for: biopsy guide brackets
C5-1
tracking • Philips C5-1 transducer • Reusable in sterile field after
bracket • Philips C9-2 transducer decontamination, under a sterile drape
• Philips L12-5 50 transducer • Perform 3D tracked sweep and
C9-2 • Philips S5-1 transducer image registration
tracking
bracket • Philips eL18-4 EM transducer: • Track location of ultrasound image
Integrated tracking technology is relative to targets and tracked
provided in this transducer, therefore interventional devices
L12-5 50
tracking no external tracking bracket is required
bracket
S5-1
tracking
bracket
PercuNav endocavity tracker Endocavity transducer tracking device is • Reusable tracking after decontamination,
compatible with PercuNav biopsy guide under sheath
brackets for Philips C10-4ec transducer. • Perform image registration to advanced
imaging (MRI, CT, PET/CT)
• Track location of ultrasound image
relative to targets and tracked
interventional devices
PercuNav patient tracker The PercuNav patient tracker contains • Rapid fusion setup for CT-guided
multiple miniature embedded sensors procedures
and CT-visible markers inside the body • Ensures fusion accuracy during
of the device. The device is attached to unexpected patient or field generator
a patient with a sterile-safe adhesive motion
on its own when used for out-of-plane • Reusable in sterile field after
ultrasound navigation, or two or more decontamination, under a sterile drape
when used for automated fusion setup.
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7. Measurements and analysis
7.1 Measurement tools and general description

• 2D distance • In 2D, comparison tool available in contrast and
• 2D circumference/area by ellipse, continuous trace, elastography applications
trace by points • PISA calculation available in cardiac applications
• Auto conversion of distance to ellipse • 3D: ellipse and distance on 2 MPR views
• 2D curved-linear distance • 3D: stacked contours on one MPR
• 2D angle: intersection of two lines • M-mode distance (depth, time, slope)
• In 2D, three distance or distance and ellipse tools • M-mode heart rate calculation
to calculate volume • Manual Doppler distance
• In 2D, hip angle tool and d,D ratio tool • Auto conversion of distance to ellipse
• In 2D, percent area reduction and percent diameter • 2D trace by points
reduction tools • 2D distance (micro calipers)
• In 2D, Simpson tool calculate LV (left ventricle) area • 2D Simpsons
and volume • Generic angle
• In 2D, area-length tool used to calculate LA (left atrium) • 3 distance volume
area and volume • Distance and ellipse volume
• In 2D, biplane volume calculation • Diameter percent reduction
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• Area percent reduction • Cardiac 3D measurements, 3D quantification from MPR
• Hip angle views includes the following measurements
• d:D ratio –– Distance
• Size compare –– Area
• Doppler peak velocity –– Biplane LV volume (Simpson’s)
• Doppler two calipers tool –– Biplane LV ejection fraction
• Doppler continue trace –– Biplane LV mass
• Doppler trace by points
• Cardiac dP/dt Cardiac 3D Quantification Advanced (3DQ Advanced)
• Volume flow • Left ventricle global and regional volume and timing
• Color aliasing velocity analyses with no geometric assumption
• Manual data entry • Comprehensive report page with AHA/ASE 17-segment
• RA pressure bullseye plots and numeric values
• 3D stacked ellipses • Image quality index using dedicated color scale for
• 3D auto stacked contours 3D volume quality control
• Manual Doppler trace • Display and manipulation of dynamic 3D rendering and
–– Cardiac trace tool generates Vmean, Vmax, MeanPG, left ventricular (LV) true volumes of Live 3D data sets
MaxPG, VTI • Displays of 3D or dynamic 3D renderings in grayscale,
–– General imaging trace tool generates PSV (peak systolic single colorization, or dynamic colorization
velocity), EDV (end diastolic velocity), MDV (minimum • Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) views
diastolic velocity), TAPV (time averaged peak velocity), • Option to flip LV apical two-chamber display and
TAMV (time averaged mean velocity), RI (resistive index), corresponding septal, anterior, lateral, inferior
PI (pulsatility index), S/D (systole/diastole) ratio, (SALI) sequence
and heart rate • iSlice display-compatible
• Time/slope measurements in Doppler and M-mode • Measurements of LV endocardial true 3D volumes, LV
• High Q automatic Doppler analysis (general imaging only) ejection fraction, and stroke volume using semi-automated
–– Automatically calculates PSV, EDV, MDV, TAPV, TAMV, 3D border detection
RI, PI, S/D ratio, and heart rate • Computation of regional volumes based on AHA/ASE
–– Functions in live or frozen imaging 17-segment LV model
• RA (right atrium systolic) Pressure tool • Edit mode that adds flexibility for optimal 3D border
• Stiffness measurement available in elastography applications tracking in four dimensions
• Display of global LV volume waveforms, all 17 regional
volume waveforms, or a subset of user-selected regional
7.2 Measurement tools volume waveforms
and quantification • Displays of dyskinetic segments and corresponding
volume waveforms in specific color and format
QLAB quantification software
• Display of regional end-diastolic normalized regional
Cardiac 3D Quantification (3DQ)
volume waveforms
• On-cart and off-cart access
• User-selectable waveforms: single, by wall, by level
• Customize capabilities via optional plug-ins
(ring) modes
• Capable of performing 2D measurements from 3D
• A bullseye visualization of all 17 regional segments
volume and, 3D color volume multiplanar reconstruction
or the user-defined and user-selected regional segments
(MPR) views
• Global and regional reports that provide 3D LV global
• Review and quantification of Live 3D, 3D zoom, 3D full
values and regional timing indices from all or a subset
volume, and color full volume files
of 17 regional segments and bullseye-based parametric
• 3D image controls: 3D vision map, 3D single or dynamic
imaging display
colorization, 3D color render, 3D color suppress control
–– 3D true volume-based EDV, ESV, stroke volume, and EF
• Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) views
–– 3D slice plane –– Standard deviation and maximal difference of time to
–– Parallel plane minimum systolic volume (Tmsv) based on all or a subset
–– Unlimited MPR manipulation of 17 regional segments
–– Plane rotation, tilt, movement controls to reduce left –– Tmsv values displayed in time (msec) or normalized
ventricle foreshortening to the R-R interval (%)
• 3D annotation –– Bullseye showing the user-selected segments for
• 3D spatial reference icon time to minimum systolic volume (Tmsv) calculation
–– LV timing and radial excursion parametric images in
bullseye format using effective color-coded scales
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–– Parametric imaging supporting AHA/ASE 17-segment • Task-driven workflow provides user direction
overlay on the bullseye for direct and rapid and guidance illustrations
visualization • Automated ES selection
–– Parametric imaging that provides a radial excursion • Automated 3D annulus segmentation and leaflet surface
threshold slider for selective visualization of LV • Associated 2D, 3D, and projected measurements and
segments in the timing parametric display calculations sorted by group
–– Measurement data exported in Excel or DICOM –– Annulus
SR formats –– Leaflet
–– Aortic-Mitral
General Imaging 3D Quantification (GI 3DQ) plug-in –– Coaptation
• 3D/4D viewer for Ob/Gyn and general imaging including –– Papillary
interventional applications • 3D image controls
• Review of 3D/4D, color 3D, and STIC files –– 3D vision map
• Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) –– 3D single or dynamic colorization
• iSlice and curved iSlice precision volume slicing capability –– Auto-view
–– Display of 2D/color slices from static or live volume –– Absolute and relative rotation
–– User-selectable slice display: 4, 9, 16 or 25 –– Three 3D render modes: volume, slices, model
–– User-selectable interval spacing • Multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) views
–– User-selectable slicing depth –– 3D slice plane
–– User-selectable slicing source (x, y or z) –– Unlimited MPR manipulation
• Free rotation of any source –– Slice thickness
• Full cineloop review control –– MPR smooth
• 2D grayscale display adjustments • 3D mitral labels
• Color display adjustments • 3D mitral model
• Zoom control –– Model displays: tenting surface, leaflet surface,
• Cine/pan slice control through volume minimum surface
• User-selectable image storage –– Enhanced coaptation line tracing
• Quick launch to measurements –– Leaflet discontinuity traces
–– Auto ruler display –– Leaflet segmentation
• Compatible with freehand and automated volumes –– Up to 53 measurements overlay
• 2D and 3D measurement tool including distance, –– Exposed and coapted leaflet length and surfaces
area, angle, auto volume, stacked and auto contour, –– Continuous display during loop playback
and ellipsoid measurements • Mitral valve 3D measurements and 2D/3D quantification
–– Invert mode from model view include the following measurements
–– Vascularization index, flow index and vascularization –– Distances – Volumes
flow index results on 3D color mode data sets –– Curve distances – Angles
–– Pixel intensity index –– Areas – Ratio
• Contrast timer marker on Affiniti 70 data sets saved with –– Projected areas
contrast timer • Measurement and calculation definition and overlay
• Orientation labels display on Affiniti 70 data sets saved on 3D model
with orientation label marker • Comprehensive reporting
• XRES speckle noise reduction of MPR and volume displays • Data exported in Excel or DICOM SR formats
• Assisted auto-trace volume measurement tools for stacked • Measurement data exported in Excel or DICOM SR formats
contours and ellipse methods
• Edge detection selection for hypoechoic or high Intima Media Thickness (IMT) Quantification plug-in
contrast targets • Automated assessment of the IMT on user-selected frames
• Auto volume tool • For carotid and other superficial arteries
Mitral Valve Navigator A.I. (MVNA.I.) MicroVascular Imaging (MVI) plug-in

• 3D assessment of mitral valve anatomy and • Integration and processing of images in contrast specific
associated structures imaging mode providing detection and display of very
• Review and quantification of Live 3D and full volume low velocity flows of very low signal amplitude
data sets from X7-2t and xMATRIX transducer • Motion compensation for multiframe objects
(Live 3D TEE)
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Region of Interest (ROI) Quantification plug-in • Point of Interest (POI) tool that obtains values from
• Pixel intensity index – pixel intensity analysis, data types: any point on the M-mode display
echo, velocity • M-mode (hide or display) control
• Pixel intensity analysis, data types: echo, velocity (color) • User-defined and automatic (using speckle tracking
or power (angio) algorithms) M-line motion compensation to follow
• Up to 10 user-defined regions myocardial motion
• Thumbnail display of frames for easy trimming • Able to present TDI results in two display formats
• TDI velocity timing measurement –– Anatomical M-mode display
• Log/linear data display selection –– Graph display
• Smoothed data display option with various curve • User-selectable waveforms for optimal sub-region
fitting techniques visualization
• Vascularization index, flow index, and vascularization • Curve processing modes
flow index results on color mode files • TDI velocity, displacement, strain, and strain rate timing
• Motion compensation for multiframe objects measurements with dedicated time calipers and labels
–– Automatic subdivision of M-line into a customizable
Vascular Plaque Quantification (VPQ) plug-in number of sub-regions
• 3D technology to visualize and quantify vascular plaque –– Averages up to 20 cardiac beat cycles in both M-mode
• Streamlined workflow through protocol-based task and graph displays
guidance
–– Protocol can be turned off and on dependent upon Automated Cardiac 2D QuantificationA.I. (a2DQ A.I.)
user experience and a2DQ A.I. LA
• Automatically calculates and displays vessel and plaque • Left ventricle and left atria global volume analysis from
boundaries for each frame 2D and biplane images
–– Outer Wall and Inner Wall ROIs automatically generated • Quantification of native and non-native images
for all frames between begin and end frames • Quantification of non-ECG images
–– Plaque boundary automatically generated • Automated border detection for cardiac chambers and
–– Boundaries can be adjusted manually by user vessel cavities
• Analysis data presented on image • Computation of area, LV volumes, and advanced
–– Total plaque volume calculated (mm3) parameters for LV systolic and diastolic function including
–– Maximum percent area reduction calculated fractional area change (FAC), ejection fraction (EF), peak
per-frame values: plaque/lumen/wall areas, ejection rate (PER), peak rapid filling rate (PRFR), and atrial
and plaque echo intensity filling fraction (AFF)
• Tool tips for analysis data explanation • Computation of LA area, volumes, and advanced
• Analysis data shown on the graph parameters including fractional area change (FAC)
–– Lumen area and ejection fraction (EF)
–– Plaque area • Single-plane volume measurements based on Simpson’s
–– Percent reduction over vessel length Single Plane Method of Disks (MOD)
• Data exported in Excel or DICOM SR formats • Biplane volume measurements based on Simpson’s
• Supports monochrome, single-volume 3D volumes Biplane Method of Disks (MOD)
acquired with the VL13-5 transducer • Automated Tissue Motion Annular Displacement (aTMAD)
• Measurement data exported in Excel or DICOM SR formats –– Mitral valve and other valve annular motion tracking
over time
Strain Quantification (SQ) plug-in –– Computation of valve annular displacement curves
• Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) velocity quantification over time
–– Used in the evaluation of regional myocardial function –– Color Kinesis overlay to visualize valve annular plane
• Measures the myocardial velocity from color TDI data set motion parametrically
and derives the displacement, strain, and strain rate along –– Measurement data exported in Excel or DICOM
user-defined M-lines SR formats
• Cardiac phases display (overlay of AVO, AVC, MVO, –– Simplified workflow with SmartExam
and MVC mechanical events auto-imported from
ultrasound cart analysis via DICOM SR or manual entry)
on SQ curves for left ventricle mechanical events
• User-selectable waveform display that makes SQ
curves easy to read
–– User-defined M-line motion to follow the
myocardial motion
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Automated Cardiac Motion 2D QuantificationA.I. (aCMQ A.I.) –– Circumferential strain per view and global
• Automated Region of Interest for selected anatomical views circumferential strain
• Objective assessment of left ventricle global function and –– User-defined workflow for specific local strain analysis
regional wall motion, deformation, and timing using the next • Up to 18 dedicated colors to help differentiate each cord
generation of 2D speckle tracking technology and corresponding waveform
• File compatibility • Up to three waveform auto peak detections to report
–– Quantification of 2D native and non-native ultrasound time-to-peak and peak values
DICOM images • Simplified workflow with SmartExam
–– Quantification of non-ECG images • Measurement data exported in Excel or DICOM SR formats
• Available methods with dedicated preferences settings
–– Global workflow Elastography Analysis (EA)
• Latest generation of 2D speckle tracking technology Provides strain elastography analysis of relative tissue
• Auto ROI can be set either on ED or ES frame deformation based on an elastogram.
• Automated border detection for cardiac chambers and • Thumbnail display of frames
vessel cavities • Compatible with Affiniti systems using Elastography
• Auto aortic valve closure time detection mode with L12-5, C10-3V, and C9-4v transducers
• Smooth color transited bullseye presentation
–– Multiple cardiac view/images capable Fetal Heart Navigator
–– 18 or 17 left ventricle segmentation templates (three • Protocol-driven workflow
apical views and three short-axis view templates) –– Automates the initial ductal arch view
–– Easy-to-edit template position and shape –– Guides user in obtaining view recommended in ISUOG
–– Intuitive step-by-step user interface Fetal Cardiac Screening Guidelines
–– Tracking quality control by right clicking the segment –– Obtains the fetal heart views: 4-chamber, LVOT, and
to remove the poorly tracked segment RVOT
–– User-editable post LV segments display consistent • Supports V6-2 STIC data sets containing eight or more
display with corresponding waveform and reported frames
values beat-to-beat selection • Presets supported: OB difficult, OB early, OB fetal echo,
• Display OB fetal echo CV, OB general, OB max pen
–– Border (hide or show) • Visualization controls allow users to change display
–– Image ROI Overlay (hide or show) settings at any stage in the protocol
–– Cardiac phases (overlay of AVO, AVC, MVO, and MVC –– Chroma Map
mechanical events auto-imported from ultrasound cart –– Gray Map
analysis via DICOM SR or manual entry) –– Slice thickness
–– Four up display –– Brightness
• 2D speckle parameters
–– Volume/EF and area/FAC Elastography Quantification (EQ)
–– Longitudinal strain and strain rate • Available in both single screen and side-by-side
–– Circumferential strain and strain rate display modes
–– Radial and transversal displacement • Ability to generate up to 10 user-defined regions
–– Radial fractional shortening of interest (ROIs)
–– Radial velocity • Thumbnail display of frames
–– Speed (absolute angle independent velocity) • Measurement results
–– Regional rotation and rotation velocity • Strain rate
–– Global rotation (SAX) • Total strain
–– Endo-Epi mural torsion and local rotation • Size comparison between two ROIs
• Measurement and calculations • Strain ratio
–– Selectable GLS measurement points: peak, peak systolic • Calculation of maximum strain ratio
and end systolic • Calculation of average strain ratio
–– Time-to-peak and peak values • Calculation of ratio between two user-defined ROIs
–– Timing caliper • Graphical display
–– Global result display one view and global result display • Strain ratio parametric image
–– Results display in 18 or 17 LV segment bullseye plot • Color-coded display of strain ratios with
format and numerical table parametric imaging
–– Layer specific (Endo, Mid and Epi) longitudinal strain
per view and global longitudinal strain
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7.3 High Q automatic Doppler analysis 7.4 Clinical option analysis packages
• Automatic real-time and retrospective tracing of: • Cardiac analysis
–– Immediate peak velocity –– Left atrium
–– Immediate intensity-weighted mean velocity –– Right atrium
• Automatic real-time display of (user-selectable up to six): –– Right ventricle
–– Volume flow –– Left ventricle
–– Time-averaged peak velocity –– TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation)
–– Time-averaged mean velocity –– Valve stenosis
–– Resistive index –– Prosthetic aortic valve
–– Pulsatility index –– Prosthetic mitral valve
–– Systolic/diastolic ratio –– TAPSE (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion)
–– Acceleration/deceleration times –– MAPSE (mitral annular plane systolic excursion)
–– Illustrated High Q –– PCWP (pulmonary capillary wedge pressure or
pulmonary artery occlusion pressure)
–– Stress echo measurements in various stages
–– MPI (or TEI index)
–– Volume by area/length method
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–– M-mode ejection fraction (via Teichholz or cubed method) • aBiometry Assist A.I.
–– Novel 3-point adjustable Simpson’s template • Gynecology/fertility
–– Simpson’s biplane and single plane volume –– Uterine volume
and ejection fraction –– Right and left ovary volumes
–– Area, length, volume, and ejection fraction –– Right and left follicles (10)
–– LV mass –– Endometrial thickness
–– 2D all points –– Cervical length
–– M-mode all points • Abdominal vascular
–– Peak velocity –– Labels for all major abdominal arteries and veins
–– Maximum and mean pressure gradients –– Left and right segmentation for kidneys
–– Pressure half time • General imaging
–– E/A ratio –– General
–– D/E slope –– User-defined labels
–– Continuity equation • Prostate
–– Diastolic function –– Prostate gland
–– Cardiac output • Pediatric
–– Acceleration time –– General
–– Heart rate –– d:D radio
• Vascular analysis • Small parts
–– Right and left carotid artery protocols –– General
–– ICA/CCA ratio –– Breast with right and left protocols
–– Bilateral lower extremity arterial and venous labels for up to five lesions per breast
–– Bilateral upper extremity arterial and venous labels –– Testicle
–– Percent diameter and area reduction –– Testicle volume
–– Vascular graft measurement package –– EPI head, body, tail
–– User comments • Urology
–– High Q automatic Doppler analysis –– Prostate, PSA, PSA density
• OB analysis
–– Fetal echo application
–– Fetal biometry (up to quintuplets)
–– Biophysical profile
–– Amniotic fluid index
–– Early gestation
–– Fetal long bones
–– Fetal cranium
–– Other OB measurements
–– 2D echo
–– Fetal heart M-mode
–– Fetal Doppler
–– Fetal echo
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8. Physical specifications
System dimensions System cart

Width 57.2 cm/22.5 in • State-of-the-art ergonomic design for comfort
Height 142.2-162.6 cm/56-64 in and convenience
• Easy maneuverability and mobility
Depth 98.3 cm/38.7 in
–– Wheel-lock and monitor adjustments that
Weight 83.6 kg/184.4 lb without peripheral devices facilitate bedside exams
• Independent height adjustment of control panel
and display monitor
• Easily accessed transducer connector ports, USB,
and DVD media drive
• Transducer and gel bottle holders
• Unique easy clip cable management solution that
keeps cables tangle-free and reduces damage
while decreasing cable strain to enhance comfort
while scanning
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Peripherals
• Mobility through high quality, shock-absorbing casters • The system supports up to two on-board peripheral
with foot pedal controls for: devices (excluding report printers)
–– 4-wheel swivel –– Video-recording peripherals, operated via system
–– 2-wheel swivel lock user interface
–– 2-wheel brakes –– DVD recorder (cart-dependent)
• Integrated footrests –– Small format digital B/W printer (USB)
• Digitally enhanced two-speaker high fidelity stereo • AI Breast
output with rear-mounted subwoofer • Support for large format external B/W or color printer
• On-board storage tray behind control panel touch • Support for various Hewlett-Packard, Epson, and Xerox
screen and in rear bay storage drawer brand color and monochrome report printers (USB,
• On-board printer bay that provides easy and ergonomic externally mounted)
access to your printing device
• Universal peripheral bay that provides easy access
for on-board hardcopy or documentation devices Input/output ports
• Built-in A/C line conditioner that provides isolation from • Export of measurement and analysis data to off-line
voltage fluctuations and electrical noise interference reporting software packages (USB) and RS-232
• Two high-capacity fans with decreased audible noise • Display port video export available for either full screen
resolution of 1920x1080 (1080p), display area 1024x768
VGA, or S-Video in NTSC or PAL format
Monitor
• Flat panel LCD display monitor
–– 54.6 cm (21.5 in) wide format high definition flat panel Power requirements
TFT/IPS display and video parameters
–– High contrast ratio >1000:1
• 100V-240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz – PAL/NTSC
–– Extended viewing angle >178° (horizontal and vertical)
• Integrated A/C line conditioning and battery
–– Response time: <14 ms
back-up system
–– Virtually flicker-free technology
• Power consumption: up to 450 watts
–– Mounted on fully articulating extension arm
–– Four-way articulation with 87.6 cm/34.5 in lateral
and 17.8 cm/7 in vertical adjustment range Electrical safety standards
–– Nearly infinite positioning adjustments: height,
• Electromechanical Safety Standards met
swivel, and tilt
–– CAN/CSA 22.2 No. 60601-1, Medical Electrical
Equipment: General requirements for basic safety
Control panel and essential performance
–– IEC 60601-1, Medical Electrical Equipment: General
• Articulation facilitates nearly infinite positioning
requirements for basic safety and essential performance
adjustments for optimum scanning ergonomics:
–– IEC 60601-1-2, Collateral Standard, Electromagnetic
height, swivel, and tilt
compatibility – requirements and tests
–– Up and down 20.3 cm/8 in
–– IEC 60601-2-37, Particular Requirements for the basic
–– Rotates 180° from center
safety and essential performance of ultrasonic medical
–– Palm rest
diagnostic and monitoring equipment
–– ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1, Medical Electrical Equipment:
Physio General requirements for basic safety and essential
performance
• One 3-lead ECG input
• Electromechanical Safety Standards met (EU Only)
–– Gain, sweep rate, and display position controls
–– EN60601-2-37, Particular requirements for the basic
–– Automatic heart rate calculation and display
safety and essential performance of ultrasonic medical
–– Fault condition display
diagnostic and monitoring equipment
–– Cineloop locator displayed on one ECG input from
• Agency approvals
an ECG source like stress ECG or ECG monitor
–– Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
–– CE Mark in accordance with the European Medical
Device Directive issued by British Standards
Institute (BSI)
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9. Maintenance and services
Maintenance Services*
• Easy customer access to air filter for cleaning Philips Remote Services Connectivity is designed
• System designed for easy replacement of key components with security in mind and allows for many advanced
by your facility’s biomedical engineers service features.
• First responder access to diagnostics and utilities
• Flexible RightFit service agreements Security
–– Maximize uptime Philips Remote services are based on a comprehensive
–– Access Philips award-winning service organization security infrastructure including iSSL technology,
–– Minimize risk encryption, and protocols to protect patient information
Advanced service features

• Virtual on-site visits for both clinical and technical
support, providing fast resolution to issues and questions
• Remote clinical education
• Remote log file transfer decreases downtime by allowing
rapid diagnosis of problems by call center personnel
• Online Support Request
–– Simplifies support engagement
–– Provides fast response to clinical questions and
technical issues
–– Allows request to be entered by user directly
on ultrasound system
• Proactive monitoring
–– Helps prevent unscheduled downtime
–– Monitors key system parameters
–– Sends an alert to Philips Call Center so action
can be taken before system operation is affected
• Remote Software Distribution boosts performance
over the entire system lifecycle
• Clinical applications support available
• On-cart transducer test provides confidence in your
transducer quality
• Optional Utilization Report provides data to help
manage ultrasound assets
–– Track system and transducer usage
–– Summarize data about exam types and duration
–– Provide data to help with credentialing and privileging
–– Identify referrals by exam type
• Flexible Clinical Education offerings include:
–– Webinars
–– Symposiums
–– On-site
–– Classroom
–– Remote
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Ultrasound

1 Introduction 4 4.5 Volume imaging solutions for

7 Measurements and analysis 30

You always go above and beyond to provide the 1.1 Applications

54.6 cm (21.5 in)

Four transducer ports

2.1 System architecture

Color Doppler Color Power Angio imaging (CPA)

Philips common user experience provides readily accessible and logically

3.1 Optimization controls

The Affiniti 70 ultrasound system features innovative Philips technologies

4.1 Ergonomics 4.2 Display annotation

Rapid Procedure Setup

5.1 Transducer selection

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Specifically for Full range for general Designed for women’s

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S8-3 sector array

Transducer – Sector S4-2 S5-1 S8-3 S12-4 S7-3t S8-3t X7-2t

Application Exam type

Small parts Superficial

Application Exam type

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Small parts Superficial

Volume field of view 127˚ on each 156˚ x 85˚ 100˚ x 85˚

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Volume field of view 38 mm x 30˚

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7.1 Measurement tools and general description

Mitral Valve Navigator A.I. (MVNA.I.) MicroVascular Imaging (MVI) plug-in

System dimensions System cart

Advanced service features

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