Philips Launches SmartSpeed Precise MRI System Powered by AI

Royal Philips has launched its SmartSpeed Precise MRI system, which is powered by “Dual-AI engines.” Globe Newswire has the news.

SmartSpeed Precise “improves scan speed and diagnostic image quality, extending AI-driven efficiency across the entire Philips MR portfolio—including existing customer systems.” The technology also reduces wait times and “optimizes scanner utilization, allowing facilities to deliver high-quality imaging with greater speed.” Exam times have been reduced to less than 60 minutes per slot for a whole body exam.

Scans are completed up to three times faster with SmartSpeed Precise technology. Its dual-AI engine delivers an “80% improvement in image sharpness.” Philips’ new MR Workspace R12 introduces a so-called “zero-click” workflow, which guides the “imaging process from scan initiation to report generation.” 80% of MR procedures are powered by AI with the SmartExam feature.

Philips also launched a 1.5T BlueSeal MR wide-bore scanner, which features a helium-free magnet system to ensure “long-term reliability and [reduce] environmental impact.” BlueSeal technology has saved “nearly 5 million liters of liquid helium” since 2018, and energy consumption has been cut by nearly 40 MWh per year, which both lowers operational costs and carbon footprint.