Royal Philips, a prominent figure in health technology, has unveiled its confidence in enhancing clinical decision support by integrating AI and automated smart workflows into its newly launched CT 5300 model, making its premier appearance in North America at RSNA 2024. Central to this advancement is Philips’ CT Smart Workflow, featuring an array of AI-driven ‘Precise’ software solutions that streamline the entire CT process, liberating technologists and radiologists from repetitive, detail-oriented tasks, thereby enabling them to concentrate more on patient care.
“Incorporating our exclusive NanoPanel Precise detector with ultra-low noise Precise Image reconstruction technology and our recent AI-centric CT Smart Workflow solutions empowers us to blend hardware, software, and AI, facilitating high-quality healthcare that is both efficient and accessible,” explained Dan Xu, head of Philips’ CT segment. “The enhancements in productivity and diagnostic certainty that AI infuses into CT imaging is advantageous for care teams and alleviates the operational burden within radiology departments, addressing the ongoing paucity of skilled radiologists and technicians.”
Philips’ CT Smart Workflow solutions encompass the camera-powered Precise Position, which augments positioning accuracy by up to 50% compared to manual procedures during scans, elevates consistency across users by 70%, and curtails setup time by 23%. Other features include Precise Cardiac, which counteracts heart movement to sharpen coronary artery views during imaging, and Precise Brain, which automates scan reformatting to bolster visualization for swift diagnosis of brain anatomies. Additionally, the Precise Image technology achieves prompt, superior image construction with an 80% reduction in radiation, 85% cut in noise, and 60% boost in low-contrast detectability, positioning the CT 5300 as an excellent option for facilities developing cardiac services and ultra-low dose screenings.
The CT 5300 seamlessly integrates with Advanced Visualization Workspace, Philips’ expansive, adaptable AI-driven image post-processing platform, optimized to simplify radiology workflows, thus enhancing quality care, increasing diagnostic confidence, and expediting image evaluation and reporting. Outstanding clinical comprehensiveness and deployment flexibility allow Advanced Visualization Workspace to adapt to evolving clinical demands and future growth.
Philips stated a collaboration with the medical imaging AI solutions firm Annalise.ai to explore the practicality of Annalise Critical Care AI, a broad clinical triage support system, aimed to fortify triage procedures and streamline workflows for urgent cases like traumatic brain injury (TBI) that require rapid intervention. This new partnership seeks to investigate options for further enhancing workflow efficiency and giving priority to urgent cases. It will examine the integration of Annalise Critical Care AI — currently the most extensive AI-assisted triage application in the USA for chest X-rays and non-contrast CT brain imaging. By identifying and prioritizing a dozen critical clinical findings commonly seen in emergency settings, these AI features assist clinicians in focusing on the most urgent patients, especially beneficial during staffing shortages at nights and weekends when delay poses serious risks.
“It’s an exhilarating period for radiology. Our solutions aim to streamline processes and elevate radiology team productivity. Alongside Philips, we’re eager to make exceptional healthcare universally attainable,” stated Dimitry Tran, Annalise.ai’s co-founder and deputy CEO.
Critical Care AI has demonstrated improvement in reducing turnaround times for reports by 39%. As the first computer-aided device to gain FDA Breakthrough Device status and secure NTAP (New Technology Add-on Payment) for diagnosing obstructive hydrocephalus, Philips plans to evaluate Annalise Enterprise CTB, a comprehensive decision-support solution competent in identifying over 130 radiological findings, for international applications beyond the U.S.
Royal Philips stands as a frontrunner in health technology, dedicated to elevating public health and well-being through significant innovations. Employing progressive technology and extensive clinical knowledge, Philips offers personal health solutions to consumers and provides superior health solutions to healthcare providers and patients both in the hospital and at home.