Magnetic Resonance
Cardiac MR (CMR)
Expanding access to fast, high-quality Cardiac MRI
The demand for Cardiac MRI is rising. Updated guidelines recommend MRI earlier alongside ultrasound for clearer diagnoses in chest pain, heart failure, cardiomyopathies and cardio-oncology. The growing number of patients with cardiac implants—over 1.7 million annually [1] —creates challenges with image quality and safety. Additionally, non-contrast MRI techniques are gaining popularity, especially in pediatrics, to reduce gadolinium risks [2]. Philips is dedicated to making Cardiac MRI faster, easier, more robust and to expand access so you can deliver high-quality imaging to your patients.
August 29 - September 1, Madrid, Spain
Live CMR scanning at ESC 2025
Join one of the Philips Live CMR Scanning Sessions for an exclusive demonstration of our latest advancements in Cardiac MR on our BlueSeal Mobile MRI at booth #A120.
Demonstrated results in Cardiac MRI
Bringing CMR to more patients
Our aim is to make fast, high-quality cardiac MR exams accessible to more patients through our helium-free*, AI-enabled (mobile) BlueSeal MRI scanners, highly automated workflows, free-breathing exams, and non-contrast angiography. Our cardiac MR solutions are designed to optimize the CMR experience for both operators and patients while ensuring the diagnostic quality radiologists need.
Easy, fast and robust CMR scans
- Accessibility: our helium-free* BlueSeal MRI scanners make it possible to bring CMR closer to where your patients are. Positioning an MRI in your cardiology department has never been easier.
- Workflow: benefit from an AI-enabled staff and patient centric workflow that is automated where possible, guided where needed.
- Speed: scan up to 30% faster [3] with our SmartSpeed Precise acceleration technique.
- Image quality: boost diagnostic confidence with free-breathing exams, non-contrast angiography and AI-enabled quantitative scanning and reporting.
Advanced tools for an efficient CMR workflow
- VitalScreen: guided exam set-up & in-room exam start
- VitalEye: automated breathing detection
- SmartFit TorsoCardiac: easy to handle ultra lightweight coil
- ScanWise Implant: guidance for MR Conditional implants (MROC)
- Easy Scan Plan: view required cardiac orientations while planning
- AutoVoice: automated patient coaching
Image gallery
- Increase image sharpness with SmartSpeed Precise
- Comparison between SENSE, Compressed SENSE and SmartSpeed for Black Blood imaging
- Increased image quality for CINE BFFE SA with SmartSpeed
- Myocardial viability exam for patients with cardiac implants with High Bandwidth IR
- Non-contrast angiography with Arteriovenous TRANCE
- MyoStrain report to detected early signs of heart failure across 48 segments of the heart
- Combination of the Philips MRI acquisition sequence Fast-SENC with the MyoStrain analysis tool
Featured solutions for Cardiac MR imaging
Deliver fast and patient friendly MRI services where and when needed
Our innovative portfolio of BlueSeal Mobile MRI systems with helium-free* operations is giving you the flexibility to deliver fast and patient friendly MRI services where and when needed. Combined with an attractive TCO in daily operations and eliminating helium-related costs associated with loss of helium during the lifetime. The systems are designed to deliver smart productivity with automation and AI tools for high productivity and high clinical quality to meet your imaging needs.
Accelerate Cardiac MR scans up to 30% [3] with dual-AI technology
Take the leap forward with SmartSpeed Precise, the next generation acceleration technique that expands the proven Compressed SENSE and SmartSpeed technologies with a unique integrated Dual AI innovation, providing ultimate precision at maxiumum speed.
Rapidly identify patients at risk of heart failure [8]
By combining the Philips MRI acquisition sequence Fast-SENC [7] with the analysis tool MyoStrain by Myocardial Solutions, early and subtle changes in the heart function can be directly measured. Early signs of heart failure can be detected across 48 segments of the heart [4] in a 10 minute scan.
We’ve been pleasantly surprised, it’s next-generation MR technology.
Dr. Constantino Peña
Miami Cardiac Vascular Institute, USA
Footnotes
- https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/40/48/3889/5637730.
- Hermann J. Adverse cardiac effects of cancer therapies: cardiotoxicity and arrhythmia.
- Compared to Philips SENSE imaging.
- Myocardial Solutions, Inc. 2021. All rights reserved.
- Compared to Philips Compressed SENSE and SENSE imaging.
- Only for use with MR Safe or MR Conditional Implants by strictly following the Instructions For Use.
- Montenbruck M, et al. ESC Congress 2019. nr P600.
- Korosoglou G, et al. ESC Heart Failure. 2019 Aug;6(4):548-602.
- High Band with Inversion Recovery enables high bandwidth inversion pulse with the possibility to add a frequency offset. High bandwidth is at least 3.9kHz bandwidth.
Disclaimer
SmartSpeed Precise is not yet CE marked, and not yet available for delivery.
*Helium-free operations. 7 liters of helium is permanently enclosed in the cryogenic circuit.