Siemens Healthineers is working to bring the benefits of CMR to an even broader range of patients with free breathing exams, highly automated CMR exams, MR Angiography and our dedicated cardiovascular MRI scanner. Take a look at the clinical gallery to find out what's possible with our applications.
Cardiovascular MRITransform your CMR practice with cutting-edge applications
Highlights
3D WholeHeart Pro1
The 3D WholeHeart Pro addresses complex cardiovascular MR imaging needs, offering high isotropic resolution and 3D tissue characterization essential for evaluating small lesions and extensive tissue damage.
It incorporates advanced automation algorithms for virtually artifact-free images and accurate coronary artery visualization in free-breathing for patients who struggle with breath-holding. 3D WholeHeart Pro integrates AI-based automation tools like AutoPositioning and AutoRestingPhase, and AutoTI streamlining the imaging process and ensuring high diagnostic quality.
Cardiovascular applications
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is the gold standard for evaluating myocardial function, volumes, and scar. CMR is unique in its ability to provide tissue characterization for differential diagnosis of myocardial disease. Recent guidelines also include indications for CMR in congenital heart disease, heart failure, and coronary artery disease (CAD).3
Free breathing exams
3D WholeHeart Pro1
The 3D WholeHeart Pro addresses complex cardiovascular MR imaging needs, offering high isotropic resolution and 3D tissue characterization essential for evaluating small lesions and extensive tissue damage.
It incorporates advanced automation algorithms for virtually artifact-free images and accurate coronary artery visualization in free-breathing for patients who struggle with breath-holding. 3D WholeHeart Pro integrates AI-based automation tools like AutoPositioning and AutoRestingPhase, and AutoTI streamlining the imaging process and ensuring high diagnostic quality.
Compressed Sensing Cardiac Cine
Compressed Sensing enables diagnostic imaging quality, even for patients with arrhythmias and those unable to hold their breath.
It supports segmented Cine imaging, offering high spatial and temporal resolution in brief breath-holds. Additionally, the Compressed Sensing real-time technique ensures high-quality imaging during free-breathing. These advancements significantly accelerate cardiac scans, boost efficiency, and broaden the range of patients eligible for Cardiac MRI.
PSIR HeartFreeze4
HeartFreeze, with motion compensation algorithms, enables high-resolution Late Gadolinium Enhancement (LGE) imaging in free-breathing.
This technology extends the benefits of detailed viability assessments to patients with arrhythmias or those unable to hold their breath.
Highly efficient, automated CMR exams
BioMatrix Beat Sensor2
BioMatrix Beat Sensor enables users to perform CMR exams without ECG. This break-through technology uses the heart's own pulsile motion to trigger the exam. The result is faster CMR exams and improved patient experience.
Dedicated CMR appliactions
High Bandwidth Inversion Recovery
High Bandwidth Inversion Recovery (HBIR) significantly improves the quality of CMR imaging in patients prone to susceptivity artefacts. This advanced sequence employs wideband techniques to minimize distortions, which enhances tissue characterization for optimal imaging of myocardial injuries.
HBIR is particularly valuable as it extends high-quality diagnostic capabilities to patients prone to metal artefacts and thereby expands the potential for accurate disease management and diagnosis.
MyoMaps
MyoMaps facilitates pixel-based quantification of myocardial tissue, aiding in the differential diagnosis of myocardial diseases. When used in conjunction with HeartFreeze, our motion correction algorithm, MyoMaps enables the inline generation of T1, T2, and T2* colored parametric maps.
4D Flow
Flow quantification provides crucial insights into cardiac hemodynamics and function. ECG-triggered 2D phase contrast imaging enables non-invasive, quantitative assessment of blood flow. With retrospective reconstruction, full heart cycle coverage is achieved, allowing comprehensive analysis.
Our enhanced 4D Flow acquisition offers complete volumetric coverage, significantly improving the orientation and visualization of blood flow and velocity throughout the heart and thorax. This technical advancement facilitates the detailed analysis of key hemodynamic parameters over the entire cardiac cycle.
MR Angiography
QISS
QISS technology provides an accurate non-contrast alternative for visualizing arterial disease, especially in patients where contrast agents are contraindicated or those with renal dysfunction.
QISS MRA is an easy-to-use approach for imaging peripheral arteries and contributes to patient safety by reducing the need for contrast agents and the associated risks.
Our dedicated MRI Scanner
MAGNETOM Sola Cardiovascular Edition
Outcome relevant decisions – redefining patient pathways
MAGNETOM Sola Cardiovascular Edition automatically adjusts to patient biovariability to overcome unwarranted variations in cardiac MRI examinations:
- Free breathing exams with Compressed Sensing Cardiac Cine
- Tissue characterization with MyoMaps and HeartFreeze
- CMR for challenging patients with High Bandwidth Inversion Recovery
- Highly efficient CMR exams with BioMatrix Beat Sensor and myExam Cardiac Assist
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1
The product is still under development and not commercially available yet. Its future availability cannot be ensured.
2
Beat Sensor Cardiac triggering for examinations other than Cardiac Cine is still under development for MAGNETOM Avanto Fit, MAGNETOM Skyra Fit and MAGNETOM Vida Fit and is not yet commercially available. Its future availability cannot be guaranteed.
3
Vasquez M, Nagel E, Clinical indications for cardiovascular magnetic resonance, Heart 2019; 105:1755-1762
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Not for sale in the U.S.