The following are typical standard features on a Philips iU22 with G-cart hardware and the Vision 2012 software update.

• 20” Flat Panel LCD display monitor mounted on fully articulating extension arm
• PureWave crystal technology
• xMatrix probe compatibility
• Interactive graphical touch screen
• Fully adjustable control panel
• 2D Grayscale imaging
• Next generation SonoCT
• Elevation compound imaging
• XRES adaptive image processing
• Tissue aberration correction (TAC)
• Coded beamforming
• iSCAN intelligent optimization
• iFOCUS intelligent focusing technology
• iOPTIMIZE intelligent optimization
• QuickSAVE feature
• Cineloop review: real-time and duplex modes of up to 2,200 frames
• Exam management features
• Integrated DVD+/RW drive
• High Q automatic Doppler analysis
• Clinical option analysis packages
• Exam documentation
• Panoramic Imaging
• PureWave Crystal technology
• xMatrix
• iScan
• SonoCT
• Panoramic SonoCT
• Advanced XRES
• Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI)
• Basic 3D Imaging
• iOPTIMIZE
• iFOCUS
• iCOMMAND
• CW Doppler in Shared Service systems standard-option
• Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI)
• Contrast Imaging
• STIC
• Live 3D
• Live xPlane
• Elastography Strain-based
• Elastography Shear Wave
• ElastPQ
• ElastPQ US
• Auto Doppler
• SmartExam protocols
• Netlink DICOM 3.0
• Fusion Only
• Fusion and Navigation
• Query Retrieve
• Qlab
• Cardiac Motion/Mechanics Quantification (CMQ)
• Cardiac 3D Quantification (Cardiac 3DQ)
• General Imaging 3D Quantification (GI 3DQ)
• Strain Quantification (SQ)
• Region of Interest Quantification (ROI)
• Intima-Media Thickness (IMT)
• MicroVascular Imaging (MVI)
• Elastography Analysis (EA)
• Elastography Quantification (EQ)
• Vascular Plaque Quantification (VPQ)
• Fetal Heart Navigator (FHN)
• TDI HighQ
• Automatic 3D Volume Measurement
• High-Q Automatic Doppler Analysis
• CMQ (cardiac motion quantification)
• Acquisition Protocol (Stress Echo)
• SmartExam
• AbdomenPediatric
• Urology Applications
• Small Parts
• Breast Applications
• Musculoskeletal Applications
• OB Applications
• GYN Applications
• Vascular Applications
• Adult Cardiology Applications
• Pediatric Cardiology Applications
• Contrast – Cardiac
• Contrast – General Imaging
• TCD (transcranial Doppler)
• Premium Imaging

Technology Definitions

xMatrix: xMatrix is a transducer technology introduced on the Philips iU22 that improves image quality and also allows for realtime views in multiple planes at once onscreen. It can also generate more accurate 4D images without the need for a mechanical scan head.

Next Generation SonoCT: Advanced Real-time Compound Imaging on the Philips iU22 that obtains multiple coplanar, tomographic images from different viewing angles, then combines them into a single compound image at real-time frame rates.

XRES adaptive image processing: Real-time speckle reduction standard on the iU22 that also enhances edge definition.

iSCAN intelligent optimization: Automatic one-button global image optimization standard on the Philips iU22 through AI adjustment of TGC, Doppler and receiver gain, compression curve, Doppler PRF, and Doppler baseline.

iOPTIMIZE: Multiple technologies on the iU22 that provide a one-button approach to automatic and instant system adjustments to optimize performance for different patient sizes, flow states, and clinical requirements. A tissue-specific imaging function adjusts over 4,000 parameters during the selection of a transducer or application.

iFOCUS: This intelligent focusing technology on the Philips iU22 provides automatic computation of beam characteristics for a selected region of interest, and improve detailed resolution and tissue uniformity for the selected area. The function decreases the need for traditional focus controls.

PureWave Crystal technology: A breakthrough single crystal technology for the Philips iU22 that allows greater acoustic efficiency and bandwidth than piezoelectric (Ceramic) technology.

xMatrix: This is a 2-dimensional element array technology for transducers introduced on the Philips iU22 that improves image quality and also allows for real-time views in multiple planes at once onscreen. This the only solution that enables us to visualize a dynamic heart in 3D in real-time. It can also generate more accurate 4D images without the need for a mechanical scan head.

iSCAN: This is a one-touch image optimization function for the iU22 in 2D mode and Doppler mode. It is available on all imaging transducers and operations in conjunction with SonoCT and XRES imaging.

SonoCT: This Philips real-time compound imaging helps eliminate virtually all clutter and artifacts. It automatically selects the number of steering angles (up to 9) based on user-selected resolution/frame rate (Res/Speed) conditions on all curved and linear array transducers. It operates in conjunction with tissue Harmonic Imaging, XRES imaging, volume modes, and duplex Doppler.

Advanced XRES: On the iU22 this adaptive image processing helps eliminate virtually all speckle noise and enhances border definition on all imaging transducers.
iOPTIMIZE intelligent optimization: Multiple technologies used on the iU22 for a one-button approach to automatically and instantly adjusting system performance for different patient sizes, flow states, and clinical requirements. This is a tissue-specific imaging function that adjusts over 4,000 parameters during the selection of a transducer and/or application.

iFOCUS: On the Philips iU22 this intelligent focusing technology provides automatic computation of beam characteristics for a selected region of interest, and improves detailed resolution and tissue uniformity for a selected area. This decreases the need for traditional focus controls.

iCOMMAND intelligent voice control: A voice recognition engine for the Philips iU22. It adapts to user speech patterns and enhances performance with use creating a database of users for increased accuracy and flexibility. Wireless microphone technology is also supported.

Live xPlane: An advanced feature of xMatrix transducers that allows for 4D data sets to be captured and images of multiple planes to be displayed in realtime on the iU22.

Strain Quantification (SQ): This iU22 plugin is for the evaluation of regional myocardial function. It allows for the assessment of synchronicity and gives guidance during biventricular pacing procedures. SQ measures the myocardial velocity and derives the displacement-strain rate and strain along user-defined M-lines by Tissue Doppler imaging(TDI)

Auto Doppler: This feature automates repetitive tasks on the iU22 to speed up and simplify standard vascular exams. This reduces repetitive button pushes by an average of 67.9 percent.

SmartExam Protocols: This is a fully customizable protocol for any clinical application supported on the Philips iU22 with the flexibility to conduct the examination protocol in any sequence. It supports preset protocols for transthoracic and transesophageal cardiac and vascular exams based on industry and accreditation guidelines.

STIC: STIC or Spatio-Temporal Image Correlation automatically acquires a full cycle of fetal cardiac volume and is compatible with QLAB quantification software on the iU22.

Panoramic SonoCT: A real-time extended field-of-view composite imaging feature that enables a transducer to be moved along a large organ, stitching multiple images together to form one long image with an extremely wide field of view. It is available on linear and convex Philips iU22 transducers.

Strain based elastography: A non-invasive diagnostic technique displaying the relative elasticity of tissue stiffness compared to surrounding tissue by a real-time color map, superimposed on a conventional grayscale image. Most malignant lesions have a harder or stiffer consistency than surrounding benign tissue. This change in stiffness can also be present in chronic or inflammatory diseases. To displace the underlying anatomical structures, Strain Elastography requires manual palpation by the user, or compression or decompression of the target produced by the patient respiration. On the Philips iU22, it is available for breast imaging on the L17-5, in the advanced breast TSI on the L12-5 transducer, and on the C10-3v for gynecological imaging.

Shear wave elastography: This iU22 technology allows the user to identify the tissue stiffness at a certain target area as well as providing the user with a quantitative measurement. The C5-1 probe is optimized for liver Shear Wave elastography. Unlike the manual compression method of strain-based elastography, special ultrasound push pulses from the probe generate detection pulses used to calculate shear wave velocity.

QLAB: QLAB is an onboard quantification program that can also be used on a computer to analyze data. QLAB on the Philips iU22 has the following available plugins: 3DQ, IMT, FHN, MVI, EA, VPQ, and ROI.

QLAB IMT: This iU22 QLAB tool makes measurement of intima-media thickness in carotids and superficial vessels quick and consistent.

QLAB 3DQ GI: This QLAB tool on the Philips iU22 allows viewing, quantification, cropping, rotation, and measurements of 3D image data set.

FHN: Fetal Heart Navigator on the Philips iU22 allows doctors to acquire a fetal heart volume scan in as little as two seconds

QLAB VPQ: Vascular Plaque quantification is an application on the Philips iU22 that uses 3D technology to examine arteries and determine the risk of stroke or cardiovascular disease, measure how much plaque is present, and the percentage of vessel reduction.

QLAB ROI: A plugin within QLAB on the iU22 that uses contrast and 2D imaging to increase the consistency and reliability of acoustic measurements.

EA Elastography Analysis: A QLAB tool on the iU22 for strain-based elastography analysis and decision-making.

QLAB MVI: MicroVascular Imaging on the Philips iU22 maps contrast agent progression, measuring frame-to-frame changes, suppressing background tissue and capturing additional data that make it significantly easier to visualize the vessels.