Interventional Cardiology

Discover superb visualization of the anatomy and seamless workflow for your
interventional procedures with Vivid™ Ultra Edition.

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Demand for minimally invasive procedures is growing.

Structural heart procedure success depends on preparation, collaboration and clear communication within the heart team. 

Your complex interventions may often require the use of fluoroscopy, CT and echo images to plan, guide and assess procedures, which may generate room for uncertainty & lack of clarity, potentially reducing efficiency and increasing risk for suboptimal interventions.

We are addressing all your needs

Optimized integration

Complex interventions require the use of several modalities in addition to ultrasound for planning and guidance. A well-thought-out ergonomics for these enviroments is paramount in order to reduce manipulations to the most effective actions, for optimized and safer procedures.

Dedicated Probes

A key element for an exceptional image quality is cSound™ software beamformer. The world's most compact mini-4D probe is suitable for a wide range of cardiology procedures.

Powerful Modeling

Simplification of live guidance and improved quality of communication within the cardiac team with CT Fusion.

Precise visualization & guidance

Photorealistic visualization of anatomy with FlexiLight and HD color flow rendering technique for a simplified live guidance and improved quality of communication within the cardiac team with CT Fusion, 4D markers, FlexiSlice, and View-X.

User Experiences

The Role of Advanced Imaging Technology in Structural Heart Interventions

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“There is a new technology called 4D Markers, which we can place on 2D
and 3D echo images. The interventional cardiologist can view the 4D
Markers on screen and use them as a target, so he or she knows where
we are asking them to direct a wire or catheter without having to verbalize
it or struggle to communicate that information.”

Praveen Mehrotra, Director of Echocardiography, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“GE HealthCare’s fusion system helps by allowing us to fuse the live
fluoroscopy to the pre-procedure CT scan. Most of the time, before
walking into the room for a TAVR, for example, you already will have a
fairly good understanding of how valve alignment is going to take place,
because of the pre-procedure imaging. Fusion technology plus additional
software that we use allows us to determine the angulation and directs
how to position our detector so we have the best views for performing
TAVR. The fusion software also allow sus to further minimize the dose of
radiation during the procedure, particularly in complex procedures using
distal protection such as the SentinelTM system to protect the cerebral
circulation in patients who are undergoing TAVR.”

Carey Kimmelstiel, MD, FACC, FACP, MSCA Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories and Interventional Cardiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

“The advantage of the mini 4D TEE probe is that we can optimize the
process by making it quicker. The mini TEE probe had 3D so the planning
can be performed during the procedure.”

Marta Sitges, MD, PhD ; Xavier Freixa, MD, PhD Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

“We often want to perform structural heart procedures when patients are
not fully intubated or anesthetized, so a miniature 3D TEE probe is
potentially a very useful technology that may allow us to utilize TEE when
the patient is only under moderate sedation.”

Praveen Mehrotra, MD, FACC, FASE Director of Echocardiography, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Clinical Images

Exploring the impact of interventional Ultrasound Imaging in modern medicine

Dual Crop
Fast and efficient visualization of complex structures from both sides simultaneously, enhancing clinical assessment of valve anomalies or device deployment.

View-X
See X-ray from fluoroscopy in real time right on your screen as a picture in picture, facilitating communication between team members.

CT Fusion Live
Fuse CT and 4D ultrasound data in both live and replay. Extend field-of-view for better understanding of heart anatomy during interventional planning & procedures.

FlexiSlice Extend
Ability to rotate the view direction of the volume rendering independently of slice orientations. Increases flexibility of FlexiViews, improving clinical workflow efficiency and easier to see details of structures of the volume rendering.

Clinical Expert’s perspective - Prof. Marcin Fijałkowski, MD, PhD

Patient comfort and safety with the 9VT-D mini 3D TEE Probe

AI Flexiviews LAA

With a single click, AI Flexiviews LAA delivers AI-driven 4D visualization of the LAA. Trained to detect the LAA in 2D ultrasound data, its advanced algorithm instantly generates a 4D enface view and provides immediate access to FlexiSlice views for LAA assessment with minimal manual adjustments.

TSP Height

TSP Height tool helps you quickly find the ideal puncture location according to the guideline of the ongoing interventional procedure.

2-Click Align

Quick and easy alignment of FlexiSlice views along 3D structures, such as catheters, regurgitant jets or valves.

FlexiLight

Rendering techniques for photo-realistic
light-source based illumination of heart
structures, providing comprehensive
visualization of cardiac structures.
FlexiLight may allow a comprehensive
visualization of leaflets and regurgitant
orifices while ensuring the proper
alignment of the clip towards the mitral
valve annulus.

4D Markers

The echo imager can place colored 4D markers
on the cardiac anatomy during the intervention,
which may help streamline communication
within the heart team. This helps better
understand the directions from the echo imager,
orientation from the viewed anatomy, to guide
the interventional cardiologist with increased
precision.

Clinical Expert’s perspective - Prof. Ludmiła Daniłowicz – Szymanowicz, MD, PhD

Procedure monitoring under the guidance of the 9VT-D
mini 3D TEE Probe

4D TEE (6VT-D)

The optimal solution for complex LAA closure as it offers superb image quality in 4D, biplane, triplane modes, enabling enhanced visualization of the anatomy with fine details.

Mini 4D TEE (9VT-D)

The world’s most compact 4D mini-probe is suitable for a broad range of pediatric and interventional cardiology procedures potentially eliminating the need for general
anaesthesia in adult patients.

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Micro TEE (10T-D)

Permits interventions with precise visualization in 2D, offering the possibility to perform the procedures under concious sedation. This may help improve patient management and Cath Lab capacity.

Vivid E95

The Vivid E95 gives you a full suite of AI-based features to capture 4D ultrasound images quickly and efficiently.

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Vivid S70 Dimension ultrasound system

Vivid S70 Dimension

Vivid S70N Dimension provides you with uncompromised image quality, advanced visualization capabilities and easy measurements thus reducing tedious tasks.

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Vivid iq

Vivid iq offers a wide range of functions for 4D visualizations of exceptional clarity and precision. For example, the ultrasound system is equipped with various fully integrated tools to support you in quantifying the heart valve and ventricle.

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