Philips Unveils New Advances with AI-Driven Imaging Systems & Expands Radiation-Free Light-Based Navigation

The system integrates AI across the entire imaging chain and minimizes system noise, boosts image clarity, and accelerates workflow, which is expected to enable sharper images and quicker diagnostics.

Global healthtech company Philips has unveiled a suite of medical imaging and therapy solutions that are designed to ensure safer, faster, and more precise diagnostic care.

The launch includes the expansion of commercial availability of LumiGuide 3D Device Guidance, the launch of the Verida AI-powered spectral CT system, and the introduction of the BlueSeal Horizon 3.0T MRI platform featuring the world’s first helium-free 3.0T magnet.

The LumiGuide seamlessly integrates with Azurion, Philips’ proven, world-leading image-guided therapy platform designed to drive procedural innovation across clinical domains.

The system uses light, via optical fibers integrated in guidewires, to provide real-time, full-color 3D visualization during image-guided procedures.

Also, this reduces radiation exposure for both patients and clinical staff,

It combines a suite of intelligent, AI-enabled, supportive, and therapeutic devices integrated on the Azurion platform, a portfolio that spans both guidance technologies and therapeutic tools, which is expected to enable hospitals to streamline their workflow with precision and care.

Philips also introduced Verida, the world’s first detector-based spectral CT system fully powered by artificial intelligence.

The system integrates AI across the entire imaging chain and minimizes system noise, boosts image clarity, and accelerates workflow, which is expected to enable sharper images and quicker diagnostics.

Further, it is designed to reconstruct roughly 145 images per second, enabling completion of a full exam in under 30 seconds, which is approximately twice the speed of many conventional CT systems. This performance level supports high-volume use, with the capacity to handle up to around 270 exams per day.

The system also incorporates features aimed at reducing radiation dose and reducing energy consumption by as much as 45% to ensure operational efficiency and environmental considerations.

Verida builds on Philips’ software-based CT framework, applying AI-supported spectral imaging to enhance consistency and efficiency in routine and complex workflows. It is intended to support high-demand clinical settings by limiting repeat imaging and maintaining uniform image quality across different types of examinations.

Alongside these developments, Philips has also launched the BlueSeal Horizon MRI platform, which features the first helium-free 3.0 T magnet, developed to address issues related to helium availability and conventional requirements for MRI installations.

Further, the absence of helium is expected to eliminate the need for refills and vent pipes, which may simplify installation processes and expand the range of facilities that can support high-field MRI systems

The platform incorporates several AI-supported features, such as accelerated scanning, automated planning, real-time scan previews, and tools designed to improve image clarity, with the aim of supporting more efficient and consistent MRI workflows.

Moreover, the system is powered by NVIDIA’s accelerated computing platform and Open Models (Segment and Generate).

The system is intended to support faster 3D image reconstruction along with denoising and artifact-reduction processes. These capabilities are designed to help radiologists evaluate images sooner, adjust quality or speed settings during the exam, and manage workflow demands to support timely interpretation.

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