QLAB cardiac analysis

Based upon 2D speckle tracking, aCMQ automatically places an ROI based upon the selected anatomical view and generates measurements of both global and regional myocardial functions. It also provides a table, 17-segment bull's-eye, and a variety of waveform displays. LV ejection fraction (EF), end systolic volume (ESV), and end diastolic volume (EDV) are also provided. This provides a fast and easy way to acquire both EF and GLS at the same time the images are acquired or post-exam on a workstation.

This Q-App provides echo contrast and color images helping you to extract acoustic data from images.

3DQA Measures LV endocardial volumes, stroke volume (SV), and true 3D ejection fraction (EF) using semi-automated border detection in 3D space. This offers timing assessment for each of 17 minimal regional volumes and determines a synchronicity index for all volume segments or a user-selectable group of volume segments. Use the semi-automated Q-App to measure global 3D ejection fraction with no geometric assumption, also providing simultaneous timing information for heart failure assessment.

Automatic border detection of LV, as well as rapid access to proven 2D EF and volumes are offered with Automated 2d Cardiac Quantificationᴬ⋅ᴵ⋅(a2DQᴬ⋅ᴵ⋅). It includes the Biplane Simpson’s method/TMAD (using annulus motion). The ideal tool of every echo lab, a2DQᴬ⋅ᴵ⋅gives 2D EF with one click on every patient without any manual tracing. TMAD provides a validated index that correlates with EF, which is especially useful on the technically difficult patient.

Stress echo can be the first line of defense in diagnosing ischemia. But if the study is inconclusive, it wastes diagnosis and treatment time. Philips has developed echo system technologies that help make it easier to get the images you need for conclusive results. PureWave crystals produce exceptional image quality at frequencies from 1 to 5 MHz, enabling imaging of technically difficult patients with excellent penetration and few artifacts. The X5-1 xMATRIX transducer with iRotate provides an innovative way to complete stress echo protocol from the same window without moving the transducer.

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy can improve the survival rates of heart failure patients who respond to this therapy. However, the established method of assessment doesn’t always predict a positive response, resulting in ineffective use of an expensive therapy. Any new assessment method must be easily integrated into standard echo studies. QLAB offers comprehensive 2D and 3D advanced quantification tools for assessing heart failure patients leveraging Intima Media Thickness – IMT, Automated Cardiac Motion Quantification – aCMQᴬᴵ Advanced Cardiac 3D Quantification – 3DQ Advanced.