Magnetic Resonance
Cardiac MRI (CMR)
Expanding access to fast, high-quality Cardiac MRI
Cardiac MRI plays a critical role in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, cardiomyopathies, and chest pain. As demand for Cardiac MRI continues to grow, radiology departments face increasing complexity—ranging from patients with cardiac implants to the need for non‑contrast and consistently high‑quality imaging. Philips supports your radiology team with Cardiac MRI solutions designed to improve speed, robustness, and workflow efficiency, helping expand access to high‑quality cardiac imaging and deliver confident diagnoses.
Philips SmartHeart
Revolutionizing Cardiac MRI
With fully automated planning within 30 seconds
Powered by AI
Demonstrated results in Cardiac MRI
Bringing CMR to more patients
Our aim is to make fast, high-quality cardiac MR exams accessible to more patients. We use the latest AI technologies and innovations to overcome operational and capacity challenges, while reducing complexity. This results in shorter examination times and highly automated workflows for faster CMR planning and reproducible results, enabling free-breathing exams, non-contrast angiography and enhanced patient comfort. Our helium-free* MRI scanners give the flexibility to deliver MR services wherever and whenever needed, including mobile solutions.
Fast, easy and robust Cardiac MRI (CMR)
- Improved access to cardiac MRI: helium-free* Philips BlueSeal MRI scanners make it easier to install cardiac MRI systems in cardiology and radiology departments. With no quench pipe and no helium refills, these scanners enable flexible deployment, including mobile cardiac MRI solutions, bringing CMR closer to patients.
- AI-driven workflow automation: SmartHeart uses Artificial Intelligence, to fully automate cardiac MR planning. Within less than 30 seconds, technologists can generate all 14 basic and advanced cardiac views with a single click, aligned with ESC, AHA, and SCMR guidelines for standardized, reproducible exams.
- Faster cardiac MRI imaging: SmartSpeed Precise is next generation Dual-AI acceleration technique that enables up to 3× faster cardiac MRI acquisition, improves signal‑to‑noise ratio and delivers up to 80% sharper images - supporting higher throughput without compromising image quality.
- High diagnostic mage quality: free‑breathing cardiac exams, non‑contrast angiography, and AI‑enabled quantitative imaging and reporting help deliver consistent, high‑quality cardiac MR hoeft niet m.i. images and boost diagnostic confidence across a broad patient population.
Key highlights — advanced tools for an efficient CMR workflow
MRI system:
- VitalScreen touchscreen: guided exam set-up & in-room exam start
- Vital Eye camera: automated breathing detection
- AutoVoice: automated patient coaching
- SmartFit TorsoCardiac: easy to handle ultra lightweight coil
- ScanWise Implant: guidance for MR Conditional implants (MROC)
- Easy Scan Plan: view required cardiac orientations while planning
Image gallery
- Increase image sharpness with SmartSpeed Precise
- Comparison between SENSE, Compressed SENSE and SmartSpeed for Black Blood imaging
- Increased image quality for CINE BFFE SA with SmartSpeed
- Myocardial viability exam for patients with cardiac implants with High Bandwidth IR
- Non-contrast angiography with Arteriovenous TRANCE
- MyoStrain report to detected early signs of heart failure across 48 segments of the heart
- Combination of the Philips MRI acquisition sequence Fast-SENC with the MyoStrain analysis tool
Featured solutions for Cardiac MRI imaging
Deliver fast and patient friendly MRI services where and when needed
Our innovative BlueSeal MRI systems with helium-free* operation deliver fast, patient-friendly MRI services wherever needed—including our mobile trucks. By eliminating helium costs and loss, they offer an attractive total cost of ownership. With automation, AI tools, and Ambient Experience, they streamline workflows, enhance comfort, and ensure high productivity with consistent clinical quality.
Cardiac MR planning simplified
Philips SmartHeart automates cardiac MR planning with AI, generating 14 standard and advanced views in under 30 seconds, aligned with ESC, AHA, and SCMR guidelines. A single-click workflow reduces variability, speeds setup, and supports consistent follow-up. With robust performance and up to 75% fewer breath holds, it enables efficient, high-quality cardiac MRI.
Accelerate Cardiac MR scans up to 30% [3] with dual-AI technology
Take the leap forward with SmartSpeed Precise, the next generation acceleration technique that expands the proven Compressed SENSE and SmartSpeed technologies with a unique integrated Dual AI innovation, providing ultimate precision at maxiumum speed.
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Frequently asked questions
Footnotes
- https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/40/48/3889/5637730.
- Hermann J. Adverse cardiac effects of cancer therapies: cardiotoxicity and arrhythmia.
- Compared to Philips SENSE imaging.
- Myocardial Solutions, Inc. 2021. All rights reserved.
- Compared to Philips Compressed SENSE and SENSE imaging.
- Only for use with MR Safe or MR Conditional Implants by strictly following the Instructions For Use.
- Montenbruck M, et al. ESC Congress 2019. nr P600.
- Korosoglou G, et al. ESC Heart Failure. 2019 Aug;6(4):548-602.
- High Band with Inversion Recovery enables high bandwidth inversion pulse with the possibility to add a frequency offset. High bandwidth is at least 3.9kHz bandwidth.
Disclaimer
*SmartHeart, CINE FreeBreathing, Cardiac Motion Correction and CardiacQuant Perfusion are 510K pending. Not available for sale in the USA. Not yet CE marked, and not yet available for delivery.
*Helium-free operations. 7 liters of helium is permanently enclosed in the cryogenic circuit.