Toshiba Launches Aplio MX and Infinix VF-i/BP Imaging Systems

November 2, 2009—Toshiba America Medical Systems (Tustin, CA) announced the introduction of its Aplio MX ultrasound system. The Aplio MX performs complete advanced ultrasound exams using a more compact, less expensive design with the high quality of larger, more expensive ultrasound systems.

According to Toshiba, the Aplio MX is approximately 30% lighter than traditional cart-based systems and improves ergonomics with its 19-inch flexible monitor and customizable key console. It can also include Toshiba's iAssist technology, which preregisters frequently used protocols into the system, saving time during exams and increasing productivity for facilities performing multiple exams daily.

Toshiba's Aplio MX ultrasound system includes four-dimensional imaging; differential tissue harmonic imaging; the company's ApliPure technology to enhance image clarity and detail definition with real-time compounding technology to simultaneously perform spatial and frequency compounding during transmitting and receiving; Toshiba's advanced Dynamic Flow to provide color Doppler imaging; and precision imaging that provides more detailed ultrasound images by capturing information from multiple lines to improve definition of the structure and minimize noise and clutter.

On October 28, Toshiba America Medical Systems introduced the Infinix VF-i/BP (biplane) vascular x-ray system with large- and midsized flat panel detectors, which allow for critical variations in angle combinations and provide the necessary anatomical coverage. The Infinix VF-i/BP is a floor-mounted, frontal/ceiling-mounted lateral biplane system featuring multiaxis positioners with unique movement capabilities. The Infinix-i's C-arm design maximizes workflow and patient safety.

According to the company, the midsized, high-resolution 12 X 12-inch flat panel detector enables physicians to conduct a variety of biplane applications, allowing for steep, compound biplane projections. The long field-of-view of the large panel can be used for carotid interventions, because it provides optimal coverage from proximal guiding catheter to distal safety device during carotid angioplasties.

The large 12- X 16-inch flat panel detector on the five-axis frontal plane can be used as a single plane in the imaging of large anatomical regions such as the chest and abdomen, as well as peripherals.