Canon Medical Systems ANZ Won the 2021 MTAA Kerrin Rennie Award for its cutting-edge Hi-Def technology

The Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA) recognised the innovative and extraordinary contribution of the world’s first high-definition (Hi-Def) flat panel detector– used in image-guided endovascular procedures – in improving patient outcomes. This aligns perfectly with Canon Medical’s Made for Life philosophy - prioritising patient outcomes as the primary driver of our innovation.

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Refine and redefine intervention

Visualisation like never before with the High-Definition mode

The Alphenix interventional systems feature the world’s first 30x40cm high definition (Hi-Def)* detector with 76 micron pixel imaging mode. At more than twice the spatial resolution of conventional flat panel detectors (FPD), the Hi-Def detector helps clinicians visualise fine details and anatomical structures and deploy devices with accuracy and confidence.

*Available on the Alphenix Sky +, Hybrid Angio-CT with Sky +, Biplane, and Core+ systems. Featuring the highest level of resolution available in the angiography market, Canon Medical have redefined interventional visualisation, providing clinicians with unsurpassed clinical confidence during interventional procedures.

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1: True Hi-Def imaging with 76 micron pixel modes. Documented testing has demonstrated imaging capability with up to 2.5 times greater spatial resolution than conventional detectors.


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See and deploy complex devices with confidence

The unique Hi-Def imaging mode allows you to effortlessly zoom up to 4cm (1.5”) without losing image quality. In combination with an improved imaging chain and Canon Medical’s Illuvis noise reduction technology, Alphenix angiography systems provide sharper and more defined images to enhance visualisation across all imaging modes.


New High-Definition Detector

"All those things which the device does that were impossible to see with conventional flat panel detectors become overly abundant1."


- Adnan Siddiqui MD, PhD, FAHA

Vice-Chairman and Professor of Neurosurgery
SUNY University at Buffalo
Director, Neurosurgical Stroke Services, Kalieda Health
Chief Medical Officer, Jacobs Institute

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Image Resolution for Tomorrow's Interventions

Innovative Hi-Def imaging system for complex interventional cardiology procedures

Initial experience using a novel Hi-Def imaging system shows that it can be used safely to improve visualisation of coronary arteries and interventional devices during PCI in real-time, with no observable increase in patient dose. Images obtained in the Hi-Def setting have a higher resolution and improved quality compared to standard imaging modes, allowing visual analysis of vessel anatomy and stent structure with a high level of accuracy.

- Salman A. Arain, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and Richard Smalling, MD, PhD, FACC, MSCAI,
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX.

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Refine and redefine intervention using high-definition (Hi-Def) technology

Average procedure time, average fluoro time, the total number of X-ray pulses and cumulative air kerma were all significantly reduced …

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Initial experience using a novel high definition (Hi-Def) imaging system in peripheral arterial interventions

“Our initial experience using a novel Hi-Def imaging system shows that it can effectively be used in real-time to improve visualisation of lower extremity vasculature and interventional devices during complex peripheral arterial interventions and may be used to improve technical outcomes.”

-Salman A. Arain, Steven Napierkowski, Michael Schechter, Wahaj Aman, Richard W. Smalling
 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX

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"The Hi-Def technology by Canon Medical, provides a new visualisation gateway to clinically expand the horizons of neuro intervention beyond the standard conventional imaging technology today."

- Adnan Siddiqui MD, PhD, FAHA
Vice-Chairman and Professor of Neurosurgery
SUNY University at Buffalo
Director, Neurosurgical Stroke Services, Kalieda Health
Chief Medical Officer, Jacobs Institute

Read the article: Benefits Using High-Definition (Hi-Def) Technology in Complex Neurovascular Procedures

“During neurovascular therapy being able to see the intricate details in anatomy, and access devices gives us the confidence to quickly and better treat our patients with less chance of complications.”

- Prof. Ichiro Nakahara
Department of Comprehensive Strokology 
Fujita Health University Hospital

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Initial investigations of a special high-definition (Hi-Def) zoom capability in a new detector system for neuro-interventional procedures

The Hi-Def zoomed images were much preferred over the FPD, indicating the potential to improve endovascular procedures and hence outcomes using such a Hi-Def feature.

S.V. Setlur Nagesh et al, NCBI
NCBI
Quantitative comparison of Hi-Def and FPD zoom modes in an innovative detector using Relative Object Detectability (ROD) metrics

Due to their higher resolution, high-definition-mode images are sharper and visually preferred compared with the flat panel detector images. The improved imaging provided by the high-definition mode can potentially provide an advantage during neurointerventional procedures.

J. Krebs et al, SPIE Digital Library
SPIE Digital Library
High-Definition Zoom Mode, a High-Resolution X-Ray Microscope for Neurointerventional Treatment Procedures: A Blinded-Rater Clinical-Utility Study

Each of the metrics demonstrated improved performance of the Hi-Def zoom mode over the standard FPD mode in imaging a wide array of objects such as stents, wires, and spheres. Of particular note is the greater performance of the Hi-Def when considering the high spatial frequencies necessary for visualizing fine image details of a pipeline stent.

S.V. Setlur Nagesh et al, American Journal of Neuroradiology
American Journal of Neuroradiology
Benefits Using High-Definition (Hi-Def) Technology in Complex Neurovascular Procedures

The Hi-Def technology by Canon Medical, provides a new visualisation gateway to clinically expand the horizons of neuro intervention beyond the standard conventional imaging technology today. 

- Adnan Siddiqui MD, PhD, FAHA
Canon Medical Publications
Experience using the New Alphenix Interventional System for Neuro-endovascular Therapy

During neurovascular therapy being able to see the intricate details in anatomy, and access devices gives us the confidence to quickly and better treat our patients with less chance of complications.  

- Prof. Ichiro Nakahara, Department of Comprehensive Strokology, Fujita Health University Hospital
Canon Medical Publications
Innovative High Definition (Hi-Def) Imaging System for Complex Interventional Cardiology Procedures

Andrew Kuhls-Gilcrist, PhD, DABR, Dale Marek, RT(R), Mark Hohn, Yiemeng Hoi, PhD Medical Affairs, Interventional X-ray, Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.
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Refine and Redefine Intervention Using High-Definition (Hi-Def) Technology

Andrew Kuhls-Gilcrist, PhD, DABR, Mark Hohn, Dale Marek, RT(R), Yiemeng Hoi, PhD Medical Affairs, Interventional X-ray, Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.

Swetadri Vasan Setlur Nagesh, PhD, Stephen Rudin, PhD, FAAPM, Adnan Siddiqui, MD, PhD, FACS, FAHA, FAANS Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
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High Definition Imaging Reduces Procedure Time Without Impacting Patient Dose in Image-Guided Neuro Interventional Procedures.

Swetadri Vasan Setlur Nagesh, MS,PhD, Buffalo, NY (Presenter) Nothing to Disclose
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Single-center experience of using high definition (Hi-Def) imaging during neurointervention treatment of intracranial aneurysms using flow diverters.

PSwetadri Vasan Setlur Nagesh1,2, Kunal Vakharia2,3, Muhammad Waqas2,3, Stephan A Munich2,3, Daniel R Bednarek1,2,4, Jason M Davies2,3,5, Kenneth V Snyder2,3, Maxim Mokin6, Stephen Rudin1,2,4,7,8,9, Elad I Levy1,2,3,4, Adnan H Siddiqui 1,2,3,4
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