MUNICH, September 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Cost-effective mobile imaging for complex hybrid OR applications

Ziehm Imaging is showcasing the next generation of its mobile C-arm, Ziehm Vision RFD, at CIRSE, Europe's largest annual congress on interventional radiology. Over 6,500 doctors are expected to attend the event in Munich from September 10-14, 2011. The hybrid edition offers outstanding imaging and ensures uninterrupted use with unlimited fluoroscopy times, making it a reliable alternative to stationary imaging systems for hybrid ORs. Thanks to its mobility and significantly lower investment costs, the hybrid edition is also a cost-effective solution for hospitals with space and budgetary constraints. Since its market launch in spring 2011, 30 hospitals around the globe have already opted for the hybrid edition.

High-quality imaging for interventional surgery

Complex procedures in vascular and cardiac surgery as well as cardiology can only be carried out in conjunction with reliable, high-resolution intraoperative imaging. The hybrid edition features innovative flat-panel technology and delivers distortion-free images with over 16,000 shades of gray and a resolution of 1.5k x 1.5k pixels. The square display format creates a significantly larger visible area with up to 60 percent more information per X-ray than conventional image intensifiers. The image quality has already convinced Zahi E Nassoura, MD at the Providence Tarzana Medical Center: "Ziehm Imaging RFD is far superior to other C-arms thanks to its exact and highly detailed reproduction of arteries, stenosis, balloons and stents. It provides all the detailed information that we need for successful stent implants or transplants."

Reliable performance

The hybrid edition of Ziehm Imaging's Ziehm Vision RFD is tailored exactly to hybrid OR requirements. The compact, 20 kW monoblock generator with a rotating anode guarantees a variable pulse width between 4 and 50 ms for crystal-clear images. With up to 25 images per second, the hybrid edition also produces high-quality X-rays of moving objects such as a beating heart.

Its active liquid cooling system keeps the operating temperature steady, preventing the generator from overheating and ensuring continuous imaging. The injector interface synchronizes injection of contrast media with the imaging process. The Remote Vision Center features an operator panel that can be accessed via a touchscreen directly at the OR table, ensuring that the entire C-arm can be controlled from a sterile environment

New vascular surgery workflow

This hybrid edition also comes with the new SmartVascular software, which enables surgeons to create a digital subtraction angiography at any time without having to take manual intermediate steps. It automates all process steps from DSA to roadmapping, allowing vascular procedures to be planned with minimum amounts of contrast media and shorter fluoroscopy times.

Ziehm Imaging is presenting the hybrid edition at CIRSE, the European annual congress for interventional radiology in Munich from September 10-14, 2011.

Press contact:

Ziehm Imaging
Martin Herzmann
Global Marketing Director
Tel: +49-911-2172-0
Fax: +49-911-2172-390
Martin.Herzmann@ziehm-eu.com

http://www.ziehm.com

SOURCE Ziehm Imaging