Philips Azurion 7
Family: Philips Azurion · Modality: Interventional X-Ray
Top-tier Azurion. 20" flat-panel detector, full ClarityIQ dose-reduction image processing built in by default (not a licensed add-on as on Allura Clarity). Successor to the Allura Xper FD20 platform.
What changed vs Allura
- ClarityIQ standard — 43–83% dose reduction at equivalent image quality vs Xper-generation systems
- Workflow acceleration — IntelliSpace platform integration, FlexVision monitor
- Tube + generator refresh — GIGALIX-class tube economics
- Hemodynamics integration — updated Xper IM + third-party options
- Radiation safety — real-time dose visualization during procedures
Specs
- Ceiling-suspended gantry
- 20" flat-panel detector, rotatable
- 100 kW high-frequency generator (CertaRay lineage)
- ClarityIQ dose-reduction imaging chain
- Xper IM hemodynamics integration
- Single-plane configuration (Azurion 7); Azurion 7 Biplane available
Clinical positioning
Top-end cath / IR / neuro room. Competes with Siemens Artis Q / icono and GE IGS-class Innova replacements. Used for cardiac PCI, structural heart (TAVR), peripheral + neuro IR, and hybrid OR applications.
Upgrade from Allura Xper
Philips offers an Allura Xper R8.2 → Azurion HE upgrade that preserves the existing gantry, generator, detector, and patient table. Software + workstation + hemodynamics refresh — cheaper than new Azurion, more expensive than Xper.