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Philips EPIQ CVx

Family: Philips EPIQ · Modality: Ultrasound

Cardiovascular-dedicated configuration of the EPIQ platform. Built on the same nSIGHT imaging architecture and xMATRIX transducer family as the general-imaging EPIQ Elite, but configured for adult echocardiography, TEE, pediatric / congenital cardiac, and stress echo. Successor-class to the iE33 in cardiology-dedicated premium ultrasound. An interventional variant, EPIQ CVxi, adds features for structural-heart procedural imaging.

Platform highlights

  • nSIGHT Imaging — parallel-pixel beamforming that delivers uniform resolution across the full field of view, unchanged from EPIQ Elite.
  • xMATRIX transducer family — 2D matrix-array probes that deliver 2D, 3D/4D, Live xPlane (biplane), Live MPR (multiplanar), Doppler, and color Doppler from a single probe. The workflow impact is that a cardiology exam does not require probe swaps to move from 2D to biplane to volumetric.
  • PureWave single-crystal transducers — S5-1 and related transthoracic probes for sensitivity and penetration in technically difficult patients.
  • TOMTEC-ARENA integration — onboard advanced quantification (strain, AutoStrain, AI chamber quantification) sharing software with TOMTEC off-cart workspaces.
  • Ultrasound Workspace — holistic on-cart + off-cart reading / reporting environment built on the TOMTEC-ARENA platform.
  • Dedicated cardiology workflow — stress-echo, contrast-echo, TEE, and strain protocols configured for echo lab throughput.

Transducers commonly configured

  • X5-1 — adult transthoracic xMATRIX.
  • S5-1 — adult transthoracic PureWave.
  • X7-2t — adult TEE (2D + Live 3D, Live xPlane, 3D Zoom).
  • X8-2t — advanced TEE with xMATRIX, 2D / Live xPlane / Live 3D / 3D Zoom / Full Volume / 3D color.
  • S8-3 / S12-4 — pediatric / neonatal cardiac.

Specs

  • Cart-based cardiovascular console
  • nSIGHT Imaging beamformer
  • xMATRIX + PureWave transducer support
  • TOMTEC-ARENA onboard quantification
  • Ultrasound Workspace integration
  • Q-Station / integrated reporting

Clinical positioning

  • Adult echocardiography — resting and stress, 2D / strain / 3D LV assessment.
  • Transesophageal (TEE) — adult diagnostic and intraoperative.
  • Pediatric / congenital — high-frequency transthoracic and TEE for pediatric cardiology.
  • Structural-heart procedural imaging — the CVxi variant adds procedural guidance for TAVR, MitraClip, LAA occlusion, ASD / PFO closure.
  • Strain and quantification — AutoStrain LV, AutoStrain RA/LA, AI chamber quantification via TOMTEC.

Relationship to siblings

  • EPIQ Elite — general-imaging sibling on the same core platform.
  • iE33 — legacy cardiology premium; CVx's predecessor-class.
  • iU22 — legacy general-imaging premium (iU22 and iE33 were the EPIQ class's predecessors).

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