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GE HealthCare introduces Allia upgrade pathways designed to modernize existing interventional suites
GE HealthCare introduces Allia upgrade pathways designed to modernize existing interventional
About this update from Ge Aerospace
GE HealthCare today announced Allia™ platform upgrade pathways designed to help customers modernize select legacy Innova™ and Discovery™ Image Guiding Solutions (IGS) systems. These pathways provide access to Allia technologies and workflows that support efficiency and procedural decision-making while helping preserve existing infrastructure, avoid major construction work, extend interventional room lifetime, and minimize disruption to clinical operations. As procedural complexity and patient volumes grow and installed systems age, healthcare providers are looking for flexible ways to modernize interventional environments while balancing operational, infrastructure and capital planning priorities. According to the European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR), one-third of interventional X-ray systems in Europe are more than 10 years old, highlighting the importance of technology renewal planning to support increased access to advanced care.i The upgrade pathways can help customers extend the value of existing systems through workflow enhancements, expanded interoperability capabilities and access to Allia innovations, while helping reduce infrastructure replacement needs and support long-term operational and sustainability goals. “Interventional care continues to evolve rapidly, and health systems are looking for technology strategies that balance innovation, operational continuity and long-term value,” said Jyoti Gera, CEO, CardioVascular and Interventional Solutions, Advanced Imaging Solutions, GE HealthCare. “These Allia upgrade pathways reflect our commitment to helping customers modernize on their own terms by extending the capabilities of existing systems while providing access to the latest Allia innovations and AI-enabled technologies in a less disruptive, more sustainable way.” Depending on system configuration, market availability and applicable regulatory requirements, upgrade options may provide access to capabilities and to third party solutions, including: CleaRecon DL,ii an AI-enabled deep learning reconstruction technology designed to support CBCT image interpretation confidence by reducing streak artifacts caused by the pulsatile nature of blood flow during procedures. 3DStent,iii an intraprocedural tool for 3D visualization of the coronary stent designed to remove major stent imag...