The platform combines AI for clinical insights and accelerated workflow in the new premium 3.0T MRI platform.
Royal Philips unveiled BlueSeal Horizon, a new 3.0T MRI platform that includes what the company says is the world’s first helium-free 3.0T magnet, at RSNA 2025.
3.0T MRI systems are the most advanced MRI magnet technology in widespread use, providing high-resolution imaging for research and the most complex clinical cases. These systems excel in capturing the most intricate workings of the body, especially the brain, blood vessels, muscles, and joints, according to a release from Philips. Philips has been developing helium-free MRI technologies since 2018, with more than 2,000 of its 1.5T BlueSeal MRI systems installed worldwide. The company is now bringing the same benefits to 3.0T MRI.
“With BlueSeal Horizon we’re freeing MRI from dependence on a valuable resource the world can’t replace and bringing advanced diagnostic capabilities to people previously out of reach,” says Ioannis Panagiotelis, PhD, business leader of MR at Philips, in a release. “But more than that, BlueSeal Horizon is an entirely new 3.0T innovation platform that combines breakthroughs in hardware with AI-powered software, eliminating the trade-off between imaging speed and precision and improving outcomes for both practitioners and patients.”
Philips aims to bring next-generation clinical AI into everyday practice with the introduction of its new BlueSeal Horizon MR platform. Key AI-powered innovations will include:
- SmartPlanning: Expanding to include cardiac imaging, this AI-driven feature will automate time-consuming planning steps.
- Real-time Scan Preview: Powered by NVIDIA’s accelerated computing platform and Open Models (Segment and Generate), this innovation aims to enable faster 3D image reconstruction, denoising, and artifact reduction.
- SmartSpeed Precise: Dual AI technology will enable scans up to three times faster and images up to 80% sharper.
- SmartReading: This tool will integrate cloud-based AI reading and reporting tools directly on the MR system, specifically for neurology and oncology applications.
Photo caption: BlueSeal Horizon 3.0T MRI
Photo credit: Royal Philips
