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    Compressed SENSE

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    Up to 50% faster MRI scans with virtually equal image quality1

    Philips Compressed SENSE is a cutting-edge MRI technology that significantly speeds up scans while delivering virtually equal image quality. By intelligently compressing data, it accelerates your existing MR scans by up to 50%, frees up time to improve your patient experience and can provide up to 60% higher resolution to enhance diagnostic confidence.1 Philips Compressed SENSE is suitable for all anatomies and can be used for all anatomical contrasts, in both 2D and 3D.

    Demonstrated results of Compressed SENSE

    1. 50%

      faster scans with virtual equal image quality1

      50%

      faster scans with virtual equal image quality1

      so you can put the time you save to good use to address your capacity, scheduling and waitlist issues.

    2. Up to 64%

      higher spatial resolution within the same scan time1

      Up to 64%

      higher spatial resolution within the same scan time1

      for example, to obtain high spatial resolution of tiny nerves and vessels for brain and spine examinations.

    3. 100%

      suitable for all anatomies and all anatomical contrasts

      100%

      suitable for all anatomies and all anatomical contrasts

      and can be used in both 2D and 3D.

    4. 2D and 3D

      scans are both supported

      2D and 3D

      scans are both supported

      and the diversity of 2D and 3D MRI techniques, help you obtain a wealth of information about each individual case.

    How does Compressed SENSE work? 
    Compressed sensing is a signal processing technique built on the fact that signals contain redundant information. In MRI this technique is used to reconstruct a full image from severely under-sampled data (in k-space) while maintaining virtually equivalent image quality.
    How Philips Compressed SENSE works
    Increase productivity
    If you are looking for ways to increase the utilization of your MR equipment to meet the rising demand for MRI services, Compressed SENSE can be the answer. A full MRI exam performed with Compressed SENSE can save minutes compared to a conventional MRI. This could free up one or two extra exam slots in your daily schedule, which can result in much higher productivity and shorter waitlists without adding more operator hours.
    Technologist preparing a patient for an MRI exam
    Reduce scheduling hassles
    With Compressed SENSE you can create a buffer to easily handle emergency cases or urgent patients that are referred on the same day. This extra capacity can help you serve patients and referring physicians faster and make daily workflow go smoother for your staff.
    Technologist behind the MRI console looking at the daily schedule


    Increase speed and image quality, driven by AI
    Philips SmartSpeed is an award-winning2 acceleration technique, combining our proven Compressed SENSE technology with AI-reconstruction. Together, these AI radiology technologies speed up scans up to 3 times faster6 with no loss in image quality.
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    Clinical image of a brain scan with SmartSpeed, an award-winning acceleration technique to speed up MRI exams.
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    Frequently asked questions

    Compressed sensing is a signal processing technique built on the fact that signals contain redundant information. Compressed sensing was developed by David Donoho3, while in the same period Emmanuel Candès, Terence Tao et al.4,5 showed the same principles. The initial evidence that image data can be compressed comes from digital photography. The realization that image compression was possible without loss of detail led to the intriguing question of whether this could be turned around: If all the data is not needed to store the relevant information, why should it be acquired?

    Compressed SENSE creates opportunities to increase productivity, to increase precision and to enhance patient experience.
    Compressed SENSE enables acceleration by up to 50% with the same resolution and virtually equivalent image quality as dS SENSE scanning. The time saved can boost productivity by enabling more patients per day.
    Compressed SENSE can be used to create images with higher resolution in the same scan time that is currently allotted for exams to increase diagnostic confidence.
    Compressed SENSE reduces the time spent in the MR for the patient.

    Philips’ Compressed SENSE is very easy to use. Only three parameters are required to use Compressed SENSE.
    1. Enable Compressed SENSE.
    2. Select the desired Compressed SENSE acceleration (time reduction) factor, on a scale of 1-32.
    3. Select the preferred denoising level (no, weak, medium, strong or system default).

    Documentation

    Philips Compressed SENSE brochure
    PDF|(1.88 MB)
    Footnotes
    1. Compared to Philips scans without Compressed SENSE.
    2. Adaptive-C-SENSE-Net technology is the winner of the FastMRI Challenge hosted by Facebook AI Research and NYU Langone Health.
    3. Donoho D. Compressed sensing. IEEE Trans Inf Theory 2006; 52: 1289–1306.
    4. Candès EJ, Romberg JK, Tao T. Stable signal recovery from incomplete and inaccurate measurements. Commun Pur Appl Math 2006; 59:1207–1223.
    5. Candès, Emmanuel J.; Romberg, Justin K.; Tao, Terence (2006). “Robust Uncertainty Principles: Exact Signal Reconstruction from Highly Incomplete Fourier Information”. IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory. 52 (8): 489–509.  
    6. Compared to Philips SENSE imaging. 
    Disclaimer
    Results are specific to the institution where they were obtained and may not reflect the results achievable at other institutions. Results in other cases may vary.