Achieva XR

Description

Overview

The Philips Achieva XR 1.5T provides a balance between high-volume clinical productivity and long-term financial security. Built upon Philips’ proven short-bore magnet design, the Achieva XR delivers high-homogeneity imaging across a broad range of clinical applications, including neurology, orthopedics, body, and vascular diagnostics.

Central to the Achieva XR’s performance is the FreeWave RF architecture, which manages large data streams required for high-resolution 2D and 3D acquisitions. Driven by SENSE (Sensitivity Encoding) parallel imaging, the system reduces scan durations while maintaining high spatial resolution. Additionally, the XR platform features an upgrade-ready design: built with 3.0T-capable structural and gradient housing components, it enables hospitals and imaging centers to operate a high-performing $1.5\text{T}$ system today while leaving open a seamless path to $3.0\text{T}$ field strengths in the future.

Key Features & Advanced Technologies

• 3.0T-Ready Upgrade Architecture: Built with integrated 3.0T structural framework components, allowing facilities to convert their scanner to a 3.0T platform (such as the Achieva 3.0T TX or dStream series) with minimal room disruption.

• FreeWave RF Data Acquisition Engine: High-bandwidth modular digital receiver handling matrix sizes up to $2048 \times 2048$, providing the speed and data processing power required for advanced sequence techniques.

• SENSE Parallel Imaging: Industry-leading acceleration technology that utilizes multi-element phased-array coils to shorten acquisition times, minimize motion artifacts, and improve image sharpness.

• SmartExam One-Click Automation: AI-assisted scan planning that automatically recognizes anatomical landmarks to deliver consistent, reproducible slice alignment across follow-up patient exams.

• Compact Short-Bore Footprint: With an overall gantry length of just $1.57\text{ meters}$ ($5.15\text{ ft}$) and a small 5-Gauss fringe field, the system fits easily into standard $1.5\text{T}$ scan rooms (minimum footprint starting at $19.5\text{ m}^2$).

• Low Operating Costs: Features cryo-shielded zero-boil-off helium technology (typical refill intervals of up to 3 years) and low power consumption parameters.

Technical Specifications