Canon Medical Systems has introduced a new 33-MHz linear transducer for its Aplio i800 ultrasound scanner at ECR 2019 in Vienna.
The transducer features the company's Intelligent Dynamic Microslice (iDMS) and Superb Microvascular Imaging (SMI) technologies, which allow clinicians to use Aplio i800 for superficial subcutaneous imaging, exams of small joints, superficial nerves, and superficial vascular evaluations, Canon said.
In other Canon news, the company has also introduced Advanced Intelligent Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE), a deep convolutional neural network image reconstruction software for CT.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
