Philips is showcasing the latest version of its AI-powered Compact Ultrasound 5500CV portable ultrasound system at the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session and Expo to be held March 29 to 31 in Chicago.
The portable system provides advanced cardiac imaging to newborns, children, the elderly, and less mobile patients. It is compatible with the X7-2t and X8-2t transesophageal echocardiography transducers.
The system supports xPlane Imaging by using Philips' xMatrix transducers, meaning it can capture two cross-sectional views at the same time using a single probe pass. The system also has an automeasure function that speeds up routine 2D and Doppler cardiac measurements, and the latest S12-4 transducer compatibility extends capabilities to pediatric cardiac and neonatal head exams, the company highlighted.
The Philips Compact 5500CV shares the same architecture and user interface as the Epiq and Affiniti ultrasound platforms. It is also compatible with the company's Collaboration Live teleultrasound platform and features the Ultrasound Workspace vendor-neutral platform for echocardiography viewing, analysis, and reporting.
![Examples of ultrasound findings and techniques. (A) Images in a 39-year-old male patient with a mass in the left thigh. The mass is heterogeneous on the B-mode US image (compared with the patient in D) and showed increased microvascularity (superb microvascular imaging [SMI]) and shear-wave elastography (SWE) values. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy (with pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in surgical specimen). (B) Images in an 18-year-old male patient with a mass in the left leg. The mass is hypoechoic on the B-mode image, with no other findings suggestive of malignancy. The lesion is in contact with the cortex of the tibia, which is slightly irregular. CT revealed a doubtful anteromedial tibial erosion. The microvascular study demonstrated high vascularization, suggestive of malignancy. Periosteal Ewing sarcoma was diagnosed with both histologic and immunohistochemical confirmation. (C) Images in a 69-year-old female patient with a lump growing on the outside of the left leg. Multiple SWE examinations were performed (please note the high values obtained in the measurements, whereas the color map highlights the stiffness relative to adjacent tissues). SMI showed areas of increased vascularization to target for sampling. Undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with residual leiomyosarcoma in the surgical specimen after neoadjuvant therapy. (D) Images in a 56-year-old female patient with a mass in the right thigh. The mass is heterogeneous at both B-mode ultrasound (similar to patient A) and MRI (coronal T2-weighted spectral attenuated inversion recovery [SPAIR]; T1-weighted pre-contrast and postcontrast imaging), which even shows uptake after the administration of paramagnetic contrast material, which is traditionally suggestive of malignancy. Low values at SMI and elastography are suggestive of benignity. Spindle cell lipoma was diagnosed at biopsy, with atypical spindle cell lipomatous tumor in the surgical specimen.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/08/images-radiol250278fig2.APCFLSvX6p.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
