Philips Angio Biplane Equipment

The Brain & Stroke Network has a new state-of-the-art biplane angiography suite for the treatment of strokes. This equipment allows endovascular and surgical procedures to be performed more quickly and with an even greater level of safety for patients. It also cuts the normal procedure length by at least 50 percent. Bi-plane angiography also decreases the risk of these types of procedures because the use of radiographic dye is reduced by 50 percent as well.

The biplane system at St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital is designed to take very detailed and clear X-ray pictures. When viewing these images, physicians can thread fine catheters through the blood vessels that lead directly to problem areas of the brain.

Once there, physicians have the ability to do the following: seal off aneurysms, destroy blood clots, choke off the blood supply to tumors and even open up clogged arteries with stents – all done without any surgery. Additionally, the equipment can produce high quality images taken during craniotomy, providing physicians real-time control of aneurysm displacement or even fistula occlusion.

The system offers three-dimensional rotational angiography. After dye is injected into a blood vessel, the machine spins on a 180-degree axis, giving three-dimensional information about an aneurysm. The biplane angiography provides the most accurate anatomic perspective to help determine the most effective treatment for an aneurysm. 

The Brain & Stroke Network at Baptist Health System also offers O-Arm and Stealth Navigation technology.