Features:

• Micro-cooling technology. Fully sealed.
• No venting duct. 900 kg lighter*.
• Adaptive intelligence. EasySwitch functionality.
• 55 cm scanning field of view. Continuous uninterrupted operation.

Move your department toward a more productive helium-free MRI practice*

Built around the unique, fully sealed BlueSeal magnet, Ingenia Ambition simplifies the MRI system, reduces prolonged and costly disruptions to MRI services, and enables your department to move toward a productive helium-free imaging practice.

This revolutionary magnet, developed through a decade of innovation, operates with only seven liters of liquid helium and is fully sealed, allowing you to avoid the potential complications associated with helium in daily practice.

With the BlueSeal magnet, Philips aims to help MRI facilities overcome the potential helium-related problems inherent in conventionally designed magnets and eliminate radiology departments’ dependence on limited helium supplies. In addition, the system can perform continuous high-precision scanning for hours, while providing a 55 cm primary scanning field of view in a wide-bore 1.5 T system.

Forget about helium

Unlike conventional magnet technology, which requires approximately 1,500 liters of liquid helium for cooling during operation, Philips BlueSeal uses a new, highly efficient micro-cooling technology that requires only a very small amount of liquid helium—less than 0.5% of the conventional volume*.

This fraction of the usual quantity of liquid helium is placed inside the magnet during manufacturing. The magnet is then fully sealed, keeping the valuable gas inside throughout its service life. The sealed design prevents helium loss, whether sudden in the event of a leak or gradual over time. This reduces prolonged interruptions to MRI services that may otherwise be caused by helium-related problems.

It also means that the magnet does not require refilling with liquid helium during its service life.

• Compared with the Ingenia 1.5T ZBO magnet using zero-boil-off helium technology.
  ** Even in the rare event of magnet depressurization, the small amount of evaporating helium will not significantly affect the oxygen level in the examination room.

Ensuring uninterrupted MRI examinations

With conventional MRI systems, regardless of how carefully the scanner is used, a metal object becoming lodged in the magnet and requiring an intentional quench, or an unexpected loss of the magnetic field, can suspend MRI examinations at a hospital for several weeks and result in substantial lost revenue.

The BlueSeal magnet takes the next step toward uninterrupted and more productive daily MRI operations. With unique digital controls and 24/7 e-Alerts connectivity, Philips BlueSeal is the first magnet managed by adaptive intelligence and supports the unique EasySwitch service functionality.

EasySwitch solutions are designed to minimize unexpected downtime in the event of operational problems. For example, the BlueSeal magnetic field can be easily switched off if an object becomes trapped in the bore. Once the issue has been resolved, hospital or Philips personnel can initiate an automated ramp-up and restore the magnetic field, minimizing operational downtime.

The magnet is also equipped with both water-cooled and air-cooled compressors. The air-cooled compressor serves as a backup when chilled-water supply is unavailable. The BlueSeal magnet’s adaptive intelligence switches to the air-cooled compressor and then switches back when chilled-water supply is restored.