SuperSonic Imagine's Advanced Ultrasound Technology Adopted by Sports Medicine Professionals

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FRANCE--(Marketwired - May 12, 2016) - SuperSonic Imagine (EURONEXT PARIS: SSI) (FR0010526814), the highly innovative ultrasound company, announced today the recent adoption of the Aixplorer^® ultrasound system by two prestigious sports medicine organizations for musculo-skeletal injuries.

Sport Lisboa Benfica, the famous football (soccer) team in Portugal, and Pure Sport Medicine in London both recently adopted the Aixplorer system including SuperSonic Imagine's real-time ShearWave™ Elastography (SWE™) to optimize rehabilitation for injured athletes and to monitor their recovery. When professional athletes are injured, it becomes expensive for sports organizations and a speedy recovery is critical to minimize the effects for their team. Sport Lisboa Benfica uses the Aixplorer and SWE to quantify tissue loading (e.g. muscle and tendon) before and after injuries, and to control the recovery process. Such a tool has been helpful by giving objective data to determine the best strategies for injury prevention, rehabilitation, and recovery after intense physical efforts.

"Aixplorer's innovative technology works very well for us, especially in our tendon clinic. It provides crystal clear image quality and quantitative tissue evaluation to help us quickly assess professional athletes we see frequently in our practice," stated Halima Muchimba, Practice Manager at Pure Sports Medicine of London.

With Aixplorer, clinicians are able to closely monitor treatment and ultimately gain a better understanding of the recovery process. This advanced ultrasound system provides multiple advanced methods to assist with the evaluation of professional athletes. First, the Aixplorer system's exceptional image quality is optimized specifically for musculoskeletal applications. Second, with ShearWave™ Elastography (SWE™), clinicians can visualize and measure stiffness of muscles and tendons. This is particularly useful for diagnosing and monitoring tendinopathies and examining muscular load with real-time visualization of the anatomic and functional image of the muscle in full use. SWE can potentially provide an understanding of how much an athlete can load in training after an injury or surgery to get them match ready.