SuperSonic Imagine Releases Major Upgrade to the Innovative Aixplorer(R) Ultrasound Platform

AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FRANCE--(Marketwired - Sep 15, 2016) - SuperSonic Imagine (EURONEXT PARIS: SSI) (FR0010526814), a company specializing in ultrasound medical imaging, today announced the release of a new upgrade of Aixplorer, the UltraFast™ ultrasound system that is the foundation of several innovations currently used in medical imaging.

Building on the existing innovative platform, this new Aixplorer software release includes enhanced performance, improved workflow and efficiency, as well as the following new features:

• New Aixplorer breast package
  This new package provides a comprehensive solution for global breast imaging as well as detailed examination of breast anatomy. The extensive suite of probes now includes a new high frequency SL18-5 probe and a tailored specialty SLH20-6 probe optimized for breast imaging. This technology is combined with three other Aixplorer innovations: SWE, clinically proven to improve the specificity of breast ultrasound; 3D Ultrasound combined with SWE, which offers a 3D color-coded elasticity map of tissue stiffness; and TriVu, which displays breast anatomy, flow and tissue stiffness in a single screen.
  
  
• TriVu real-time simultaneous mode with B-mode, ShearWave™ Elastography (SWE™) and color flow imaging
  An exclusive new feature called TriVu allows simultaneous real time visualization of anatomy, flow and tissue stiffness without any compromise. Physicians can now observe tissue in B-mode, measure stiffness with SWE and visualize the vascularization in one single view. This new imaging mode may help clinicians save time as it displays important clinical information at one time.
  
  
• Extended Angio PL.U.S. (PLanewave UltraSensitive™ Imaging)
  Angio PL.U.S., launched last year with a focus on breast and thyroid, is now extended to abdominal, vascular and gynecologic applications. Angio PL.U.S. is a significant advancement in Color Doppler Imaging. Conventional Doppler is limited in its ability to show microvascular slow flow. Angio PL.U.S. provides a new level of microvascular imaging through significantly improved color sensitivity and spatial resolution while maintaining exceptional 2D imaging. Now available on the abdominal transducer XC6-1, Angio PL.U.S. supplies additional information for the evaluation of organs such as liver or kidneys.