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February 26, 2025

Canon Introduces Aplio beyond: A Premium Ultrasound Solution Aimed at Expert Users in Demanding, High-Throughput Clinical Environments

Ohtawara, Japan, February 26, 2025 (Updated: May 8, 2025) – Canon Medical Systems Corporation, a global leader in imaging solutions, unveils Aplio beyond, a versatile multi-purpose ultrasound system combining clinical, operational and ergonomic excellence in a small, silent and eco-friendly housing. Geared towards ultrasound specialists working at hospitals, busy imaging centres and advanced practices with high workloads and challenging patient populations, it provides users with high-performance imaging for daily routine, specialised studies and advanced procedures.

"With Aplio beyond, we deliver a premium system in truly many ways," said Akihiro Sano, Vice President and General Manager of the Ultrasound Systems Division at Canon Medical Systems Corporation. "The advanced technology of this resource-efficient system can help users enhance imaging capabilities with improved resolution, greater penetration and an expanded field of view. With its comprehensive suite of intuitive, AI-enabled tools, Aplio beyond empowers clinicians to attain remarkable confidence and productivity. Its highly customisable, user-centric design fosters an ergonomic, quiet and efficient workspace precisely tailored to each user's needs."

Key features of Aplio beyond include:

• Imaging excellence: Powered by Canon's premium high-end iBeam+ imaging engine, Aplio beyond delivers exceptional imaging quality and value. Fitted with a set of new, refined high-performance single-crystal and matrix transducers alongside advanced imaging and analysis tools, the system enables expert performance for a broad spectrum of clinical settings.
• Holistic patient assessment: Aplio beyond is designed to help clinicians improve exam consistency and patient outcomes through comprehensive clinical packages and protocols for a holistic view of patient conditions across a wide range of specialties.
• AI-enabled workflows: Aplio beyond offers an ample variety of anatomical awareness, workflow and decision support tools that can help users streamline their clinical workflows and increase their diagnostic confidence in various clinical applications.
• User-centric design: Aplio beyond is a premium system that excels in both routine work and advanced studies. Its modular design allows the system to be customised to individual requirements with pinpoint accuracy. As a result, it remains instinctive and intuitive to use, giving users confidence even when dealing with complex cases.
• Sustainable product design: Engineered, manufactured and quality assured by Canon Medical Systems Corporation in Japan, Aplio beyond exemplifies outstanding design, durability and value. With over 50% lower energy consumption, a system that is 17% lighter^*1, fully recyclable packaging and a largely upgraded battery option^*2, the whisper-quiet unit offers a high level of sustainability while maintaining its premium performance and ergonomic functionality.

Prior to its market launch, Aplio beyond was thoroughly tested at several clinical sites, including Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, UK. Prof. Adrian Lim, senior consultant at the institution, said “The Aplio beyond punches well above its weight for a scanner in its class." He continued “The image resolution, probe quality and advanced applications approximate to that of a premium high-end scanner. In particular, the performance of the new convex probe and the advanced Precision+ Fine Processing levels for the high frequency transducers stand out.”

Aplio beyond will be commercially available in select markets from today. The system will be on display at Canon Medical Systems Corporation’s booth at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria (Vienna International Center, Hall X3, booth #319), from February 26 to March 02, 2025.

More information about Aplio beyond and Canon’s participation in ECR 2025 can be found at Canon Medical Systems Corporation’s corporate website https://global.medical.canon/.

*1 Revised on 5/8/2025
*2 Utilizing Aplio i-series for reference