Philips Affiniti 50 Ultrasound

Common configurations of the Affiniti 50
Philips Affiniti 50 with 3 transducers

This is a General imaging (GI) and Women’s health configuration
C6-2 Convex
C9-4v Endovaginal
L12-4 Linear

Philips Affiniti 50 with 2 transducers
This is a Cardiovascular configuration
S4-2 Cardiac Sector
L12-4 Linear

Probes
Philips Affiniti 50 Probes / Transducers

Endocavitary C9-4v [ 4 – 9 MHz ] 128 elements, 10mmR, 181° field of view
Endocavitary C10-4ec [ 4 – 10 MHz ] 128 elements, 8mmR, 147° field of view
Biplane Endocavitary BP10-5ec [ 5 – 10 MHz ] 96 elements, 8.8mmR, 150° field of view

Convex C8-5 [ 5 – 8 MHz ] 128 elements, 14mmR, 122° field of view
Convex C6-2 [ 2 – 6 MHz ] 128 elements, 10mmR, 163° field of view

4D Convex V6-2 [ 2 – 6 MHz ] 192 elements, 55mmR, 100° x 85° volume field of view
4D Endocavitary 3D9-3v [ 3 – 9 MHz ] 128 elements, 26.1mm, 156° x 85° volume field of view
4D Linear VL13-5 [ 5 – 13 MHz ] 192 elements, 38.4mm, 38 mm x 30° volume field of view

Linear L18-5 [ 5 – 18 MHz ] 288 elements, 38.9mm, ultra-fine pitch
Intraoperative Linear L15-7io [ 7 – 15 MHz ] 128 elements, 23mm
Linear L12-5 50 [ 5 – 12 MHz ] 256 elements, 50mm, fine pitch
Linear L12-4 [ 4 – 12 MHz ] 128 elements, 34mm, fine angle steering

Cardiac Sector S4-2 [ 2 – 4 MHz ] 80 elements, 20.3mm
Pediatric Cardiac Sector S8-3 [ 3 – 8 MHz ] 96 elements, 15.4mm
Neonatal Cardiac Sector S12-4 [ 4 – 12 MHz ] 96 elements, 9.78mm

Pediatric TEE transesophegeal S7-3t [ 3 – 7 MHz ] 48 elements, 5mm
xMATRIX TEE transesophegeal X7-2t [ 2 – 7 MHz ] 2,500 elements (No 4D available!)

Pedoff (CW Transducer) D5cwc [ 5 MHz ] Deep venous and arterial applications, non-imaging
Pedoff (CW Transducer) D2cwc [ 2 MHz ] Adult cardiology applications, non-imaging
Pedoff (PW Transducer) D2tcd [ 2 MHz ] Transcranial Doppler applications, non-imaging
Advanced Affiniti 50 Transducers

The Philips Affiniti 50 supports a number of advanced transducer options despite being in the midrange price category. The set of available probes is almost identical to the Affiniti 70 with the lack of single crystal transducers being the main difference. The Affiniti 50 has three mechanical 4D probes including the [ 2 – 6 MHz ] V6-2 4D convex, the [ 3 – 9 MHz ] 3D9-3v 4D endocavitary and the [ 5 – 13 MHz ] VL13-5 4D linear probe.

The Affiniti 50 also supports two transesophegeal or TEE probes, the [ 3 – 7 MHz ] S7-3t pediatric and the [ 2 – 7 MHz ] X7-2t adult. The X7-2t is an xMatrix transducer but on the Affiniti 50 it only functions in 2D mode. The Affiniti 70, Epiq line and the CX50 however can use the full xPlane and 4D functions of the X7-2t. The Philips Affiniti 50 also has the [ 5 – 10 MHz ] BP10-5ec biplane endocavitary probe that allows scanning in 2 planes without moving the transducer. Another specialty transducer is the [ 7 – 15 MHz ] L15-7io intraoperative linear, also known as a “hockey stick” probe for it’s distinctive shape that allows it to fit into tight surgical applications or small parts scanning.
Popular Philips Affiniti 50 Probes

The popular probes for the Affiniti 50 are several thousand dollars less expensive than the popular single crystal probes of the Affiniti 70. The [ 2 – 6 MHz ] C6-2 is the most popular convex probe for the Affiniti 50 while the [ 4 – 9 MHz ] C9-4v is the most popular endovaginal. The [ 4 – 12 MHz ] L12-4 is the most popular linear on the Affiniti 50 because it is affordable, and strong in both vascular and MSK imaging. For cardiac scanning the [ 2 – 4 MHz ] S4-2 sector probe is the most commonly selected.