Philips Unveils IVUS Mentor for Intravascular Ultrasound Training

Philips is announcing its IVUS Mentor artificial intelligence (AI)-driven educational platform for intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference next week.

The platform was developed in partnership with Dr. Justin Davies, interventional cardiologist and CEO of Cerebria, and with input from leading IVUS experts, Philips said. The platform merges the company’s image-guided therapy with adaptive AI to provide structured, case-based, and multilingual training.

IVUS is used in only about 15-20% of percutaneous coronary interventions and 11.7% of peripheral vascular procedures. Wider adoption is hindered by limited access to mentorship and a steep learning curve.

The IVUS Mentor offers scalable, AI-guided education that adapts to every learner’s experience and pace, according to Philips. It mirrors how expert clinicians develop visual pattern recognition and decision-making confidence to help learners build mastery more quickly and consistently.

Adaptive AI and expert-authored content are combined to deliver personalized learning pathways. IVUS Mentor’s structured, case-based curriculum ensures consistency and supports clinicians in gaining confidence in IVUS interpretation, the company said. It’s also designed exclusively for professional education and not for diagnostic or therapeutic use.

Global launch begins on October 26, with demonstrations at TCT 2025 and VIVA 2025.

“As interventional cardiologists, we know that IVUS can transform patient outcomes, but learning to interpret images confidently takes time,” Dr. Justin Davies explained. “By integrating adaptive AI into the training process, Philips is helping clinicians bridge that gap more efficiently and consistently.”