GE unveils three new imaging solutions
GE Healthcare on Tuesday commercially released three imaging solutions: the low-dose Discovery CT750 HD, the Discovery MR750 and MR and CT fusion technology for the Logiq E9 ultrasound system.
The Discovery CT750 HD is a high-definition CT scanner that provides less radiation dose per scan for patients. The new technology offers up to 83 percent less dose on cardiac scans and up to 50 percent less dose across the rest of the body, according to GE. The CT750 provides clinicians with the ability to analyze masses and lesions regardless of their location and the capability to isolate problems for treatment planning.
“The Discovery CT750 is poised to become the most accurate and cost effective diagnostic tool we have in the detection of coronary artery disease,” according to James Min, a cardiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City. “While this may be overly optimistic, through the CT scan, we can shift from imaging for intervention to imaging for prevention,” he added.
The Discovery MR750, a MRI scanner that allows for up to five times the imaging performance over previous generations, and 60 percent greater coverage and resolution, GE said. The scanner could offer advanced application development, for such procedures as a routine liver exam in 15 minutes versus the typical 40-minute exam and a full breast exam in two sequences. The detachable table improves the patient experience with less time spent in the scanner and reduces patient anxiety by allowing for preparation outside of the MR room, so patients can ask questions and become comfortable prior to their scan. Applications stretch to breast imaging as well.
The Logiq E9 allows the unique fusing of ultrasound images with images from other imaging technologies like CT and MR on various patient body types.
With tools like Volume Navigation and Agile Ultrasound, the Logiq E9 improves workflow and diagnostic confidence for radiology and vascular applications, according to clinicians.
Through Volume Navigation, the Logiq E9 incorporates two components for the system’s ultrasound architecture: “fusion” to combine the advantages of real-time ultrasound imaging with the high spatial and contrast resolution of CT, MR or PET; and a GPS-like technology to track and mark a patient’s anatomy during the ultrasound exam. GE also said that its architecture, Agile Ultrasound, has new, modular mathematical models to provide accurate measurements of how sound interacts with different body tissue types.
"This merging of data allows us to use the advantages of each type of imaging most effectively and minimizes patients' exposure to radiation,” said Phillip Bendick, MD, director of surgical research and technical director of the Peripheral Vascular Diagnostic Center at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich.
The Discovery CT750 HD is a high-definition CT scanner that provides less radiation dose per scan for patients. The new technology offers up to 83 percent less dose on cardiac scans and up to 50 percent less dose across the rest of the body, according to GE. The CT750 provides clinicians with the ability to analyze masses and lesions regardless of their location and the capability to isolate problems for treatment planning.
“The Discovery CT750 is poised to become the most accurate and cost effective diagnostic tool we have in the detection of coronary artery disease,” according to James Min, a cardiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and assistant professor of medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City. “While this may be overly optimistic, through the CT scan, we can shift from imaging for intervention to imaging for prevention,” he added.
The Discovery MR750, a MRI scanner that allows for up to five times the imaging performance over previous generations, and 60 percent greater coverage and resolution, GE said. The scanner could offer advanced application development, for such procedures as a routine liver exam in 15 minutes versus the typical 40-minute exam and a full breast exam in two sequences. The detachable table improves the patient experience with less time spent in the scanner and reduces patient anxiety by allowing for preparation outside of the MR room, so patients can ask questions and become comfortable prior to their scan. Applications stretch to breast imaging as well.
The Logiq E9 allows the unique fusing of ultrasound images with images from other imaging technologies like CT and MR on various patient body types.
With tools like Volume Navigation and Agile Ultrasound, the Logiq E9 improves workflow and diagnostic confidence for radiology and vascular applications, according to clinicians.
Through Volume Navigation, the Logiq E9 incorporates two components for the system’s ultrasound architecture: “fusion” to combine the advantages of real-time ultrasound imaging with the high spatial and contrast resolution of CT, MR or PET; and a GPS-like technology to track and mark a patient’s anatomy during the ultrasound exam. GE also said that its architecture, Agile Ultrasound, has new, modular mathematical models to provide accurate measurements of how sound interacts with different body tissue types.
"This merging of data allows us to use the advantages of each type of imaging most effectively and minimizes patients' exposure to radiation,” said Phillip Bendick, MD, director of surgical research and technical director of the Peripheral Vascular Diagnostic Center at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich.