From the September 2019 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine


The scanner comes with FUJIFILM's Low-dose Iterative Solution Approach (LISA) with PixelShine, which uses advanced data-driven algorithms to reduce image noise and minimize artifacts, while maintaining or improving spatial resolution for more optimal dose and image quality.

"I see this being a good fit for a large academic, medium-sized hospitals and outpatient facilities as their bread-and-butter scanner," Banner said.


The scanner was also built with a modular design, resulting in fewer parts, leading to easier maintenance, Banner said. For example, the brushes, which create carbon dust, have been removed, and so don't need to be cleaned or replaced. It also has a touchscreen monitor with a keyboard and mouse as well.

GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare has had many new releases in the CT space over the last year, starting with three new additions to its Revolution family of CT scanners.

The Revolution Apex comes with GE’s new Deep Learning Image Reconstruction, which uses algorithms based on images that were previously reconstructed. FDA cleared in April, the technology produces what GE calls “TrueFidelity” images that improve noise texture while maintaining dose.

“We are very excited about the image quality GE’s Deep Learning Image Reconstruction engine has created,” said Scott Schubert, general manager for premium CT at GE Healthcare

The Revolution Apex also comes with a new Quantix 160 X-ray tube, designed to deliver both power and coverage together, with two times more power than the previous X-ray tube in a 16-centimeter-wide coverage system.

“For the first time in the CT industry we can provide power and wide coverage,” Schubert said.

The company also launched new capabilities on its Revolution EVO Gen 2 and Revolution Frontier Gen 2 systems. Revolution EVO Gen 2 uses Snapshot Freeze 2 and Fast Stroke to enhance workflow by providing access to images anywhere. For Revolution Frontier Gen 2, there is a new interventional package called SmartView 3D to provide 3D visualization of the anatomy during interventional radiology and oncology procedures, with automatic needle tracking and trajectory.

“This is very advantageous for getting a good 3D visualization of the anatomy to place the needle and avoid sensitive structures,” Schubert said. “You can combine it with gemstone spectral imaging, which uses dual energy technology to enhance visualization, so you can see the margins of a tumor better. You can also use it to assess whether you’ve ablated the entire extent of the tumor and assess accuracy. … Interventional CT is not new and dual energy isn’t new, but it’s the first time those technologies have been brought together.”

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