by
Lisa Chamoff, Contributing Reporter | September 30, 2019
From the September 2019 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
At RSNA, GE Healthcare unveiled a new portfolio of devices and applications that utilize AI and are built on a new machine learning platform called Edison.
Three software applications — Bone VCAR, SnapShot Freeze 2 and Thoracic VCAR with GSI Pulmonary Perfusion — received FDA 510(k) clearance ahead of RSNA 2018.
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Bone VCAR uses a deep-learning algorithm to automatically identify and label the vertebrae in a spine image, while SnapShot Freeze 2 is a whole heart motion correction algorithm for cardiac imaging during all types of cardiac acquisitions, including structural heart procedures like TAVR.
Thoracic VCAR with GSI Pulmonary Perfusion automates segmentation and measurements in assessing and following up on thoracic diseases, according to the company. It also targets pulmonary perfusion by identifying areas that have relative deficits of perfusion in the lungs, for use in diagnosing issues such as pulmonary embolism or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
“Before the application, the physician would just have to do it quantitatively, bring together the CT image with perfusion image and figure out the boundaries of the lobes of the lung,” Schubert said.
“That was a manual and less quantitative approach than in the past.”
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Hitachi
After the debut of its Supria True64 in 2017, Hitachi is working on a new 64-128 slice CT in the premium market segment for general hospitals and their EDs, which fits between the economy 64-128 market for imaging centers and small hospitals and an ultra-premium, 64-128-slice high-end segment.
The scanner will do cardiac, neurological shuttle, interventional and DECT exams and is designed with innovative features to accommodate larger bariatric patients and with high workflow, said Mark Silverman, Director of CT Marketing for Hitachi.
“This new scanner is targeted to general hospitals for inpatient and outpatient needs, which we feel is the largest segment of the U.S. market,” Silverman said. “For CT at Hitachi we don’t target the academic buyer. We target to provide the most versatile and best value proposition for the general hospital buyer. We’re really talking about a machine that is better in terms of capabilities, quality and value for general hospitals.”
