Imaging Technology News - November/December 2008 - (Page 53) N/A = Not applicable N/S = Not specified Cardiovascular Imaging Systems COMPARISON CHART Shimadzu Medical Systems www.shimadzu.com BRANSIST safire HF9 Slender Single plane Cardiovascular angiography, diagnostic, interventional procedures www.shimadzu.com BRANSIST safire HC9 Slender Single plane Cardiovascular angiography, diagnostic, interventional procedures Siemens Medical Solutions www.usa.siemens.com/medical Artis zee BiPlane Bi-plane floor/ceiling Cardiac/interventional radiology Philips Healthcare (continued) www.medical.philips.com Allura Xper FD20/10 Biplane x-ray Angio system Neurology, vascular, cardiac Floor-mounted C-arm 37.4 N/S 185° head, 90° side 120° head, 90° side 90/90 head, 185/120 35 to 47 Both Direct drive Floor Yes N/S Dual pivot, double-C N/S 88 15° to 127° RAO: 0° to 90° LAO for cardiac configuration 45 to 45 34.5 to 51.3 Both Direct drive N/S Yes Velara CVFD High frequency 100 1 to 1,250 40 to 125 2 ms to 4 s 60 mA nominal for pulsed fluoro 40 to 125 1 per plane Grid switched 15, 30 and 60 optional Floor mounted C-arm 35.4 120 120 120 50/45 35.4 - 45.3 Motorized No Floor mount Yes, one push button operation Touch sensor and software control N/A N/A N/S N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A UD150G-40 Resonance frequency controlled inverter 100 10-1,250 40-150 (1 kV steps) 0.001-10 seconds 0.3-30 50-125 (1 kV steps) 2 Yes 30 Floor mounted C-arm 35.4 120 120 120 50/45 35.4 - 45.3 Motorized No Ceiling mount Yes, one push button operation Touch sensor and software control N/A N/A N/S N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A UD150G-40 Resonance frequency controlled inverter 100 10-1,250 40-150 (1 kV steps) 0.001-10 seconds 0.3-30 50-125 (1 kV steps) 1 Yes 30 Floor & ceiling mounted 92 cm / 36.2 in Standard: 0 to 35 to left of patient & to park position; MultiSpace.F option 130 130 +55 deg cranial /-45 deg caudal 35.4 to 47.2 Motorized N/A Floor mounted Yes Intelligent collision protection software & sensors Ceiling mounted 36.2 RAO/LAO: 0/+120 120 deg ± 55° /-45 cran/caud 37 to 49 in. Motorized N/A Ceiling suspended Yes Polydoros A100 High frequency 100 100 to 1,000 50 to 125 Yes 0.1 - 24 50 to 125 1 30, 15, 10 standard 0,5 - 30 (pediatric 60) 5.4 MHU 2.4 910 kHU/min 0.4/0.7 (MRC) and 0.5/0.8 Yes 11 & 9 Recirculating oil 3MHU 2,890KHU 460 KHU/min 0.5 / 0.8 Yes 8 Direct oil / water cooling system 3 MHU 2,890KHU 460 KHU/min 0.5 / 0.8 Yes 8 Direct oil / water cooling system 2.4 MHU 2 405 kHU/min 0.4 - 0.8 Optimized generator switched, primary switched 8 Metal ceramic tube, liquid metal spiral groove bearing w/ direct closed loop cooling system & continuous rotation 20 x 20 / optional 30 x 40 on A plane 9.84 x 9.84 / optional 29.6 x 38.2 Dual sided readout, one amplifier per half column, ration 120 16 x 16, 11 x 11, 8 x 8 / optional 38 x 30, 30 x 30, 22 x 22, 73% typical, measured according to the IEC62220-1-3 method 73% typical, measured according to the IEC62220-1-3 method 4 way floating Choice of 228 x 45 cm; 23 x 228 x 52, & 263 x 52 cm 30.5 to 43.3 +/- 6.9 49 in. +/- 15 deg. +/- 15 lateral tilt/cradle 550 < 1mm Al 90, 0, 90 7.5,10, 15 & 30f/s, acquisition, display & storage in 1k matrix, 12-bit (modular choice (several options to choose from) 60 f/s pediatric option (20 x 20 detector) 50K (1k matrix) 100,000 images Artis zee Siemens Medical Yes Yes Yes Yes, optional Yes, optional ~ 30sec DICOM print optional Yes, optional Cardiac Dyna CT, DynaCT, iPilot (3D roadmapping) 2K imaging CAREFILTER, CAREWATCH Pulsed Fluoro, Options: CAREVISION, Rad. Free Collimation, Rad Free Patient Positioning L 780 cm, W 510 cm, H 270-272 cm N/S 40 x 30 and 18 x 18 N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 4-way floating, Xper Table 125.5 x 20 31 to 42 ±18 (7) 49.2 in. N/S 551 w/additional 110 lbs for CPR <1 mm Al N/S 9x9 N/S N/S 9 x 9, 7.5 x 7.5, 6 x 6, 4.5 x 4.5 N/S N/S Longitudinal & transverse 113.4 x 17.7 14.2 11.8 53.1 N/A 500 <0.8mm Al equiv. Standard, 270° 9x9 N/S N/S 9 x 9, 7.5 x 7.5, 6 x 6, 4.5 x 4.5 N/S N/S Longitudinal & transverse, always floating 113.4 x 17.7 14.2 11.8 53.1 N/A 500 <0.8mm Al equiv. Standard, 270° 60 fps for 512 x 512; 15 & 30 fps for 1,024 x 1,024, 2,048 x 2,048, 0.5 to 6 fps 50, 000 (1,024 x 1,024) Up to 100,000 per plane Integrated N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S N/S 2K imaging chain, BodyGuard patient collision avoidance Last image hold, virtual collimation using LIH, auto adjustable copper filtration & dose monitoring 25 feet 3 in. x 16 feet 2 in. 3D-RA, XperCT, 3D roadmap, XperGuide, rotational angio, StentBoost, 3D-CA, Bolus Chase Subtraction, SmartMask, EP navigator, EP cockpit 30/15/7.5 for 1,024 x 1, 024 1,024 x 1,024 = 100,000 images CD-R/DVD-R, Network DICOM server BRANSIST safire N/S N/S Dynamic images display during Fluroscopy Yes Yes N/S N/S N/S Yes RSM-DSA; outstanding vascular visualization w/ background anatomy information, no motion artifact; safire advanced imaging process Comprehensive dose reduction and dose monitoring package 16 feet x 18 feet Real-time DSA, 3D-QCA, multimodality display 30/15/7.5 for 1,024 x 1, 024 1,024 x 1,024 = 100,000 images CD-R/DVD-R, Network DICOM server BRANSIST safire N/S N/S Dynamic images display during Fluroscopy Yes Yes N/S N/S N/S Yes RSM-DSA; outstanding vascular visualization w/ background anatomy information, no motion artifact; safire advanced imaging process Comprehensive dose reduction and dose monitoring package 16 feet x 20 feet Real-time DSA, 3D-QCA, multimodality display ITNonline.net | Nov/Dec 2008 | ITN | 53 http://new.reillycomm.com/imaging/comparisonchart.php http://www.medical.philips.com http://www.shimadzu.com http://www.shimadzu.com http://www.usa.siemens.com/medical http://www.ITNonline.net
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