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TECHNOLOGY PREVIEWS  CT Meta Imaging Solutions (Booth 3005) is featuring its patentpending Chrysalis Breast Displacement System that decreases breast radiation dose while doing CT coronary angiography and CT of the abdomen. In contrast to other dose-reduction methods, the breasts are physically displaced out of the imaging plane and secured with the Chrysalis device, which is constructed of soft, padded vinyl to encircle the patient. Optional external shielding can be accurately placed out of the imaging plane by means of ﬁducial markers and secured to the device by Velcro. NeuroLogica Corporation (Booth 6229) is showcasing its CereTom compact, lightweight, portable, high-speed, battery- and line-powered multidetector CT scanner optimized for scanning anatomy that can be imaged in the 25cm ﬁeld of view. The system generates up to 8 slices per revolution. of in-stent imaging, the company says. Across the spectrum, the patient preparation, examination and diagnosis is under 10 minutes. Also, it is accessible for all patients up to 220 kg (485 lbs). The Deﬁnition also has a high spatial resolution of 0.33 mm. Philips Healthcare (Booth 7713) is demonstrating its Ambient Experience, a move beyond the traditional modality solutions such as CT into customized departmental solutions, to provide conPiranha x-ray multimeter tinuous support for patients during their Toshiba America Medical Systems entire experience with the department, (Booth 3429) is highlighting milestones creating a more comfortable and calmfrom the Aquilion ONE, the ﬁrst dynaming environment for patients, and ic volume CT system (with 320 detector empowering professionals to deliver rows) which scans an entire organ, enhanced quality of care. including the heart or brain, in a single The company, through its clinical rotation. The system allows physicians to partners, also is unveiling some of the see not only a 3D depiction of the organ, secrets inside the Brilliance iCT 256-slice but also the organ’s dynamic blood ow platform that enable improvements in and function for the ﬁrst time. image quality and dose management. Toshiba also is showcasing automated New software applications also are work ow enhancements and clinical being demonstrated on the Brilliance applications for the Aquilion CT line, Workspace and Brilliance Everywhere Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE 320-detector row including SURECardio Prospective and thin-client solution. Automated features dynamic volume CT scanner Variable Helical Pitch. SureCardio Proand never-before-shown advancements spective helps reduce patient radiation dose during coronary such as liver segmentation, plaque assessment and whole body CTA exams by using a helical acquisition technique to provide bone removal can be seen. one continuous image instead of multiple images. SureCardio Prospective automatically adjusts to patients with irregular Siemens Healthcare (Booth 922) is highlighting its Somatom heartbeats, providing quicker, more conclusive exam results, Deﬁnition CT at this year’s RSNA. The Somatom Deﬁnition without the need for additional contrast. Dual Source CT technology promotes new clinical opportuniVariable Helical Pitch (vHP) on the Aquilion CT line enables ties, designed for bigger hospitals and research facilities. For carphysicians to complete an exam of more than one anatomical diac imaging, the Deﬁnition allows for imaging of all heart rates region consecutively, such as without stopping to alter the helical without beta blockers; the scanning of arrhythmic patients; relipitch of the exam. able and reproducible plaque discrimination; and high accuracy 38 Health Imaging & IT | November 2008 HealthImaging.com RTI Electronics (Booth 5610) is highlighting a new method for measuring CT Dose Index (CTDI) on multidetector CT scanners. The One Shot method is included in the new release of the CT Dose Proﬁle Analyzer software. Only one exposure is required to obtain the CT Dose Index. CT Dose Proﬁle Analyzer software analyses the CT dose proﬁle and indicates how much more dose is given in modern multidetector CTs, compared with the traditional CTDI100 measured with a CT pencil ion chamber. The CT Slice Detector, CT-SD16, used with the Piranha or Barracuda x-ray multimeters, is controlled by the CT Dose Proﬁle Analyzer software, which evaluates CT dose proﬁle, CT dose, CTDI, CTDIvol, CTDIw, DLP, AEC and tube current variations. The probe ﬁts into standard phanRTI’s CT-SD16 CT Slice Detector used with the toms used for CTDI measurements. http://www.HealthImaging.com

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