Cardiac Excellence
Every Heart, Covered
Cardiac Excellence
Every Heart, Covered
Cardiovascular disease is on the rise. In fact, one person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease.* With CT positioned as a first-line diagnostic tool to help clinicians address the evolving needs of cardiac imaging, your ability to deliver high quality, consistent CT studies is critical to outcomes. Your patients deserve the best technology available, and so do you. Canon Medical—the creator of one-beat cardiac CT—delivers.
Harmonized Portfolio
Harmonized Cardiac CT Capabilities Across the Aquilion CT Family
Every Heart, Covered pairs Canon’s Aquilion CT systems with AI‑powered and AI‑assisted cardiac imaging technologies to deliver consistent, high‑quality cardiac CT studies with greater efficiency, an improved experience, and strong diagnostic confidence—while keeping patient care at the forefront.
Shared Technologies for Cardiac Excellence
SURECardio1
Intelligent and automatic selection of reconstruction parameters.
SUREExposure
Dose reduction based on image quality standards and patient’s size.5
Arrhythmia Detection4
Real-time exposure control to to provide clinicians with information for a diagnostic study.
Real-Time Beat Control
Real-time heart rate monitoring and exposure timing.6
phaseXact
Motion-free, automatic optimal cardiac phase reconstruction.
Deep Learning Reconstruction
Sharp and clear images with reduced noise enabled by Super Resolution2 across most studies with PIQE1 1024 DLR, and cardiac motion correction with CLEAR Motion1, 3.
1 Option / Depending on system configuration.
2 PIQE is designed to fully utilize the maximum resolution of the detector.
3 CLEAR Motion is available for Cardiac and Lung on the Aquilion ONE.
4 Arrhythmia Detection available on the Aquilion ONE Platform.
5 Determined by scanogram.
6 Depending on the scan mode selected.
Canon has a platform to meet today's needs
Canon Medical has harmonized Cardiac CT solutions featuring consistency in image quality, dose and patient care across the Aquilion CT Family. Based on the clinical application, Canon has a CT Cardiac platform to meet today’s needs.
1 Option / Depending on system configuration.
2 PIQE is designed to fully utilize the maximum resolution of the detector.
3 CLEAR Motion is available for Cardiac and Lung on the Aquilion ONE.
4 Prospective gating scan mode available on the Aquilion Serve SP, Aquilion Exceed LB, and the Aquilion ONE family of scanners.
5 CTA/CFA Modulated scan modes available.
Precise IQ Engine (PIQE)*
Super Resolution1
PIQE* 1024 DLR maximizes the inherent resolution of the detector to deliver Super Resolution1 images without compromising image noise or dose, with improved spatial resolution for Cardiac CTA exams.
* Option
1 PIQE is designed to fully utilize the maximum resolution of the detector
Image Courtesy of Hanaoka Seishu Memorial Hospital, Japan
Without PIQE
With PIQE
Clearer with Motion Correction
CLEAR Motion1, 2
A raw data-based integrated Deep Learning Reconstruction (DLR) algorithm with a seamless workflow for cardiac and lung imaging.
- Compatible with Super Resolution3 PIQE1 1024 DLR, and AiCE DLR for integrated motion correction, noise and dose reduction.
CLEAR Motion OFF*
CLEAR Motion ON*
1 Option.
2 CLEAR Motion is available for Cardiac and Lung on the Aquilion ONE.
3 PIQE is designed to fully utilize the maximum resolution of the detector.
Courtesy of Dr. Chen, National Institute of Health, USA.
Cardiac Excellence with a wide-area CT.*
* Available with the Aquilion ONE family of CT systems
Step 1:
Volumetric CACS
Step 2:
Volumetric CTA
Step 3:
Volumetric CTP
SURECardio
ONE-Beat*
Coronaries, wall motion, ejection fraction and functional analysis in ONE heart beat.
* Available with the Aquilion ONE family of CT systems
SURECardio
Prospective CTA*
Acquires a Cardiac CTA with volumetric temporal resolution and contrast uniformity in ONE 0.275 sec rotation of the gantry and within ONE heartbeat.
* Available with the Aquilion ONE family of CT systems
Compensate for coronary motion.
Cardiac Adaptive Motion Correction
AMC is an adaptive motion correction algorithm that enhances the visibility of the coronary segments with motion.
- Reducing cardiac motion for patients with higher heart rates
- Compensate for motion within coronaries
SURECardio
Volume Arrhythmia Detection
A reproducible diagnostic study with every cardiac scan.
Volume Arrhythmia detection will automatically adapt the scan protocol for unstable or higher heart rates, to ensure image quality that can help facilitate a diagnosis.
Single Energy Metal Artifact Reduction.
SEMAR for Cardiac CT
Improved image quality.
SEMAR (Single Energy Metal Artifact Reduction) utilizes a reconstruction technique to reduce metallic artifacts, improving visualization of implants, supporting bone and the adjacent soft tissues to help physicians provide a clearer and more confident diagnosis.
SURECardio
Multi Segment Reconstruction
Prospective, automated for higher heart rates.
SURECardio
Wide Volume CTA
Extended dynamic volumetric scanning.
Wide volume scanning allows for large anatomical areas (greater than 16 cm) to be covered quickly and to be reconstructed and reviewed in one image data set.
SURECardio
Structural Heart Interventional Planning
Volumetric, Ultra Helical combined.
The ability to scan multiple vascular territories with CT is used to plan complex interventional procedures like TAVI or TAVR, where gating is needed through the heart and not through the abdominal aorta and femoral arteries.
Ultra-Helical CTA Aorta for access and valve placement planning.
Enables multiple specialized studies within a single scan.
vHP 3-Phase (vHP3)*
vHP 3-Phase* allows three scans to be performed in a single acquisition, seamlessly transitioning between scan parameters optimized for each body region. vHP 3-Phase has potential for less contrast media** and lower radiation dose by providing the flexibility to seamlessly transition:
- Between ECG Gating on and off during a cardiac scan
- Between dose and image quality during a CAP scan
- Between fast and detailed pitch during a trauma scan
* Available on Aquilion ONE / INSIGHT Edition, Aquilion ONE / PRISM Edition, and Aquilion Serve SP.
** Optimization of contrast usage is only recommended within the dosing ranges that appear in approved iodinated contrast drug labeling.
