The ability to rapidly deliver high-resolution images has made CT a core imaging modality across healthcare today. Corresponding with its greater use and growing applications, brings heightened concerns over patient safety due to radiation exposure.
Sharing these concerns, Canon brings innovative and intelligent technologies supporting automation and dose-saving to achieve the minimum amount of radiation necessary to accomplish the diagnostic task at hand to keep patient risk As Low As Reasonably Possible (ALARA).
* Depending on system configuration.
1 Based on a study performed at Hakujyuji Hospital, Japan with 40 cases, 10 technologists comparing manual scan planning on Aquilion ONE with automatic scan planning on Serve for body examinations.
2 Based on an ALD evaluation of 240 3D Landmark scans (40 Head, 200 Body) 3D landmark scan data. Cases in which the relevant anatomic landmark(s) were not present (9) were excluded. 97% accuracy is based on results within +/- 1 cm of target start, end, and FOV position, confirmed by two experienced CT Technologists.
3 SURESubtraction Iodine Mapping and Bone Removal.
* Option
1 PIQE is designed to fully utilize the maximum resolution of the detector.
2 Requires New User Experience.
The beam shaping energy filter leverages the photon-attenuating properties of silver to selectively remove low-energy photons from a polychromatic X-ray beam, leaving an optimized energy spectrum.
* Not all options/features may be available across all systems/configurations.
1 Depending on system configuration.
2 Courtesy of Dr. M Chen, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, USA.
3 Courtesy of Dr. Bull, Bournemouth, UK.
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 media1 and lower radiation dose by providing the flexibility to seamlessly transition:
* Option, Available on Aquilion ONE / INSIGHT Edition, Aquilion ONE / Prism Edition, Aquilion ONE / GENESIS Edition, Aquilion Serve SP and Aquilion Prime SP
1 Optimization of contrast usage is only recommended within the dosing ranges that appear in approved iodinated contrast drug labeling.
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