Aquilion LB–16 Slice CT From Toshiba Widening Patient Care

TThe introduction of an 8 slice CT system in 2000 enabled shorter scan times, but did not yet provide improved longitudinal resolution(the thinnest collimation was 8 x 1.25 mm). The later was achieved with the introduction of 16-slice CT, which made it possible to routinely acquire substantial anatomic volumes with isotropic sub millimeter spatial resolution. Improved longitudinal resolution goes hand in hand with considerably reduced scan times that enable high quality examinations in severely debilitated and severely dyspneic patients. CTAs in particular benefit from the gain in spatial resolution and clinical praxis suggest the potential of 16 slice CT to replace conventional catheter examinations for many indications. ECG-gated cardiac scanning is enhanced by both, improved temporal resolution achieved by gantry rotation times down to 0.375 s and improved spatial resolution.

Along with outstanding image high quality in all diagnostic programs and oncology related programs, the Aquilion LB may be the first Wide Area CT scanner with a Seventy cm scan area and a 90 centimetres wide bore, growing diagnostic anatomical protection for optimized prognosis and treatment. The Sixteen slice Aquilion LB functions the industry's biggest gantry aperture of 90 centimetres and the industry's biggest scan field associated with 70 cm, addressing more anatomy along with greater accuracy seen before.  The unique Seventy cm scan area, up to 40 percent more than other large lose interest CT systems, ensures exceptional image quality over the entire image as well as eliminating hidden physiological areas for enhanced diagnoses, simulation as well as planning. Only the Aquilion Pound delivers a true Area of View of Seventy cm without needing extrapolation algorithms by virtue of Toshiba's famous Quantum Detector technologies. 

Uncompromised use in Radiotherapy planning is actually assured by the distinctive design of the Aquilion Pound. In order to address the actual oncology market effectively as well as professionally, Toshiba Healthcare Systems decided to cooperate with leading experts in the Radiotherapy market, like the company CMS, with regard to CT Simulation, and the businesses LAP Laser & A2J, each specialized in LASER placement devices. As for the utilization of patient positioning add-ons, the Aquilion LB could be delivered with specific Radiotherapy tabletops, fitting a wide range of placement aids, e.grams. from Medtec or Sinmed (each acquired by CIVCO).

Flexibility in all diagnostic programs
The Aquilion LB assists you to scan accurately individuals of all sizes in various jobs and delivers for these reasons unmatched clinical overall performance.Whether it is for stress patients, or for anaesthetized individuals the large aperture, the Ninety cm bore combined with long scanning selection of 1.75 michael bears practically absolutely no limitations. Volumetric chest examinations can easily be completed inside a single breath maintain. The combination of the Thirty-two mm detector thickness and 0.5-second checking allows up to Ninety six mm to be examined per second.Whole-body Stress examinations are obtained in less after that 20 seconds due to the long checking range of 1.75m and also the high scanning pace.Whether the scanner is going to be used for day-to-day diagnostic exams, or whether the scanning device will be put into procedure into an oncology division, you are assured of the greatest possible clinical end result at all times.

• Optimized patient access
• Optimized planning information
• Optimized patient comfort
• Optimized patient dose
• Optimized diagnostic image quality
• Optimized patient throughput

PRICE Aquilion LB–16 Slice CT

The system carries a list price of $1.4 million to $1.7 million.

Key Features

• 90 cm wide bore
• Enabling a breast board tilt of up to 25 degrees
• Radiotherapy table top* with indexed patient positioning system (IPPS)
• Scan range of 175 or 194** cm
• Low noise direct drive for 0.5 sec/rotation
• Maximum 70 cm scan Field of View with full image quality
• Up to 85 cm display Field of View reconstruction for oncology applications
• 0.35 mm voxel resolution
• Versatile in scan slice width: 16 x 0.5 mm, 16 x 1.0 mm or 16 x 2.0 mm
• Quantum detector material with highest sensitivity for best low contrast resolution (2mm at 3 HU)
• Powerful X-ray tube: 7.5 MHU MEGACOOL
• SUREExposure, advanced body contour dose reduction technology
• Quantum Denoising Software, dramatically reducing exposure dose, while maintaining image quality
• Boost3D is a separate filter algorithm developed  for regions with high attenuation and can be combined with other filter as standard QDS.
• Varian RPM* camera for 4D respirator gated imaging (prospective or retrospective)
• Unique full automatic 4D multiphase reconstruction* (no xml-file import required)* Option
  ** Developed by Sinmed (acquired by CIVCO to match Toshiba’s Aquilion LB

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