In CT highlights, Philips is further diversifying its product portfolio with a 128-slice version of its iCT scanner, and the company is also bringing to North America a line of 16-slice systems currently sold internationally.
Brilliance iCT SP is a 128-detector-row system that gives customers a more value-oriented option to the company's flagship 256-slice iCT model. The scanner can also be upgraded to 256 slices as a facility's needs change, according to Philips.
The system sports a 0.27-sec gantry rotation speed and can be sited in 365 sq ft. It features Philips' Smart Focal Spot x-ray tube technology, which improves sampling density for enhanced spatial resolution in all exams, the company said.
Other features include the company's Nano-Panel detector design, which enables large area coverage for fast exams in clinical applications such as coronary artery imaging, lung scanning, and brain perfusion. Philips has also included its Eclipse DoseWise collimator on the scanner to reduce radiation dose.
The 16-slice product family, MX, is being displayed in North America for the first time, Philips said. The scanner is already sold internationally, and is ideal for customers who want to replace a current scanner or buy a second system but face economic constraints.
MX systems perform routine clinical applications such as CT angiography and are also appropriate for dental planning and virtual colonoscopy. The MX line is pending 510(k) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
On the software side, Philips is highlighting new software applications for its Brilliance Workspace console, as well as Brilliance Everywhere thin-client software. The company is promoting automated features and new clinical applications for liver analysis, cardiac plaque assessment (shown as a work-in-progress), and whole-body bone removal for advanced vessel analysis.
The company is also touting its Perspective Filet View software for virtual colonoscopy studies. The application unfolds colon images, displaying the colon flat like a landscape in a 3D manner, which helps avoid "blind spots" created by folds. Philips claims the software can improve accuracy and reduce reading times for physicians.
Brilliance iCT SP is a 128-detector-row system that gives customers a more value-oriented option to the company's flagship 256-slice iCT model. The scanner can also be upgraded to 256 slices as a facility's needs change, according to Philips.
The system sports a 0.27-sec gantry rotation speed and can be sited in 365 sq ft. It features Philips' Smart Focal Spot x-ray tube technology, which improves sampling density for enhanced spatial resolution in all exams, the company said.
Other features include the company's Nano-Panel detector design, which enables large area coverage for fast exams in clinical applications such as coronary artery imaging, lung scanning, and brain perfusion. Philips has also included its Eclipse DoseWise collimator on the scanner to reduce radiation dose.
The 16-slice product family, MX, is being displayed in North America for the first time, Philips said. The scanner is already sold internationally, and is ideal for customers who want to replace a current scanner or buy a second system but face economic constraints.
MX systems perform routine clinical applications such as CT angiography and are also appropriate for dental planning and virtual colonoscopy. The MX line is pending 510(k) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
On the software side, Philips is highlighting new software applications for its Brilliance Workspace console, as well as Brilliance Everywhere thin-client software. The company is promoting automated features and new clinical applications for liver analysis, cardiac plaque assessment (shown as a work-in-progress), and whole-body bone removal for advanced vessel analysis.
The company is also touting its Perspective Filet View software for virtual colonoscopy studies. The application unfolds colon images, displaying the colon flat like a landscape in a 3D manner, which helps avoid "blind spots" created by folds. Philips claims the software can improve accuracy and reduce reading times for physicians.
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