Asteion Multi, 29 September 2003
“CVR”
TSX-021A/3G 48kW, Barco
TSX-021A/3K 48kW, Eizo
TSX-021A/5K 36kW, Barco
TSX-021A/5O 36kW, Eizo
All DDR
All four slices
Computed
Volume
Radiology
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Real Multislice CT
4 slices / rotation
Sub-Second Scan Aspire-CI
0.75 sec full scan
RTH 12frames/sec
Half-mm Slice
0.5mm slice
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Due to the Fast scan speed of the Aquilion CT scanner,
NO Cardiac Motion Artifacts are seen on the 0.3 sec partial scan
1sec 0.75sec 0.5sec 0.3sec
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Multislice detector:
Four slices per revolution
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Significantly short exam time
1 sec. Single-slice 0.75 sec. Multislice
10mm-slice 8mm/HP6.0
30cm in 30sec 30cm in 4.7 sec
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Improved Z-Resolution
1 sec. Single-slice 0.75 sec. MultiｰSlice
10mm-slice 5mm/HP3.0 0.5mm/HP3.0
30cm in 30sec 30cm in 15sec 4cm in 20sec
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Single Slice Detector
Beam trimmer
Detector
Principle Multi-Slice Detector
i o n
t
D i re c
Z
Multi
Multi
4 x 0.5mm
15 x 1mm 15 x 1mm
24CH.
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33,296 ch
TOSHIBA
32mm at iso center
16 x 1.25mm
GE
16CH.
LIGHTSPEED QX/i
20mm
1mm
1. 5mm 1.5mm
2. 5mm 2. 5mm
5mm 5mm
Comparison of Detectors
PICKER
SIEMENS
20mm
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TOSHIBA GE LightSpeed QX/i
0.5 - 8 mm Helical 4 slices 1.25/ 2.5/ 3.75/ 5mm 4 slices
10mm 2 slices 6.75/ 7.5/ 8.75/10mm 2 slices
8 slice width selection
1.25 mm
0.5 mm
16 channels
34 channels
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TOSHIBA SIEMENS/ MARCONI
0.5 - 8 mm Helical 4 slices (ELSCINT)
10mm 2 slices 1/ 2.5/ 5 mm 4 slices
8 slice width selection 0.5/ 8 mm 2 slices
1 mm
0.5 mm
8 channels
34 channels
Comparison of 0.5mm
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GE SIEMENS TOSHIBA
Marconi
Upper collimator
Post collimator
Matrix-type
Accuracy of slice thickness
depends only on upper For narrow (0.5mm) and Can get most accuracy
collimator and it is bad. large slice, accuracy is data for slice thickness,
Also, penumbra and lots of not good. Only 2 slices even for narrow or large
scatters are acquired. And, are simultaneous. slice. Moreover, 4 slices
only 2 slices are simultaneous. are simultaneous !
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Standard Geometry vs Short Geometry
①comparison at 5mm slice thickness
②Comparison at same corn angle (8mm)
Partial VolumeArtifact
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Short Geometry
Causes big distortion
= Artifact / Bad image quality
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Why Standard Geometry ???
>>> Less distortion
= Less artifact
Good image quality
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Helical Pitch
= Table Slide / Beam Slice Thickness
L (mm/rev.)
Beam Slice Thickness : Table Slide
(mm) ２nd 3rd
１st rot. z direction
0°
180°
360°
Direct data
View angle
Complementary data
(central channel)
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Single-slice CT 360 degree Interpolation
Z direction
0
180
360
(degree) Table Position to be
reconstructed
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Single-slice CT 180 degree Interpolation
Z direction
0
180
360
Slice orbit
(degree) Table Position to be (Complementary data)
reconstructed
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Helical Scan in Multi-slice CT
Complementary data
Beam slice thickness 3rd Rotation
2nd Rotation 1 2
1st Rotation 1 2 3 4 Real data
1 2 3 3 4
0 4
180
360
Reconstruction slice plane
FW Multiple Point Interpolation
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Filter Width = Image Slice Thickness
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
0 0
180 180
360 360
FW： 3mm FW： 5mm
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Image Quality Changes with Different FW
Beam Slice Thickness: 1mm
1mm 3mm 5mm
FW１ FW５
By changing FW, Image slice thickness can be set within
1 to 5 times thicker than the original beam slice thickness
(Max. 20mm)
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Helical Scan in Single-slice CT
0°
180°
360°
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Helical Scan in Single-slice CT
0°
180°
360°
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Helical Scan in Multi-slice CT Helical pitch = 4.0
0°
180°
360°
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Helical Scan in Multi-slice CT Helical pitch = 4.0
0°
180°
360°
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Helical Scan in Multi-slice CT Helical pitch = 4.5
4.5
0°
180°
360°
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Helical Scan in Multi-slice CT Helical pitch = 4.5
4.5
0°
180°
360°
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Helical Scan in Multi-slice CT Helical pitch = 3.0
3.0
0°
180°
360°
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Helical Scan in Multi-slice CT Helical pitch = 3.0
3.0
0°
180°
360°
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Helical Pitch versus Image Quality
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
2.5
good Temporal Resolution
wide Scan Range
good
Image Noise
Isotropic same
good good
Helical Artifact
3 5 ~ 5.5
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Standard Geometry vs Short Geometry
①comparison at 5mm slice thickness
②Comparison at same corn angle (8mm)
Partial VolumeArtifact
Specifications Overview
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Components
• Installation area 20 m2
• Components 4
• Gantry
• Couch
• Console (2 monitor)
• Transformer
Outstanding Patient Handling
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Gantry & Couch
Easy accessibility
• Home position for Gantry and Couch
• Tilting of 30º
• Gantry aperture, 72 cm
• Remote control of
• Gantry/Couch
Specifications Overview
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Patient couch
• Min. couch height 30cm
• Couch-top width 47cm
• Couch-top stroke 182cm
• Scannable range 140 (metal-less couch)
High Throughput
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High Performance X-Ray Tube
• Waiting times are
reduced by a full metal anode
for most effective heat-
distribution.
• Image quality is
improved through a very stable
rotation, which could be realised
through a hydro-dynamic bearing
based upon Gallium, a liquid metal alloy .
High Throughput
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High Performance X-Ray Tube
• Waiting times are
reduced by a full metal anode
for most effective heat-
distribution.
• Image quality is
improved through a very stable
rotation, which could be realised
through a hydro-dynamic bearing
based upon Gallium, a liquid metal alloy .
Reduction in dose
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Advanced Technology
Focussed on Reducing Exposure
Highly sensitive SSD detector with “Direct-Reflecting” technology
• 99 % photon capture efficiency
• 896 channels
Scintillator Reflector
Photon Light
Reflector
Reduction of examination-times
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DAS/SSD
Highest Quality Images at 0.75 second scan-time
• Density resolution : 3 mm at 0.2%
• Spatial resolution : 0.27 mm (18lp/cm)
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“Isotropic”
Precise 1mm slice profile
Z-Direction with beam trimmer Z-direction
= Better 3-D image
(Competitors)
3 axis same shape
TOSHIBA
Multi
Half-millimeter slice thickness
【Longitudinal(Z-axis) Resolution】
2.5mm/rot 4.5mm/rot 6.0mm/rot
0.6mm 0.5mm 0.4mm 0.3mm
Expandability & Economy
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Innovative 3D Functions*
A new Generation in Diagnostic Imaging
• Developed by TOSHIBA
• Revolutionary new 3-D
Processing Algorithms
• Shaded Volume Rendering for strong 3-D “feel”
•Setting the desired degree of opacity
•Shadows using the gray scale level of each voxel.
* optional
Reduction of examination-times
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Reconstruction Power
• Image Reconstr. time 0.5 s
• Real-time Helical Scan 8 fr./sec. (max 12 fr)
Specification Overview
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Impressive performance
• Generator power 48kW (Option 54/60kw)*
• Tube current 10 to 400 mA (Option 450 or 500mA)*
• Tube voltage 80, 100, 120, 135kV
• Tube capacity 4.0MHU (6.5MHu)*
• Tube cooling rate 864 kHU/min (924 kHU/min)*
* 6.5MHu and 54/60kw must be a set.
Specification Overview
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Impressive performance
• Scan Time (sec.) 0.5*, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 , 3.0
• Max. FOV (cm) 50
• Gantry aperture (cm) 72
• Gantry tilt +/- 30°
• Detector Solid State Detector
• Number of channels 896 x 34rows
• Slices Thickness 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 x 4 rows
Specifications Overview
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Image display & storage
• Display monitor 21” color x 2 monitors
• Hard disk capacity 45 Gbyte
• Image data 16,000
• Raw data 4,000 rot.
• Magn. Opt. Disc 2.4 Gbyte (9,600 images)
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Data Handling
Automatic Reconstruction
of MPR after the scan
Axial
Sagittal
Coronal
“Multi View”
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Data Handling
“Cine View”
Continuous sliding of the images
by dragging the mouse
Speed(reference)
Image display： 20 pieces/sec (0.05sec/ piece)
Retrieving ： 0.2sec/ piece (Image can be displayed piece by piece)
Wider field of clinical applications
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Real-Time Technology
• RealTime Helical scanning at 8 frames/sec.
• Sure Start, Contrast-Capture, automatic or manual
Sub-second High-Quality Imaging
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RealTime Helical CT *
8 frames/sec.
Scan start
0.125 sec.
0.5 sec.
1 sec.
• RealTime Helical images, every : 0.125 sec.
• Viewing rate : 8 frames/sec
• Delay-time, just : 0.375 sec.
Sub-second High-Quality Imaging
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RealTime Helical CT*
• 0.125 second reconstruction (Aspire CI)*
You can watch the scanned images in real-time at a
speed of 8 frames per second.
♦ Minimal and adequate scan range
♦ Watching the result Scan start
0.125 sec.
♦ Contrast effect
♦ Movement 0.5 sec.
♦ Patient throughput
1 sec.
♦ Quick decision
♦ Emergency cases
♦ Minimal dose / tube burden
Reduce Contrast medium?
Since whole liver can be scanned even in 2 sec, all the slice may miss the timing
→ SureStart is indispensable
HU 2sec
SEC
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Advanced SureStart
ROI Setting Monitoring scanning Graph Display（Realtime）
Scan start
Real Time Recon.
Wider field of clinical applications
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RealTime Technology
SureStart
• Ensures precise timing
of contrast studies resulting
in dramatic savings.
• Potential savings of
25 - 40 cc. per exam.
• Assuming a cost of $0.75 per cc. of contrast, with 15 contrast
exams per day, 260 days per year , you can save
$73,125 - $117,000 annually * (source USA 12/’
12/’97)
Expandability & Economy
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CT Fluoroscopy
Interventional CT Radiology
• Aspire CT , CT Fluoroscopy
• Real-Time Interventional CT
• Precise allocation of target
• Quick, and safe procedure
• Low current X-Ray
• 8 frames / sec.
• 100 sec. continuous exposure
• Reducing hospitalization costs
* option
Expandability & Economy
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CT Fluoroscopy
Clinical cases
CTF Liver CTF Lung
CTF Brain CTF Nerve-block
* option
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Multislice CT Fluoro
◇ 3 plane reconstruction and display
◇ display : 8 frames/sec x slices
◇ reconstruction : 0.125 x 3 slices
◇ better accuracy for injection
◇ shorter operation (injection) time
◇ more safe
* option
Unsurpassed connectivity
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Wide range of connectivity
Other
Modal
ity RIS
♦ DICOM Storage SCU
HIS
Syste PACS
m
Color
Printer DICOM
♦ DICOM Print SCU Laser ALATO
Imager VIEW
Toshiba
♦ DICOM MWM * CT
Network
Auklet
Xvision/
GX
Ethernet
♦ DICOM Q/R SCP *
Aquilion
♦ DICOM Q/R SCU *
Asteion
* Works in Progress, future option
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Sub-second High Quality Imaging
High throughput
MULTISLICE
Outstanding Patient Handling
Advanced Technology for optimal Image Quality
“CVR” Outstanding operability
Focussed on reducing exposure
Unsurpassed connectivity
Expandability & Economy
