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Visualization System has Clinical Applications for CT Colonography and PET/CT Fusion

By HospiMedica staff writers
Posted on 28 Jun 2007
A visualization system's three-dimensional (3D) software further enhances the digital imaging workflow with its integration into picture archiving communications system (PACS) and its ease of use, which allow radiologists to increase their efficiency and report studies faster. More...


The new Voxar 3D suite with Version 6.3 software comes with a full set of integrated clinical applications, including Voxar 3D ColonMetrix for computed tomography (CT) colonography and Voxar 3D positron emission tomography- (PET)-CT Fusion for the interpretation of whole body fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) oncology studies.

Barco (Kortrijk, Belgium) has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) pre-market clearance for the latest version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualization suite

In addition, Voxar 3D ColonMetrix provides users with powerful, graphics processing unit- (GPU)-accelerated automatic centerline finding. This makes it possible for radiologists and gastroenterologists to fly through prone and supine colon images smoothly and quickly. An integrated gravity function keeps the camera position aligned with the scanner table to facilitate spatial understanding as the user flies through the colon. This full set of powerful, automated features allows radiologists to interpret a colon study and generate a report typically within 10 minutes.

The 3D PET/CT Fusion is a new clinical application that supports the effective interpretation of whole body FDG oncology studies and allows real-time interaction with PET/CT images. It enables radiologists to accurately and efficiently blend PET and CT studies to combine anatomic and functional images for rapid lesion analysis and characterization.

The powerful automation and visualization tools of Voxar 3D PET/CT Fusion make the detection and interpretation of lesions in PET/CT imaging fast and accurate. Furthermore, the system provides an automated workflow for hotspot triangulation and calculation, and display of standard uptake values. An advanced attenuation correction algorithm compensates for the difference in intensity between structures deep in the body and structures close to the surface.

Both ColonMetrix and PET/CT Fusion provide Barco's Live Images ‘saved state' functionality, a feature that allows users to save a case at any time and return to it later to carry on reading precisely where they left off.


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