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Product Data Sheet – Rev 10
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LightSpeed VCT
LightSpeed VCT / LightSpeed VCT XTe
GE Healthcare
Milwaukee, USA - Fax: 1 262 544 3384
Tokyo, Japan - Fax: 81 425 85 5490
Paris, France - Fax: 33 1 30 70 94 35
A preprogrammed selection of AutoView and Image Review Layouts
allow simple customization of the image presentation to match the
anatomical area of interest - without the complexity of free-form
“windows”.
ImageWorks™ provides instant access to advanced image processing
features such as MIP, MPR, MPVR, Volume Viewer 3.1*, AVA Xpress*,
CT Perfusion 4* – Neuro or Multi-Organ, DentaScan*, CardIQ Xpress 2.0
Plus*, Advantage CTC Pro*, CardEP*, Neuro 3D Filter, ASIR Review*,
Add/Subtract and AutoBone Xpress*.
Background filming allows use of the full screen for AutoView and image
review/processing without interruption when auto or batch filming.
Special “one touch” controls provide on-screen viewing of camera
progress during AutoFilm without disrupting other image processes in
progress.
ProView™ visualization algorithms available to enhance anatomical
structures without additional image reconstruction time.
Application Auto-Launch for Neuro 3D Filters provides the ability to
prescribe the automatic application of the prescribed filter prior to the
scan acquisition.
Operator console convenient to place in suite.
- Computer, image processor and image reconstruction hardware
completely integrated in base of console - no separate computer
cabinet to site;
- Split console table top allows unrestricted patient viewing while still
supporting 2 large color LCD monitors;
- Front and back work surfaces can be set during installation within a
range of vertical heights that help accommodate a variety of siting
requirements - especially surrounding the height of the console
relative to the window into the scanning suite.
Direct network connection means a multi-suite Ethernet card is not
required for a gateway out of the suite - saving costs and simplifying
installation.
Learning Solutions provides an on-line Operator manual detailing
system operation via a multi-media CD-ROM player integrated into the
media tower. Learning Solutions can also be accessed on a stand -alone
PC providing flexibility and productivity for on demand learning of
system operation.
Scan Modes
The LightSpeed VCT/VCT XTe system can perform virtually any clinical
application due to its wide variety of scan modes.
Helical:
Continuous 360° scanning with table incrementation and no interscan
delay.
Scans can be acquired in a wide variety of speeds.
Axial:
Up to 64 contiguous axial slices acquired simultaneously with each 360°
rotation, with the time between scans set by the user-selected interscan
delay (ISD) or intergroup delay (IGD).
Scans may be easily clustered in groups to allow multiple scans in a
single breath hold.
Minimum scan-to-scan cycle time of only 1.0 second with table moves
of 10 mm (any scan time).
Cine:
Up to 64 contiguous axial slices acquired simultaneously with each 360°
rotation.
Minimum scan-to-scan cycle time of only 1.0 second with table moves
of 10 mm.
Half-scan imaging and segmented reconstruction is supported with
acquisitions times of 0.65 times that of the scan speed.
Scout™:
Single radiographic plane for scan localization and graphical prescription
of prospective reconstruction;
Extended range matches helical scannable range.
Typical scan protocols include (with VT2000 Table):
Chest/Ab/
Pelvis
Peripheral
Run-Off
High-Res
Chest
ECG-Gated
Cardiac
Coverage (mm) 600 1,700 200 120
Rotation (s) 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.35
Mode (mm) 64 x 0.625 64 x 0.625 64 x 0.625 64 x 0.625
Pitch 1.375:1 1.375:1 1.375:1 0.22:1
mA 550 600 380 450
mAs 220 300 190 158
Speed (mm/s) 137.5 110 137.5 25.1
Scan Time (s) 4.36 12.8 1.45 4.8
The net result is that in many cases, helical scans are up to 4 times faster
than 16-slice CT systems. With the LightSpeed VCT/VCT XTe, users can
routinely use a 0.40 second, or 0.35 second scan speed for cardiac, and
nominal 0.516:1, 0.984:1, and 1.375:1 helical pitches. This added
performance, at the same image quality, may allow you to: perform better
thin-slice CT angiography exams, use thinner slices for most exams, and
perform longer helical exams without tube cooling delays.
Helical Scans
Slip ring technology has advanced axial scanning by enabling scans with
zero interscan delay and simultaneous table movement.
Helical Multi-Slice Modes
Simplified scan prescriptions and easy-to-use default protocols make the
LightSpeed VCT/VCT XTe fast and efficient in patient set up.
Multi-slice acquisitions and short intergroup delays significantly reduce
potential mis-registration between scans by increasing the number of
scans possible in a patient breath hold.
Helical protocols are almost identical to “classical” axial scan protocols. At
the beginning of a study, the operator selects the type of exam with the
anatomical programmer, and indicates the desired scan range - either
manually, or from a Scout.
After completing the prescribed exam, the system remains ready to
continue with additional helical scans or a set of axial scans.
The operator may reconstruct helical scans prospectively with up to 90%
overlap, and retrospectively, at any arbitrary table location in 0.1 mm
increments.