PET/CT Systems
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GE Healthcare Discovery VCT
The Discovery VCT 64-slice, high-resolution imaging
system combines Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computerized Tomography
(CT) technologies to capture views of anatomy and physiological functions.
Examinations are completely thorough yet non-invasive.
The 64-slice GE Healthcare Discovery VCT PET/CT is proving to be indispensable for effective research and product development across multiple disciplines. This technology is a valuable tool in streamlining product development:
- Prescreening for specific anatomy prior to an initial procedure
- Verifying model creation prior to treatment
- Performing noninvasive interim relooks to assess product performance sooner and reduce need for additional time points
- Confirming device patency and position immediately post implant
LyChron currently utilizes Fludeoxyglucose F 18 (FDG F 18) and Rubidium (Rb 82) for imaging. F 18 is used to assess and quantify regional myocardial blood flow, ventricular function or hypertrophy, and myocardial viability, as well as to quantify tumor growth or reduction in response to a treatment. Rb 82 is used to evaluate perfusion and can identify areas of ischemia or infarction. With GE Discovery VCT technology, temporal resolution for the PET is around 0.4 mm/voxel and for the CT is 0.625 mm/slice.
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Upper Left: Confirmation of Bilateral SFA Calcification in Human Anatomical Model, Upper Right: Aortic Aneurysm Creation and Quantification in Swine, Lower Left: Sheep Bronchial Tree Evaluation, Lower Right: Orthopedic Device Evaluation (Used with Client Permission).
Case Study: A company developing a technology for de-bulking herniated discs needed to develop a method for consistently positioning their device in the correct location for optimum treatment. Fluoroscopy did not provide them with high resolution 3-D imaging needed to refine their technique. By imaging the spinal column with LyChron's new PET/CT, high resolution 3-D images were generated that could be evaluated at many different orientations to refine the precise placement technique and transfer that method to the clinical setting.
PET is an imaging technology that uses small amounts of radioisotopes to study physiological functions such as blood flow perfusion, oxygen use, and metabolism before and after treatment.
Left: Left Ventricular Heart Perfusion
Study; Right: Neuro Perfusion Study
Volumetric CT technology uses x-rays to capture internal body images, stitching them together to provide two- or three-dimensional views of higher clarity than those produced with conventional x-ray or three-dimensional fluoroscopy systems. It is especially effective for imaging aneurysms, blood vessels, bones, organs and other soft tissues, as well as the colon and gastrointestinal tract, spinal cord, and brain. The Discovery VCT system has a resolution of 64 slices per centimeter of tissue.
Left: Coronary Arteries; Center: Abdominal Cavity
with Bowel; Right: Abdominal Cavity with Bone
The Discovery VCT system creates functional PET images and anatomic CT images in one session, and can fuse them together and even rotate them 360 degrees for evaluation of novel devices, drugs, and therapies.
Left: PET Image; Center: CT
Image; Right: PET and CT Images Stitched Together
Experience the GE Discovery VCT
Various video and still images courtesy of GE Healthcare
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