Future Of Diagnostic Imaging

A Look Into The Next Decade

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(Part 2)

Cardiovascular futures are dynamic

Bi-Plane flat panel systems

Interactive 3D

“CT-like” capabilities in Angio

Integrated imaging in the Lab… Angio + CT

Catheter-based sensing

Real-time navigation and tracking

X-Ray / MR Fusion

*Works In progress

TOMORROW:Organ In ARotation

EBCT“Freeze Heart

Motion”

“Screening”

16 Slice“Faster & Thinner”

“Cardiac & Lung”

Coverage“No Compromise

Applications”

Displace DIACath?

Volume CTGame Changer… “Function & Structure”

“Cancer & Cardiac”• Proactive • Diagnosis• Follow-up

8 Slice• Faster scans• Twice the

coverage

• “Low Dose”• Color Coding

for Kids

30% 35% 40% 50%Dose Reduction

AcquisitionSpeed

4 Slice4 Slice

3X 6X 15X

TODAY:Body In a

Breath Hold

• 20mm Coverage• Sub-second Scan

• 40-160mm Coverage• Millisecond Scan• Physiological Gating

• Unique X-Ray Sources• Fusion

FUTURE:Multi-Dimension

Analysis

Technology

CT Roadmap

Body in aBreath Hold

Organ in aRotation

Multi-DimensionAnalysis

3D3D 4D4D 4D4D++

• 3D Isotropic Reading• CAD & Auto Segmentation• Vessel Tracking

• Real Time Image Processing• Shift from Static to Dynamic• Temporal CAD

• Data Fusion• Multi-parameter color• Parametric CAD

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• CTA : Body, Neuro, Cardiac, Peripheral

• Multi-Phase Liver• Lung, Colon Cancer

• 4D CT & CT DSA• Total Organ Perfusion• Comprehensive Cardiac

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ns • Organ Function

• Tissue Characterization• Molecular Imaging

Vision of CT