Look for GE Healthcare to emphasize recent introductions in its Signa HD scanner family, as well as new advancements that range from a technique designed to reduce motion artifacts to a method for assessing articular cartilage integrity.
The Signa HD scanners are available in three configurations: two models at 1.5 tesla, the Signa HDe and Signa HDx, and a 3-tesla model, Signa HDx 3.0T. The HDx versions are high-end machines for advanced clinical performance, while the HDe configuration is designed for customers who need a small installation footprint and a quick return on investment, the company said.
CartiGram is a new noninvasive method for assessing articular cartilage density, the company said, allowing clinicians to better visualize collagen fiber network loss or degradation that translates into focal T2 increase.
GE is ramping up its offerings in interventional neuro imaging with a new generation of intraoperative surgical suite technology. The suite uses 3D imaging to plan, navigate, and validate treatments to increase the accuracy and speed of interventions while improving patient outcomes, the company said.
On the coil side, look for GE to tout a new Signa HDx head, neck, and spine array that uses high-density radiofrequency technology and an advanced design to place the highest density of coil elements in the imaging field-of-view to maximize image quality
By Brian Casey
AuntMinnie.com staff writer
November 1, 2006
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