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Cardiac Functions
Technology Supporting Routine Cardiac CT Examinations
CardioConductor
Automatic Calculation of Imaging and Image Reconstruction Conditions
This is a function*1 that captures the heart rate range during breath-holding practice and automatically calculates the imaging conditions and image reconstruction conditions based on ECG waveform data. The operator can easily check whether the automatically calculated imaging conditions are appropriate or not with the displayed temporal resolution graph. The condition setting modes include auto, semi-auto, and manual, which can be selected according to the purpose.
IntelliEC Cardiac
Modulation Setting of X-ray Radiation Dose
This function allows for an adjustment of the X-ray radiation dose based on ECG information. It reduces radiation exposure in cardiac CT examinations by imaging cardiac phases other than the resting phase of the heart with a lower X-ray dose.
Since the modulation of the tube current can be set up to two phases, it can also be set to match the resting phases of middiastole and end-systole.
Reconstructed cardiac phase 75%
120kV, 0.35sec/rot, Beam Pitch 0.1719
CardioHarmony
Automatic Selection of a Cardiac Phase with Less Heart Motion
This function automatically selects a cardiac phase with the least heart motion after cardiac CT imaging. The amount of motion in each cardiac phase was calculated*2 based on the collected data and ECG information, and the cardiac phase with the least motion was selected as the appropriate reconstruction condition. CardioHarmony reduces the time required for finding the appropriate cardiac phase and image reconstruction necessary after cardiac CT imaging.
- *1 Checking setting, and adjustment by the operator required depending on the conditions used.
- *2 Calculated conditions require checking and adjustment by the operator.
Other Functions
The Next Stage Leading to the Future for All
Operations can be performed in a natural posture.
It supports 11 languages, which are also linked to auto voice, and displays examination guidance and navigation of the breath-hold timing. It also supports sign language, leading to a pleasant examination that meets various requirement.
The indicator that informs the patient of the timing for holding the breath during the examination is mounted at three easy-to-see locations in the gantry. Aiming to reassure patients ranging from children to the elderly, the indicator informs the patient both by text display and auto voice.
Eco mode
Reducing Power Consumption during Standby
The On-time Standby function reduces power consumption by up to 47.0% compared to the unused state by controlling units built into the gantry. In addition, the Off-time mode function, which disconnects power while maintaining detector characteristics, reduces standby power consumption by up to 72.7% compared to unused state.
Sentinel Customer Support
24 Hours a Day, 365 Days a Year Monitoring by IoT
Our sales, application, maintenance/service personnel, and Sentinel Customer Support, our remote maintenance program, will continue to monitor your CT systems even after installation.
We will provide long-term support to maintain and improve the environment of CT systems by evolving functions on a daily basis, such as monitoring 24 hours a day, 365 days a year through IoT, while detecting signs of failure to prevent them from occurring in advance.
