GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., launched a new 64-detector-row CT scanner, Optima CT660, at the annual Röntgenkongress in Germany this month.
Optima CT660 is designed to be an all-around CT scanner and is built around GE's adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) technique for scanning at low radiation doses. It also supports the company's volume helical shuttle mode for dynamic 4D volume scans, which yield dynamic coverage up to 31.25 cm.
The scanner is capable of cardiac imaging, has a footprint of 18 sq meters, and includes a color 12-inch monitor designed to enable patients to be introduced into the scanner more easily.
CE Mark certification for Optima CT660 is in progress, GE said.
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