AsteionVP_Software, 26 July 2005

AsteionVP
Software
V1.00ER000

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 Contents
• Overview
• Some details
• Not supported functions
• Options
• System configuration
• Calibration
• Miscellaneous
• Data locations
• Logs

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 Software History
V1.78 Single SGI
Multi SGI

V2.00 Multi SGI

V1.40 Aquilion16 SGI

V1.44 A-series Super4

V1.50 Aquilion16 PC

V2.02 Aquilion64 V1.00 AsteionVP

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 Overview
• Software based on V1.50 for Aquilion16 PC
• V2.02 style user interface - Dark colours
• Lay-out of Asteion Super4 - One computer
• Improvements inherited from Multi systems
Filming functions - Including T-Mode
Image processing
Clinical application
3D/MPR (1000 images maximum)
• Scan and Reconstruction conditions optimized for single slice
Detail Parameters
Raw data processing
• CPU reconstruction
No dedicated hardware for reconstruction

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 Some details
• Scan start time - start position - end position setting available
• Concept of Group/Slice for Detail Parameters eliminated
• Multiple reconstruction can be set
• RealEC with desired SD
• Quantum denoising filter - QDF
• Guided Mode - for inexperienced operators - Anatomical Trauma B
• Stack scan
• Helical scan - HP 0.5 - 2.0
• Helical reconstruction - Interpolation-1 360° - Interpolation-2 180°
Helical interpolation-3 HFI - not available
• Helical stack - concept of multi system’s filter width - FW
Max. 10 mm image slice with FW4 - 4x acquisition slice thickness
• SARF - Streak Artifacts Reduction Filter - Selectable by operator

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 Not supported functions
Clinical application
Cardiac function analysis
Position matching tools

Scan system
CT fluoroscopy
Cardiac scan
Breath synchronized scan
Interval scanning in real prep

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 Options
• 0.75s scan - option key VF_SUBSECOND
Standard for Japan - key is supplied with system - CXB200E

• Real Prep - SureStart - option key REAL_PREP

Standard for Japan - key is supplied with system

• 36 kW　generator - option key VF_H36

• 0.8 mm slice - option key VF_S08MM

• 3.5 MHU tube - No option key

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 System configuration
Software loading as with other PC based systems
System configuration as with other PC based systems
System/Model Name: TSX-021B/6
Tube&HFG: CXB-200B/24kW(T) CXB-200B/36kW(T)
CXB-200E/24kW(T) CXB-200E/36kW(T)
CXB-350A/24kW(T) CXB-350A/36kW(T)

36kW displayed only after loading VF_H36 licence

If VF_SUBSECOND licence is loaded

CXB-200B selection disabled
Selection of 0.67s scan in ExamPlan is disabled

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 System configuration
Select and Set the correct System/Model Name: Asteion/VP TSX-021B/6

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 System configuration
Select and Set the correct Tube & HFG

Load licence - all if desired:

• Subsecond - disables CXB-200B selection
• 36 kW HFG

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 Original Exam plans
Have been reviewed and can be used
Edit as necessary

Engineer Utility - Original ExamPlan

If error when loading - recover by:
x:/ wish -f /ct/KBProj/develop/SYSGEN/default_ep

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 Calibration
• Procedure
Acquire NRA - for all FOV - including SS
Acquire Air data for all conditions

• Background
NRA acquires with 1s rotation only
Air adds data for other speeds

• 300 stages can be calibrated - more than enough

• Warm-up flag can be set for each stage for each day of the week

• Calibration data is backed-up on MOD with Site specifics back-up tool

takes about 15 minutes for a full set

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 Miscellaneous
Back-up tool - Site specifics to MOD
MOD is optional - external MOD required for service
Note connection details

DCA
Automatic checks for DAS and GCIF test-patterns and rotation speed

Channel replacement
Similar to that of other PC based systems and Aquilion16
Works in reconstruction - quick test available after setting
test mode - check load-rec-const on - re-reconstruct or scan
Procedure in Software manual

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 Software composition
Running on the PC
Middle-ware MW - File system FSYS
DSS
3D/MPR
Scan system
ReconTask - reconstruction in PC
Drivers
For SHIF
For SSCONT

Running in SHIF board

RDD firmware
PRE firmware

In SSCONT board
SSCONT firmware

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 Recon Task
ReconTask has icon in taskbar - don’t close!
If closed: move mouse to upper left corner - then to Reset ReconTask

Reset ReconTask and Reset ScanSys

Existing ReconTask is terminated - icon in taskbar remains
New ReconTask is started - new icon is added to taskbar

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 Raw Data Get and Put
Raw data can be saved to E:/RawGetPut - .raw and .inf
From X: RawGet2
Opens raw data utility - select one set only - click OK
FTP as necessary - zipping reduces the size by about 50%
On X: RawPut2
Select data from interactive window showing contents of RawGetPut

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 E:/image/IMAGES
Data locations Image management data
Image data
E:/image/RAWS
Raw data management info
MOD E:/image/LOGDATA
Exam Info
PC
IDE SCSI

HDD
PCI-bus Image HDD
System
HDD SHIF
SCSI

RDD
SSCONT

Calibration management info Raw data

x:/ct/KBProj/develop/data/scan/calib.dat Calibration data

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 Data locations
If pagefile.sys exists in E:/ - Delete it!

Create Image Directories in System Setup - only after formatting E

Does not delete existing data on E

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 Error logs
Event logs in G:/Eventlog
System - SHIF Related to the drivers of SHIF or SSCONT
Application - Scan and reconstruction - Except ReconTask

Reconstruction errors logged in ReconTaskLog

File exists in G:/Eventlog - only after error
Filename: ReconTaskLog-YYYY-MM-DD-@-HH.MM.SS.txt
Use BirGetlog on X: to create the file manually

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