CT Cardiac Job Aid

syngo.via View&GO

This document guides you through the Cardiac workflow of syngo.via View&GO. In 9 easy steps,
you will learn to visualize and evaluate coronary arteries.
Please note: The following workflow describes one possible way out of various to perform it.

Step 1
1. Select the CT Cardiac patient data in the Patient Browser.
2. Select Open to view the data.

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Step 2
1. Select the segment, that contains the cardiac series of interest and right-click on it with
the mouse.
2. Select Show in 3D from the context menu. You can also select Show in 3D from the Tool
Gallery or Favorite Tools.

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The layout automatically changes to MPR VRT.

3. Double-click the VRT segment to maximize it.

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Step 3
1. From the Tool Gallery or Favorite Tools, select Isolate Heart and Coronary Tree. This set-
ting provides an isolated view of the heart from the surrounding tissue and structures.
Furthermore, it visualizes the isolated coronary arteries.

Result after selecting Isolate Heart:

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2. To only view the coronary tree, select Coronary Tree (1) and deselect Isolate Heart (2).

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Result after deselecting Isolate Heart:

Step 4
1. If the segmentation is suboptimal, you can select the Anatomy Visualizer from the upper
left in-segment corner menu to perform any further optimization of the segmentation
view.
2. Close the Anatomy Visualizer.

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Step 5
Select Define Vessels from the Tool Gallery to define and isolate a coronary artery.
Please note: You can also always perform Vessel Definition in the MPR segments.

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Step 6
1. Ensure that the New Vessel functionality is activated in the mini toolbar.
2. Choose two or more points to define a vessel (LAD in our case below).
3. Double-click the last point to finish vessel definition.

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Step 7
Once the vessel is defined, the layout automatically changes to a Vessel Layout Mode.
1. If necessary, edit defined vessels by using the mini toolbar in the CPR segment.
2. Click Close Editing before proceeding to the next step.

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Step 8
The mini toolbar changes.
1. You can now perform Measure Length and Measure Diameter of the vessel.
2. Use the Create Finding button to document the length or diameter of findings.

Measure Length:

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Measure Diameter:

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Step 9
In order to document results, you can create:
1. Vascular Ranges (radial in our example) and
2. Snapshots.
3. Their results get documented in the Series panel.

Please note: You can create ranges by using the mini toolbar in the CPR segment, the upper left
in-segment corner menu, the Tool Gallery or by using the Favorite Tools.

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Please note: For documentation purposes, you can create Snapshots at any time while perform-
ing the relevant workflow steps.

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Please note that the learning material is for training purposes only!

For the proper use of the software or hardware, please always use the Operator Manual or Instructions for Use
(hereinafter collectively “Operator Manual”) issued by Siemens Healthineers. This material is to be used as training
material only and shall by no means substitute the Operator Manual. Any material used in this training will not be
updated on a regular basis and does not necessarily reflect the latest version of the software and hardware availa-
ble at the time of the training.

The Operator's Manual shall be used as your main reference, in particular for relevant safety information like warn-
ings and cautions.

Note: Some functions shown in this material are optional and might not be part of your system.

Certain products, product related claims or functionalities (hereinafter collectively “Functionality”) may not (yet)
be commercially available in your country. Due to regulatory requirements, the future availability of said Func-
tionalities in any specific country is not guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens Healthineers sales repre-
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