CHART SMART: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY COMPILED BY MARK PALACIO

Company info GE Healthcare

Waukesha, WI
www.gehealthcare.com

Product name eSpeed HiSpeed CTe HiSpeed Dual HiSpeed NXi HiSpeed LightSpeed LightSpeed LightSpeed 16 LightSpeed LightSpeed LightSpeed LightSpeed
NXi Pro Pro 16 RT VFX VCT VCT Select VFX Plus VFX Ultra

Gantry size 238 x 239 x 179 x 165 x 179 x 165 x 185 x 182 x 185 x 182 x 189 x 223 x 199 x 243 x 189 x 223 x 101 189 x 223 x 189 x 223 x 189 x 223 x 189 x 223 x
(HxWxD), weight, 165 cm, 92 cm, 92 cm, 91 cm, 91 cm, 101 cm, 100 cm, cm, 101 cm, 101 cm, 101 cm, 101 cm,
aperture size 1,500 kg, 1,004 kg, 1,004 kg, 1,170 kg, 1,170 kg, 1,269 kg, 1,269 kg, 1,269 kg, 1,906 kg, 1,906 kg, 1,269 kg, 1,269 kg,
78 cm 65 cm 65 cm 70 cm 70 cm 70 cm 80 cm 70 cm 70 cm 70 cm 70 cm 70 cm
# of detection 2 x 1,728 816 2 x 708 2 x 816 2 x 816 16 x 912 4 x 912 16 x 912 64 x 912 32 x 912 4 x 912 8 x 912
channels
Slice acquisitions 2 1 2 2 2 16 4 16 64 32 4 8
per rotation
X-ray tube heat n/a 2 2 3.5 6.3 8 6.3 6.3 8 8 6.3 6.3
storage (MHU)
Minimum slice 1.5 1 .6 1 .5 .625 .625 .625 .625 .625 .625 .625
thickness (mm)
Spatial resolution 13 13.3 13.3 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 Z=19.6 Z=19.6 15.4 15.4
(LP/cm)
Image .5 3 1.8 1.5 1.5 .17 .17 .17 .06 .06 .17 .17
reconstruction
time (sec.)
Scan field of 9-47.5 18, 25, 18, 25, 18, 50 18, 50 25, 50 25, 50 25, 50 25, 32, 25, 32, 25, 50 25, 50
views (cm) 35, 43 35, 48 36, 50 36, 50

Dynamic 30/sec. 1/sec. 2/sec. 2/sec. 2.8/sec. 40/sec 8/sec. 40/sec. 183/sec. 91/sec. 8/sec. 16/sec.
scan rate

Standard or Standard
optional: angio, angio and Standard angio and MIP/MPR, optional 3-D and CT sim
sim, MIP/MPR, 3-D MIP/MPR,
reconstruction optional 3-D

3-D workstation
workstation Optional GE workstation

Additional n/a SmartmA, SmartmA,

software advanced advanced artifact SmartmA, advanced artifact OptiDose, color coding for kids, SmartStart, SmartPrep, Protocol Pro, view/edit wizard, Image Works,
included in list artifact reduction, Smart- reduction, SmartTrack, AutoScan, AutoVoice, advanced artifact reduction, VariViewer
reduction, ad- Track, Smart- SmartTools, AutoVoice,
vanced noise Tools, AutoVoice, AutoScan
reduction, AutoScan,
SmartTools, view/edit wizard,
AutoVoice, DynaPlan Plus,
AutoScan, Protocol Pro,
Image Works Image Works
Optional Volume Volume Volume Volume render- Advantage Volume
software rendering, rendering, Volume rendering, rendering, ing, AutoBone, sim, volume rendering, Volume rendering, Volume rendering, AutoBone,
CardIQ, AutoBone, AutoBone, AVA, Advantage CTC, AutoBone, SnapShot, rendering, AutoBone, AutoBone, SnapShot, AVA, Advantage CTC,
CardEP, AVA, Advantage ALA, Perfusion 3, AVA, CardIQ, CardEP, AutoBone, CardIQ, CardIQ, CardEP, Advantage ALA, Perfusion 3,
CardIQ Advantage DentaScan, BMD Advantage CardIQ function, AVA, Advan- CardEP, CardIQ CardIQ Function, AVA, SmartScore, DentaScan,
function, AVA, ALA, CTC, AVA, Advantage tage CTC, Ad- Function, AVA, Advantage CTC, BMD
Advantage Perfusion 3, Advantage CTC, Advantage vantage ALA, Advantage CTC, Advantage ALA,
CTC, DentaScan, ALA, Perfusion ALA, Perfusion Perfusion 3, Advantage ALA, Perfusion 3, SmartScore,
Advantage BMD 3, SmartScore, 3, SmartScore, SmartScore, Perfusion 3, DentaScan, BMD
ALA, DentaScan, DentaScan, DentaScan, SmartScore,
Perfusion 3, BMD BMD BMD DentaScan,
SmartScore BMD

Support IHE’s n/a n/a Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PGP* profile
Unique features n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Volara DAS, OptiDose, Volara DAS, Volara DAS, OptiDose,
color coding for kids, V-Res detector, color coding for kids,
SmartStart, OptiDose, SmartStart,
SmartTrack color coding for kids, SmartTrack
SmartStart,
SmartTrack

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 Contrast delivery systems are the
March Chart Smart focus. Contact
Editor Sharon Breske, sbreske@merion.
com, for more information.

Philips Medical Systems Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.

Andover, MA Malvern, PA
www.medical.philips.com www.siemensmedical.com
See ad on pg. 5

Brilliance CT Brilliance CT Brilliance CT Brilliance CT Brilliance CT Brilliance CT Brilliance CT Big SOMATOM Definition SOMATOM Emotion 2-, 6-, SOMATOM Sensation 64-slice, SOMATOM
6 slice 10 slice 16 slice 16 Power 40 channel 64 channel Bore-Oncology 16-slice configurations 40-slice regular bore, 24- or Spirit
40-slice open bore
80” x 94” x 80” x 94” x 80” x 94” x 80” x 94” x 80” x 94” x 80” x 94” x 80” x 90” x 1,980 x 1,170 x 2,314 mm, 1,780 x 780 x 2,300 mm, 1,990 x 940 x 2,280 mm, 1,820 x 68.5 x
37 5”, 37”, 37”, 37”, 37”, 37”, 38”, 78 cm aperture 1,300 kg, 70 cm (for all) 70 cm aperture for 64- and 2,300 mm,
1,764 kg, 1,764 kg, 1,764 kg, 1,764 kg, 1,764 kg, 1,764 kg, 1,764 kg, 40-slice configurations or 1,200 kg,
70 cm 70 cm 70 cm 70 cm 70 cm 70 cm 70 cm 82 cm aperture for open config 70 cm
6 10 16 16 40 64 16 31,768 (21,504 system A, 2 x 672, 2 x 736, 2 x 736 64-slice config 1,344 x 32, 40- 1,344 x 2
11,264 system B) slice and open config 1,344 x 20
6 10 16 16 40 64 16 Dual source technology 2, 6, 16 64, 40, 24 2

MRC 8 (26 effectively) Straton .6 corresponding to 30 3.5, 6, 6 Straton .6 corresponding to 30 2

.6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 .6 1, .63, .6 .6 1

24 24 24 24 24 24 15 30 15.5, 17.5, 17.5 30 15.5

Standard .17 Standard Standard and Standard Standard Standard .10 Up to 25 slices/sec. Up to 5 images/sec., Up to 20 slices/sec. 1 slice/sec.
and cardiac cardiac .17, car- and cardiac and cardiac and cardiac 6 images/sec.,
.17 diac optional .05 .05 .05 .05 16 images/sec.
50 50 50 50 50 50 50-600 mm 50 50 (optional 70 cm 50 50
continuous, 60 cm extended FOV)
TRUE Scan FOV
856 1,428 2,284 2,284 5,712 9,143 2,284 Up to 388 images/sec. 1.25 images/sec.,10 images/ Up to 194 images/sec. (64-slice), 1.25
slices/min. slices/min. slices/min. slices/min slices/min. slices/min. slices/min. sec., 26.6 images/sec. up to 108 images/sec. (40-slice), images/sec.
up to 108 images/sec (24-slice)
CT sim standard Standard 3-D and MIP/MPR 3-D SSD and MIP/MPR Standard 3-D and MIP/MPR Standard 3-D
CT sim optional, all others standard on system, optional CT sim standard on system, on system, optional CT sim and MIP/MPR
on workstation optional CT sim on workstation on system
on workstation

Standard and optional Philips workstations available Optional Siemens workstation

le e 3-D SSD, MIP/MPR, 3-D SSD, MIP/MPR, 3-D SSD, MIP/MPR, Real time
CT viewer, MPR, MIP, 3-D SSD reconstruction, relate slice, MasterCut, custom image filters, combine images, CareDose4D, CareBolus CARE Dose4D, CareDose4D, CareBolus MPR, syngo
3-D small volume analysis, quantitative CTA (Q-CTA), CT time lapse CARE Bolus CT 3-D SSD,
CT angiogra-
phy, volume
measurements,
CARE Dose

Z-UHR, Dual Energy CT (WIP); CARE Vision CT; CARE Bolus Z-UHR; CARE Vision CT; CARE Syngo VRT,
CT perfusion, brain perfusion, CT endoscopy, volume rendering, lung nodule assessment/reporting, CARE Vision CT; CARE Bolus CT; CT; syngo: InSpace4D, fly Bolus CT; syngo: InSpace4D, syngo fly
CT/MR fusion, stereotaxis, stenosis analysis, stent planning, dental planning, bone mineral analysis, syngo: InSpace4D, fly through, through, dental CT, osteo CT, fly through, dental CT, osteo CT, through,
cardiac imaging, COBRA™ adaptive multicycle reconstruction, prospective cardiac gating, dental CT, osteo CT, pulmo CT, pulmo CT, HeartView CT, cir- pulmo CT, HeartView CT, syngo dental
retrospective tagging, cardiac CT angio, cardiac LV/RV function, cardiac scoring/reporting, oncology imaging HeartView CT, circulation, culation, InSpace4D advanced circulation, InSpace4D CT, syngo
InSpace4D advanced vessel vessel analysis, calcium scor- advanced vessel analysis, osteo CT,
analysis, calcium scoring, neuro ing, neuro perfusion CT, body calcium scoring, neuro CARE Bolus
perfusion CT, body perfusion CT, perfusion CT, image fusion, perfusion CT, body perfusion CT, CT
image fusion, LungCare CT, LungCare CT, LungCARE CT image fusion, LungCare CT,
LungCARE CT with nodule with nodule enhanced LungCARE CT with nodule
enhanced viewing, colonography, viewing, colonography, enhanced viewing,
colonography with polyp colonography with colonography, colonography
enhanced viewing polyp enhanced viewing with polyp enhanced viewing
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Dual-source CT scanner, full WorkStream 4D Z-sharp technology with Innovative
cardiac detail in half the dose, (3-D recon), <.4 mm resolution, STRATON design for
one-stop diagnosis in acute care, UFC detector, SureView, X-ray tube, UFC detector, patient
beyond visualization with dual Workplaces: syngo SureView reconstructions, friendliness
energy, <.4 mm resolution, acquisition workplace, WorkStream workflow and ease of
STRATON X-ray tube, UFC syngo CT workplace, solutions, CARE solutions, use, MDCT
detector, SureView reconstructions, syngo multimodality wide application spectrum, at the price of
WorkStream workflow solutions, workplace, CARE EVOLVE program, single slice CT,
wide application spectrum, applications, comprehensive education/ small footprint
EVOLVE program, comprehensive SOMATOM LifeNet, after-sale support, “Life” and easy
education/after-sale support syngo Evolve partnership program, installation,
(“Life” partnership program), SOMATOM LifeNet SOMATOM
SOMATOM LifeNet LifeNet
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Company info Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc.
Tustin, CA
www.medical.toshiba.com

Product name Asteion Super 4 Aquilion Super 4 Aquilion 8 Aquilion 16 Aquilion 32 Aquilion 32 CFX Aquilion 64 Aquilion 64 CFX

Gantry size 69” x 77.5” x 35”,

(HxWxD), weight, 4,432 lbs including 81” x 91.7” x 37.8”, 6,677 lbs including gantry/console/CPU/rec cabinet and long couch, 72 cm
aperture size gantry/console and
couch long version,
72 cm

# of detection 4 x 896 4 x 896 8 x 896 16 x 896 32 x 896 32 x 896 64 x 896 64 x 896

channels
Slice acquisitions 4 4 8 16 32 32 64 64
per rotation
X-ray tube heat 4 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5
storage (MHU)
Minimum slice 4 x .5/1/2/3/4/5 4 x .5/1/2/3/4/5/8; 8 x .5/1/2/3/4; 16 x .5/1/2; 32 x .5/1; 16 x 1/2; 32 x .5/1; 64 x .5; 32 x .5/ 1; 64 x .5; 32 x .5/1;
thickness (mm) 2 x 10 4 x .5/1/2/3/4/6/8 4 x .5/1/2/3/4/6/8 4 x .5/1/2/3/4/6/8 16 x 1/2; 16 x 1,2; 16 x 1/2;
4 x .5/1/2/3/4/6/8 4 x .5/ 1/2/3/4/6/8 4 x .5/1/2/3/4/6/8

Spatial resolution 18 at cutoff 0% 18 at cutoff 0% 18 at cutoff 0% 18 at cutoff 0% 18 at cutoff 0% 18 at cutoff 0% 18 at cutoff 0% 18 at cutoff 0%
(LP/cm)
Image Up to .25 Up to .25 Up to .10 Up to .10 Up to .0625 Up to .0625 Up to .0625 Up to .0625
reconstruction
time (sec.)
Scan field of 18, 24, 32, 40, 50 18, 24, 32, 40, 50 18, 24, 32, 40, 50 18, 24, 32, 40, 50 18, 24, 32, 40, 50 18, 24, 32, 40, 50 18, 24, 32, 40, 50 18, 24, 32, 40, 50
views (cm)

Dynamic 133 scans/100 sec. 200 scans/100 sec. 200 scans/100 sec. 200 scans/100 sec. 200 scans/100 sec. 200 scans/100 sec. 200 scans/100 sec. 200 scans/100 sec.
scan rate
Standard or
optional: angio, Standard angio, MIP/MPR, 3-D and optional CT sim
sim, MIP/MPR, 3-D
reconstruction

3-D workstation Included Vitrea

Optional with Vitrea workstation from Vital Images workstation from
Vital Images

Additional SUREExposure for SUREExposure for SUREExposure for

software SUREExposure for dose modulation based on scanogram, SUREStart for real-time contrast detection at 12 FPS, dose modulation dose modulation dose modulation
included in list SUREScan for real-time helical scan display based on scanogram, based on based on scanogram,
SUREStart for scanogram, SUREStart for
real-time contrast SUREStart for real- real-time contrast
detection at 12 FPS, time contrast detec- detection at 12 FPS,
SUREScan for tion at 12 FPS, SUREScan for real-
real-time helical SUREScan for real- time helical scan
scan display; and time helical scan display; and
additional automated display additional automated
vessel measurements, vessel measure-
cardiac and CFA ments, cardiac
software, vessel and CFA software,
software and vessel software and
calcium scoring calcium scoring

Optional
software BMD, dental, fly-through, fluoro, lung, colon, BMD, dental, fly through, fluoro, lung, colon, cardiac scoring, perfusion, ECG, cardiac, cardiac function/vessel
cardiac scoring

Support IHE’s Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PGP* profile

Unique features Increased patient Increased patient com- 8-slice scanner that 16-slice scanner with 32-slice scanner 32-slice cardiac Increased patient 64-slice cardiac
Increased
comfort, patient comfort,
flexible fort, flexible
flexible choice
choice of is field-upgradeable high image quality and that is field-up- scanner that is field comfort, flexible scanner with
of speed and
choice of speed andaccuracy, high image
speed quality
and accuracy, to 16 slices, low contrast resolution gradeable to 64 upgradeable to 64 choice of speed automatic functions
and low
accuracy, high image contrast resolution
high image quality and increased patient slices, increased slices, automatic and accuracy, high for quick scanning-
quality and low con- low contrast resolution comfort, flexible, patient comfort, functions for quick image quality and to-reading workflow,
trast resolution high image quality flexible choice of scanning-to-reading low contrast low contrast resolu-
and low contrast speed and accura- workflow, low resolution tion for plaque
resolution cy, high image qual- contrast resolution evaluation
ity and low contrast for plaque evaluation
resolution

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