The document discusses 4 trends in computed tomography that were discussed at a recent radiology conference: 1) Integration of artificial intelligence into CT systems to improve image quality, 2) Use of CT calcium scoring to assess cardiovascular risk and guide statin prescription, 3) Advancements in spectral imaging to provide more diagnostic information, 4) New CT scanner technologies such as a compact gantry for office-based cardiology imaging. Experts at Atlantis Worldwide, a company that deals in refurbished medical imaging equipment, are excited about these developments and interested in helping customers find the right solutions.

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Four Computed Tomography
Trends On The Horizon
By: Vikki Harmonay

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The nation’s top cardiologists and radiologists bather at the Society of
Cardiovascular Computed Tomography meeting every year. This year, that meeting
took place in Baltimore and there were several interesting new trends that were
discussed.
Integration of Artificial Intelligence Into CT systems
GE Healthcare and Canon Medical Systems appear to be leading the pack in deep-
learning CT image reconstruction software. They were on hand in Baltimore to
demonstrate their software, each of which gained clearance from the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration this spring.

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Jeannie Yu, M/S., FACC, FSCCT, director of cardiovascular imaging at Long Beach
VA Health System explained that in deep learning, the system is fed the answers
and the machine figures out what needs to be done with input image data to
make it look like the ideal reference image. This can result in image recovery
with better noise reduction and resolution than interactive reconstruction
images. Long Beach VA Health System is using AiCE deep learning reconstruction
(DLR) software from Canon Medical Systems for the Precision CT system. It uses
10 convolutional neuro network algorithms with different kernel sizes to
reconstruct the images. The system does require a lot of computing power—71.2
teraflops. A single teraflop is a unit of computing speed that’s equal to one
million floating-point operations per second. As a comparison, a Playstation 4
game console operates at 1.8 teraflops.

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GE Healthcare also showed examples of its Deep Learning Image Reconstruction
software on the new Revolution Apex CT system at the conference. It uses a
dedicated deep neural network to generate what GE calls TrueFidelity CT Images.
When compare to current iterative reconstruction technology, TrueFidelity CT
images can elevate every image with better image quality, sharpness and noise
texture.

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Integration of CT Calcium Scoring Guidelines
Last fall The American Heart Association releases updated cholesterol
management guidelines that encourages the use of calcium CT scoring risk
assessment. According to the guidelines, calcium scans can help assess a
patient’s risk of having a coronary event and help doctors and patients decide if
statins should be prescribed. Thought leaders at the conference felts that the
calcium scan could be used to show whether or not there is a need for statins.
With a calcium score of zero, a patient would not have a risk for a coronary event
and would not need statins.

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Spectral Imaging Advancements
There’s been a lot of buzz abound Spectral CT in the past few years because of its
potential to garner more information from CT images. This would help make
definitive diagnosis in cases of small pulmonary embolisms, determine if
shadowing inside a stent is artifact or restenosis, provide better delineation of
aortic stent graft endoleaks and enable better visualization of ischemia or
infarcts using enhanced iodine mapping techniques based on different x-ray
energies. New scanners from Siemens, GE, Philips and Canon offer spectral
imaging capabilities on their newest scanners.

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New Tech In CT Scanners
New scanner technology was also previewed at the conference, with Siemens
showing its CoTop CT scanner with a compact CT gantry, making it easy to fit into
small rooms. Ideal for cardiology office-based imaging, the system has removable
tablets on each side of the scanner, enabling the tech to adjust the machine,
review scout scans and trigger the scanner. This allows the tech to remain with
the patient at bedside longer instead of being in a control room and
communicating via an intercom. No extra equipment is needed in a server
tower, cabinet or closet.

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