GE Healthcare Discovery CT750 HD - Manual (Page 44)

The latest advance in
CT image reconstruction
technology
Veo is the world’s first model-based iterative recon-
struction product. This breakthrough is changing
the way physicians use CT imaging. It may deliver a
combination of high-quality images and low dose
that was previously unthinkable.
GE Healthcare has solved this challenge in partnership
with leading healthcare partners and hardware
manufacturers, combining sophisticated algorithms
and advanced computing power. As a result, a CT
reconstruction technique that was once only theoretical
has now been put into practice.
So radiologists and clinicians can now operate
under a new set of rules. Lower pixel noise standard
deviation and higher resolution may be achieved
within a single image. Veo may help clinicians achieve
confident diagnosis with lower dose, opening up
new possibilities for challenging cases and sensitive
patients.
1
“Veo may reduce dose but also increase image quality:
In oncology studies, we can increase the conspicuity
of the tumor for tissue characterization — In vascular
studies, it is possible to differentiate stenosis from
occlusion and reduce the blooming effect that result
from the presence of a stent or calcified plaque. There
are instances where a higher quality study is more
important, and Veo enables us to increase spatial and
contrast resolution to visualize very small lesions.”
Dr. Jean Louis Sablayrolles
Centre Cardiologique du Nord, Saint Denis, France
1. In clinical practice, the use of Veo may reduce CT patient dose
depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical location
and clinical practice. A consultation with a radiologist and a
physicist should be made to determine the appropriate dose to
obtain diagnostic image quality for the particular clinical task.
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