Q.suite: breakthrough tools for quantitative pet – GE Healthcare Introducing Q.Suite-Brochure User Manual

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Real-Time Temperature
Compensation

Consistent performance. Every

exam. Every temperature.

The temperature of a scan room can
affect the performance of a PET scanner,
causing mismatches between current and
calibrated system settings. Our real-time
temperature compensation feature takes
temperature measurements in every
detector at the start of each exam, auto-
matically adjusting the performance settings
for any temperature change. This helps
ensure that the system produces consistent
measurements throughout the day.

Count-Rate Independent
Performance

Great performance at any

count rate

To make consistent quantitative measure-
ments, reconstruction parameters must
be matched to the system’s acquisition
performance. If performance is variable
with count rate, reconstruction parameter
mismatches can lead to quantitative
variation. But because our PET/CT product
acquisition performance is not dependent
on count rate, it can maintain consistent
quantitation across all types of tracers, scan
modes, and patient sizes.

Q.Suite:

Breakthrough tools

for quantitative PET

With so much potential for variation, each
part of the workflow must be addressed
for quantitative PET to be effective. So
we’re designing Q.Suite to help improve
consistency in every key area: daily
quality control, scanner workflow, motion
correction, reconstruction algorithms, and
analysis and reporting applications.
Developed in collaboration with leading
researchers, Q.Suite represents the next
step in GE Healthcare’s vision to enable
effective quantitative PET imaging. Its next-
generation tools span the workflow today —
and they provide a foundation for further
advancement tomorrow.
The use of PET in therapy assessment is
already proven and effective. But by
combining the capabilities of Q.Suite with
updated clinical practices, we believe
the consistency of PET measurements
can increase dramatically. The goal:
more personalized care to help raise the
standard of care for all patients.

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