GE Healthcare CardEP - Manual (Page 2)

Features
CardEP offers a variety of features
that give you image analysis
flexibility:
• Volume render 3D heart and
chamber views
• Obtain segmented 3D views of the
left atrium and pulmonary veins
• View hollow 3D VR heart
• Measure the pulmonary veins and
left atrial appendage with
predefined protocols
• Render and display 2D/3D views of
the left chambers in single or
multiple phases of the cardiac
cycle with one-touch automatic
extraction
• Reformat standard axial CT images
of single or multiple cardiac phases
into short or long axis and save the
image series for further analysis.
• Automatically track, extract, and
display pulmonary veins with the
pulmonary vessel analysis tool
• Generate pulmonary vein
measurements
• Automatically track, extract, and
display coronary sinus and cardiac
veins with the coronary sinus
analysis tool
• Perform one-touch standard 2D
reformation and 3D volume
rendering, including hollow view,
of cardiac anatomy with optimized
AW Volume Viewer and 3D
AW Workstation 4.1 or higher with
either of these recommended
options:
• Codonics NP 1660M printer
• Kodak 3600 DMI printer
• Color landscape monitor
Indications for Use
CardEP is a post-processing software
option for the AW Workstation
Platform. The product can be used for
the analysis of CT angiography
images for the assessment of the
heart to include the atria, pulmonary
veins and coronary sinus. It provides
quantitative analysis tools which
include a number of display,
measurement and model export
capabilities.
Regulatory Compliance
This product complies with the
European CE marking regulation
following Medical Devices Directive:
Directive 93/42/EEC, dated 14 June
1993.
rendering tools
• Register images from different
cardiac phases into a unique data
set that you can save as a 3D
object or use for further analysis
• Use predefined navigator views of
the pulmonary veins to get a fly-
through perspective of the vessels.
Image Requirements
CardEP accepts standard cardiac
gated CT image sets acquired on
qualified GE MDCT or EBT scanners.
Images must meet the same image
requirements as those for the basic
Volume Viewer application.
System Requirements
CardEP can be installed on an AW
Workstation with AW Basic Display
and Volume Viewer resident.
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