GE Healthcare CardiacVX Brochure

Dedicated cardiac visualization,
analysis, and reporting.

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Overview

CardiacVX enables you to import MR images into
your AW Workstation where you can use a
range of reproducible tools for reviewing &
reporting. CardiacVX provides you with the
capability to access multiple studies and multi­slice, multi-phase images, which can be
displayed in cine mode to facilitate visualization.

The program’s report input interface includes

measurement tools that let you quickly and
reliably complete clinical reports of an imaging

Quantifying, qualifying, summarizing, and reporting cardiac functions
observed during Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) studies are
crucial components for devising effective cardiac therapy protocols.
Evaluating the results of MR exams and including as much relevant
information as possible in your reports can also significantly impact
your workflow. A software program that enables analysis of key
cardiac parameters from one station would help make your reports
to referring physicians more comprehensive and streamline your
department’s workflow.
By enabling efficient analysis of key cardiac parameters, CardiacVX
from GE Healthcare allows for more comprehensive reports and a
streamlined workflow.

 Cardiac function analysis

enables measurement and
analysis of cardiac parameters
like stroke volume and ejection
fraction.

 Flow analysis.
 Time Course analysis
 StarMap analysis

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Features

• Cardiac Function Analysis enables

you to measure and calculate
common cardiac parameters
including stroke volume and
ejection fraction.

• Flow analysis offers a semi-

automated edge detection
algorithm that detects vessel
boundaries through all phases of a
phase contrast series.

• The myocardium evaluation tool

provides you with a semi­automated way to segment areas
of high signal intensity visualized
on delayed enhancement images.

• StarMap analysis lets you analyze

cardiac multi-echo fast gradient
echo data sets.

• TimeCourse analysis gives you a

semi-quantitative signal intensity
analysis tool to assist in evaluating
arrival times, peak times, slope
values, and signal intensity ratios in
endocardial and epicardial layers.

and display them in a viewing area
on the computer screen. The viewing
area allows the access to multiple
studies and series of multi-slice,
multi-phase images. Multi-phase
sequences of images can be
displayed in a cine mode to facilitate
visualization.
A report input interface is also
available. Measurement tools on the
report interface make it possible to
quickly and reliably fill out a
complete clinical report of an
imaging exam. Available tools
include: point, distance, area, and
volume measurement tools such as
ejection fraction, cardiac output, end­diastolic volume, end-systolic
volume, and volume flow
measurements.
Semi-automatic tools are available
for left ventricular contour detection,
valve plane detection, vessel contour

detection for flow analysis, signal

intensity analysis for myocardium
and infarct sizing measurement, and
T2 star analysis.
The results of the measurement tools

are interpreted by the physician and

can be communicated to referring
physicians.
When interpreted by a trained
physician these tools may be useful
in supporting the determination of a
diagnosis.

Regulatory Compliance

• This product complies with the

European CE marking regulation
following Medical Devices Directive:
Directive 93/42/EEC

• This product has not been

approved for sale in the United
States by the United States Food
and Drug Administration (FDA).

• Patent foramen ovale analysis

helps you detect and assess the
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO).

• Guided workflows are intuitive,

easy to learn, and simple to use.

• Compile a database of normal

reference values keyed to age
group, sex, or BMI/BSA.

• A flexible, customizable report

template system lets you generate
reports specific to the needs of
referring physicians.

• Customizable macros let you write

a patient-specific report with point­and-click simplicity.

• Multi-vendor support lets you

analyze and evaluate function and
myocardium images from multiple
MR systems. You can also compare
images from different series,
studies, and patients.

System Requirements

• Any GE MR system

• Advantage Workstation 4.4 or

above

• Approved AW printer (HP 3800

series or Lexmark C534n)

Intended Use

The GE CardiacVX for MRI is an
analytical software tool, which
provides reproducible tools for the
review and reporting of medical
images. CardiacVX can import
medical images from a MR system

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