GE Healthcare CT520 Brochure

GE Healthcare

Optima* CT520

At GE Healthcare CT, we believe great

care happens by design.

So when we set out to design the new
Optima CT520 scanner, we started with
a broad vision: to help healthcare providers
deliver the best patient care. Then we went
to you, our customers, and asked you how
to make this vision a reality.

We listened to your recommendations
and responded with a next-generation,
intelligent 16-slice CT scanner that sets
a new standard for clinical excellence
and diagnostic versatility. Customer-inspired
enhancements include superb image quality
with advanced dose-optimizing features.
Streamlined workflow to help you better
manage your daily routine. And a host
of technological innovations, such as IQ
Enhance, Xtream Integrated Injector, ASiR,*

VISR, SmartView* Fluoro, Optidose*, Volara*

DAS, and more.

Fast acquisition,

reconstruction, and

post-processing meet

clinical and workflow

challenges.

Clinical excellence
supported by ASiR,
IQ Enhance, and a

wide breadth of

applications.

Built on reliable and proven technology,
the Optima CT520 combines advanced
clinical capacity with economic value.

And it will continue to meet your clinical

needs long into the future. A strong field
service network backed by digital services
and remote capabilities, along with a wide
range of educational opportunities, ensure
lifetime support.

Broader vision.

Not commercially available in the United States

Short geometry

design improves X-ray

utilization.

Image chain delivers

high processing

power for high-

resolution images

and low-dose
performance.

Scalable dose

management solutions

meet today’s and

tomorrow’s needs.

Streamlined workflow

allows you to complete

exams with ease and

confidence.

Wide range of

innovative technologies

and education

opportunities ensure

lifetime support.

Vascular & Oncology

Change the way

you see CT.

Efficient, accurate diagnosis

CT imaging has a variety of innovative uses in vascular studies.
Angiography is one of the fastest-growing CT procedures.
As a result, the demand for easy-to-use vascular analysis

has also grown.

The Optima CT520 makes the angiography exam workflow

efficient with proven IQ Enhance technology. IQ Enhance

accelerates helical pitch and lets you scan at the same

coverage speed as a 50-slice CT. This gives you the speed

you need to catch the arterial phase while still delivering

the spatial resolution needed to accurately visualize tiny

vessels or quantify stenosis. IQ Enhance helps you improve

the speed versus image quality balance.

To simplify workflow, the Xtream Integrated Injector lets you

synchronize the start of the injection and scan acquisition.

Remarkable 3D images, automated bone removal, and one-click

vessel tracking simplify processing and communicating with

referral doctors or vascular surgeons.

See more with CT

From diagnosis to treatment planning and monitoring, CT is

one of the most powerful and versatile imaging tools in the
fight against cancer.

The Optima CT520 enables you to see anatomy and lesions clearly

and understand the diagnostic landscape more thoroughly, with

optimized dose. High-quality images, streamlined workflow, fast

acquisition speed, and dose optimization help you detect and

evaluate small lesions and follow them over time, or provide a

detailed evaluation of tumor extension.

ASiR delivers up to 40% reduction in radiation dose with no

compromise in image quality**

for procedures where low dose is especially desirable—for

example, for lymphoma and other patients requiring multiple

follow-up scans or for patients who are more radiosensitive.

, †

. This is particularly helpful

IQ Enhance’s outstanding spatial and low-contrast
resolution allows a detailed study of arterial vascular
disease, including calcified plaque and occluded or
lumen reduction.

The images in this brochure were all
obtained from an Optima CT520
equivalent evaluation system.

** In clinical practice, the use of ASiR may reduce CT patient dose depending on
clinical task, patient size, anatomical location, and clinical practice. A consultation
with a radiologist and physicist should be made to determine the appropriate
dose to obtain diagnostic image quality for the particular clinical task.

†

Image quality as measured by pixel noise standard deviation.

Fast acquisition speed allows you to complete chest-abdomen-pelvis exams
consistently in short breathholds, even on non-cooperative patients and children.

Arterial phase Synchronized comparison, portal phase Slab recon with volume rendering

Interventional CT

Fresh perspective.

With the Optima CT520, you’ll gain a whole new perspective

for interventional procedures.

SmartView Fluoro combines advanced visualization techniques

with real-time reconstruction and display. A nominal image

lag of only 0.20 second gives you the confidence you need for

CT-guided interventions, such as core, lung, and retroperitoneal

lymph node biopsies; drainage procedures; pain management

procedures; and ablations. Know just where your needle is every
step of the way—and even adjust needle positioning for respiratory
motion. Get to your target precisely using the fast image display
as your guide.

Guiding interventions for less complex cases? GE’s SmartStep
tap mode lets you complete simple procedures efficiently
and accurately.

From head to toe.

Head: Differentiate white from gray matter with
excellent low-contrast detectability with the HiLight
detector and Volara DAS image chain components.

Inner ear: Isotropic voxel shows superb semicircular
canals imaging.

Chest: The IQ Enhance algorithm provides both
high acquisition speed and spatial resolution, while
the chest kernel facilitates your timely Thoracic
exam veview.

Extremity / Trauma: Assess fractures in detail in 2D
and 3D with high spatial resolution.

Abdomen/pelvis: Enjoy high flexibility on protocol
acquisition (bi-phasic liver acquisition, urology, and
pancreatic studies).

Lumbar: Use helical data for detailed assessment
of intervertebral discs with customized protocols
for the different spine locations in one exam.

Colon: Optima CT520 can enable a full colonic
study, and allows you to fly through the colon
for polyp detection.

Spatial Resolution