GE Healthcare Lung VCAR Brochure

For lung nodule analysis - automatic
visualization, measurement, reporting
and follow-up

GE Healthcare

CT Scanning often is utilized as the exam of choice for intricate
CT exams to visualize and analyze complex lung pathology. The
detection of pulmonary nodules and assessment of their evolution
with CT are of major importance in chest imaging.

Lung VCAR

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Overview

Lung VCAR brings efficient CT
pulmonary nodule assessment and
diagnosis. The innovative Digital
Contrast Agent (DCA) feature
automatically visualizes lung nodules to
help you confirm the presence or
absence of suspicious lesions from 2 to
12 mm in size. Lung VCAR allows
automated follow-up for lesion
matching by the registration of two or
more datasets, automatic lesion
classification, and a customizable
reporting tool.

 Synchronized 2D, Digital

Contrast Agent (DCA) and

segmentation analysis.

 Automatic nodule visualization.
 Automatic nodule analysis

(volume, doubling time, %
growth).

 Automatic follow-up
 Customizable and interactive

report

Features

Review

 Ability to synchronize multiple

images for nodule comparison.

 Ability to review single or multiple

exams and compare axial, sagittal,
oblique, coronal, and volume­rendered images.

 Automatically propagates previous

exam bookmarks to current exam.

 Automatically segments both right

and left lung to reduce visual
distraction.

 Digital Contrast Agent (DCA)

automatically highlights spherical
shapes to enhance visualization of
suspicious nodules.

Analysis

 Performs automatic segmentation

of all nodule types.

 Provides automatic nodule

analysis, including % growth,
doubling time

 Automatic Nodule Contour to verify

pixels within the volume

Reporting

 Features a customizable,

interactive patient reporting tool

System requirements

 AW Workstation
 AW Server

Indications for Use

Lung VCAR/ AdvantageALA is an
image analysis software package for
AW systems, which allows the user to
study suspicious lesions within the
lungs using CT helical- and axial­acquired images.

Standards/Regulations

This product complies with the
European CE marking regulation
following Medical Devices Directive:
Directive 93/42/EEC.

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