GE Healthcare PET VCAR Brochure
Multi-modality, multi-exam
comparison to evaluate lesion
metabolic activity over time.
GE Healthcare
Overview
Integrated into the OncoQuant
oncology platform, PET VCAR
(Volume Computer Assisted Reading)
improves visualization and
analytical monitoring of disease
progression or response to therapy.
It provides the ability to compute
various Standard Uptake Values
(SUV), to measure metabolic activity
and volume for PET defined areas of
activity, and compare CT, PET/CT,
and MR studies for baseline and
Information about the metabolic effect of a given cancer therapy
allows you to adjust treatment strategies before physical effects
become apparent. But review of PET/CT datasets can be timeconsuming and cumbersome. Streamlining this process would let
you make therapy adjustments sooner and deliver care more
specific to a patient’s disease development. PET VCAR
streamlines the assessment of metabolic data, giving you the
ability to interpret, quantify, and manage PET/CT datasets more
efficiently.
SUV PEAK generated by
PERCIST recommendations.
Summary Table for interactive,
efficient review of PET
functional and CT
morphological ROI/VOI data.
Q.Check outputs quantitative
information for PET imaging
and patient parameters for
each loaded study.
Adaptable workflow for clinical
reading to advanced research
using tools supporting PERCIST,
EORTC, RECIST 1.0, 1.1, and
WHO criteria (option).*
Direct access to Integrated
Registration option.
PET VCAR
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Features
• Interactive Summary Table
synchronized with the image
display layouts. Provides rapid
lesion visualization and
corresponding quantitative data
displayed in a tabular format for
quick comparisons with previous
data.
• Lesion targets are automatically
assigned based on predefined, fully
customizable SUL/SUV PERCIST 1.0
rules.
• Q.Check provides non-invasive way
to display, compare, and highlight
SUV variability.
• Provides automatic 1.0 cm
3
sphere
liver reference VOI using
implemented PERCIST
requirements.
• Optimizes PET legion segmentation:
- Maximum percentage threshold
- Fixed threshold
- Estimated threshold
Indications for Use
PET VCAR (Volume Computer Assisted
Reading) is a PET/CT software
package which can be used by the
clinician to assist in diagnosis,
staging, treatment planning, and
monitoring treatment response in
oncology patients.
Industry Standards
The Advantage Workstation and its
software options comply with
industry standards to facilitate more
rapid adoption of features and
performance improvements as the
computing and medical imaging
industry evolves.
Computer Industry Standards for
Workstation Class Products:
Linux; X-Windows (X11R6) ; Motif
(2.1) ; ANSI C++
Regulatory Compliance
This product complies with the
European CE Marking regulation for
Medical Devices Directive: Directive
93/42/EEC, dated 14 June 1993.
References
*Wahl RL, Jacene H, Kasamon Y, Lodge MA.
From RECIST to PERCIST: Evolving
Considerations for PET Response Criteria in
Solid Tumors. J Nucl Med. 2009; 50:122S -
150S.
• Provides a multi-modality reading
platform for comparison and
correlation of CT, MR, and PET/CT
data (option).
• Gives you an adaptable workflow
for standard clinical reading to
advanced research with tools that
support PERCIST criteria, RECIST
1.0, 1.1, and WHO criteria (option). *
• Provides a variety of tools to
facilitate image and measurement
saving and reloading.
System Requirements
Minimum platform release:
• PET VCAR is an optional package
available starting from GE AW 4.6
and GE AW Server 2 platforms.
Upgrades:
• AW 4.6 upgrade exists for AW 4.4
and AW 4.5 running on xw8400,
xw8600 and Z800.
• Integrated Registration,
OncoQuant and Lung VCAR are
options complementary to PET
VCAR functionality.
Pre-requisite software:
• Volume Viewer 5 is required
• Integrated Registration is required
for multimodality registration &
synchronization.
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All rights reserved. Data subject to change.
GE and GE Monogram are trademarks of General Electric Company.
* Trademark of General Electric Company.
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