|  The Technology
Used for the Test
Overview
MyScan uses the LightSpeed CT scanner from GE
Medical Systems. It lets clinicians complete
extremely fast exams while tailoring image
quality, anatomic coverage and scan speeds to
meet patient and application needs.
The
GE LightSpeed was introduced in 1998 as the
world's first multi-slice scanner. It provides
clinicians with a unique feature called variable
speed scanning, which offers greater flexibility
to customize patient procedures and perform new
types of patient exams. When combined with new
acquisition techniques, variable speed scanning
can capture fast-moving images of the heart for
cardiovascular studies. The features also allow
doctors to perform other studies, such as those
for neurology, oncology, trauma and angiography.
Along with new procedures, doctors also have the
flexibility to customize protocols for each
unique patient, which enhances productivity and
image quality.
Benefits
for Patients
- Breathing
lights help patients remain motionless
during scans
- Less time
needed for breath-holds, resulting in
less stress to the patient
- Greater
flexibility (e.g., obtain thinner or
thicker slices without rescanning the
patient)
- Full CT
Angiography coverage
- Better
cross-sectional displays and 3D images
- Clear
images improve patient diagnosis
- Fast,
accurate scan times mean faster patient
exams
- Captures
heart images in a single breath-hold
Benefits
for Doctors
- Full
suite of applications to assist in
examination of the head, abdomen, spine
and chest.
- Variable-speed
scanning--rotation speed can be adjusted
in increments of 0.1 seconds, giving
clinicians an unprecedented degree of
control over procedures. Variable scan
speeds allow clinicians to image patients
with a variety of heart rates, giving
doctors more control to meet a specific
clinical need.
- Scans as
fast as 0.5 seconds. Higher-speed
scanning means clearer, sharper images
with fewer artifacts caused by patient
movement.
 Benefits
for CT Technologists
- Highly
automated operation – designed for
single-technologist operation. The
imaging process is so automated that the
operator only needs to choose from a list
of scan protocols, plan the scan, and
push start. The system reconstructs,
films, networks and archives
automatically.
- Productivity
and ergonomic enhancements –
features that save technologists time and
steps and enhance patient comfort include:
- Remote
gantry tilt (from inside the
control room)
- In-room
start (from inside the exam room)
- Front
and back gantry controls
- Patient
breathing lights
- IV
pole and instrument tray that
move with the patient table
Key
Components
GE’s proprietary HiLight Matrix Detector
technology reduces X-ray technique, lowers
patient dose, provides better image quality and
higher patient throughput. This 16-row, 912
channel detector captures more anatomical
information per second than single-slice scanners
– thanks to fundamental breakthroughs in
ceramics science and electronics engineering. It
can also be used for expandable slice acquisition
for future growth.
The
Performix tube is made of stainless steel metal
and provides proven reliability and precision.
Introduced in 1998, the flagship LightSpeed QX/i
system is currently used in more than 600
hospitals and imaging centers worldwide. Nearly
98 percent of these systems are still operating
using the original Performix tube. More doctors
choose GE LightSpeed than any other four-slice
multi-slice CT scanner product combined.
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