Multidetector CT Systems Address Needs for Latest Imaging Technology

Two new multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) systems have been designed to meet the ever-changing needs of the medical community.

Toshiba Medical Systems (Tokyo, Japan; Tokyo, Japan) has developed two new multidetector CT systems, the Aquilion Premium edition, and the Aquilion CX edition. The Aquilion Premium rounds out the company's CT system range to include a product with 160-detector rows and coverage up to 8 cm in a single rotation. This system is also field-upgradeable to an Aquilion One. The Aquilion CX is Toshiba's next-generation 64-detector row CT system featuring faster reconstruction standards with up to 28 images per second, Toshiba's Quantum Advantage detector technology, and a patient couch that can accommodate up to 300 kg. Both systems are both available now.

"Toshiba is committed to listening to its customers and providing the right technology mix for the community,” said Doug Ryan, senior director, CT Business Unit, Toshiba. "We developed the Aquilion Premium and Aquilion CX to meet our customers' ever-changing medical imaging needs. The Aquilion Premium provides an upgrade path to the Aquilion One, the world's first dynamic volume CT, while the Aquilion CX is an advanced 64-detector row CT system that incorporates superior features of the existing Aquilion 64.”

Because the Aquilion Premium is field-upgradeable to an Aquilion One, this system enables the medical community to have access to advanced technology today, while allowing physicians and administrators to plan for their future needs. Moreover, the Aquilion Premium comes standard with the 72 kW generator, a 300-kg patient weight couch, and sophisticated features such as iStation display and 8-cm dynamic scanning capability.

Toshiba's next-generation 64-detector system, the Aquilion CX CT system comes standard with faster reconstruction times of 28 images per second, the fastest in the industry. The Aquilion CX is designed for advanced, emergency, and routine radiology exams, and allows customers to image patients ranging from pediatric to bariatric. The CX features a 72 kW generator for wider mA scanning flexibility, coneXact software for higher definition images for extremities and IACs, SUREExposure including QDS and Boost3D (three-dimensional), and double the console storage capacity of a conventional 64-detector CT.

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