Spectrum Dynamics 2017 RSNA South - Hall A: 4757

If you are going to the RSNA this year please stop by the Spectrum Dynamics booth.  They are located in the South Hall at Booth 4757.

What's new in the revamped Spectrum Dynamics DSPECT Cardio

Spectrum Dynamics adds new features to an already popuplar product.

Gantry and Chair/Bed Design:

• Chair weight supports up to 1000 lb / 454 kg.

Integrated on the detector is a touchscreen, where the operator can start the Pre-Scan positioning acquisition to: 

• Display the angle of the chair/bed and detector from the current and previous scan. 

• Display position of the heart within the field-of-view.

Spectrum Dynamics Unveiled it's VERITON SPECT-CT at the EANM

Spectrum Dynamics Medical gave an update on its development progress by showing an early prototype of the VERITON SPECT-CT* at the EANM 2017 in Vienna, Austria.

• World’s first 12 detector CZT multi-organ scanner
• Unparalleled sensitivity, image quality and diagnostic accuracy
• Detectors specifically configured for each organ for optimal results

* Not available for commercial sale. Regulatory approval pending Worldwide

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Since 1999, ADN Canada has sourced and introduced ‘best-of-breed’ diagnostic imaging innovation to the Canadian health care market from around the world. From the world’s first commercial solid-state Nuclear Gamma Camera, to KLAS® highest rated Cardiovascular Picture Archiving and Communication (PACS) System. ADN Medical Provides Solutions for Visionaries.  For more information please visit our website or contact us directly.

The Revolutionary D-SPECT™ CZT Cardiac Imaging System

ADN CANADA provides more than just better imaging.  Via our partnership with Spectrum Dynamics, we provide a breakthrough approach to every component of the imaging process.  Whether acute or clinical care, our pioneering approach to Nuclear Imaging extends the tools needed to increase throughput while improving clinical outcomes.

Spectrum Dynamics BroadView™ Technology is based on advanced image reconstruction algorithms that enable a ten-fold increase in sensitivity and a significant improvement in image reconstruction quality and spectral resolution including:

• Two-minute Gated SPECT acquisitions for exceptional throughput,

• PET like image quality in particular with obese patients,

• No gantry or chair motions during acquisitions,

• Semi-upright to supine imaging,

• Extremely small footprint,

• Weight limit up to 540 lbs.,

• Low-dose imaging down to Tc 5 mCi. 

REDUCE RADIATION EXPOSURE

The need to reduce radiation exposure to patients and medical personnel has always been Spectrum’s goal since its introduction of the D-SPECT. This next generation solid-state digital detector technology has the unique capability to count up to 10X the speed of a conventional Anger camera thus drastically reducing imaging time (2-minute Gated SPECT study) or one can significantly reduce the injected dose and acquire slightly longer (6-10 minutes).

Dramatic improvements in both clinical workflow and image quality are now possible including up to a 50% improvement in energy resolution, notably extending the capability to image multiple isotopes simultaneously.  Note: This revolutionary BroadView™ Technology is protected by over seventy patents, patent applications and applications in preparation.  

Have questions?  We are extremely happy to assist. For more information please contact ADN CANADA Toll Free at 1-877-434-5311 or via email.  Alternatively, download a D-SPECT brochure or view BroadView™ Technology Case Studies.

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Since 1999, ADN Canada has sourced and introduced ‘best-of-breed’ diagnostic imaging innovation to the Canadian health care market from around the world. From the world’s first commercial solid-state Nuclear Gamma Camera, to KLAS® highest rated Cardiovascular Picture Archiving and Communication (PACS) System. ADN Medical Provides Solutions for Visionaries.  For more information please visit our website or contact us directly.

DIGIRAD’S NEXT-GENERATION EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS

An X-Ray Spectrometer using state-of-the-art detector technology will be launched this year on the Clark spacecraft, one of two missions to be flown as part of the Small Spacecraft Technology Initiative. Under SSTI, NASA funded the development of “Clark,” a high technology demonstration satellite to provide 3-m resolution panchromatic and 15-m resolution multispectral images, as well as collect atmospheric constituent and cosmic x-ray data. The 690-Ib. satellite, to be launched in early 1997, will be in a 476 km, circular, sun-synchronous polar orbit.

The primary objective of this mission is to demonstrate new technologies for small spacecraft. In keeping with this philosophy, we use two new types of semiconductor X-ray detectors, both operating near room temperature: avalanche photodiodes and cadmiumzinc-telluride detectors. The main purpose of flying these detectors is to test them in a space environment so that they can be used with confidence on future space missions. Measurements of solar flare and gamma-ray burst X-ray emissions will also be made as well as atmospheric constituent and cosmic x-ray data.  Digirad will measure these emissions.

To assist, Digirad developed a new class of solid-state detector arrays with microelectronics readout circuitry for two-dimensional imaging of x-ray and gamma ray fields in support of next-generation Earth and space science mission requirements.   The approach uses cadmium zinc telluride (CZT), a new room temperature detector material first developed by Digirad. Recent results show that CZT detector arrays can exhibit high detection efficiencies and superior energy resolution from below 1 kev to above 600 kev. CZT detectors are robust and lightweight; and can be patterned in a variety of array structures, with pixel dimensions to well below 100 m.

The innovation of producing CZT imagers suitable for space meets the needs of NASA small missions initiatives. 

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For more information in Canada on Digirad's solid-state technology for advanced Nuclear Imaging, please contact your local ADN Canada sales consultant Toll-Free in Canada at 1-877-434-5311 or via e-mail.  Note: Any / all product names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged.