Optima CT 520 Brochure
Optima CT 520 Brochure
Optima* CT520
Personalized CT solution
Broader vision.
range of educational opportunities, ensure
lifetime support.
Scalable dose
management solutions
meet today’s and
tomorrow’s needs.
Short geometry Wide range of
design improves X-ray innovative technologies
and education
utilization.
opportunities ensure
Streamlined workflow lifetime support.
allows you to complete
exams with ease and
confidence.
Vascular & Oncology
Fresh perspective.
With Optima CT520, you’ll gain a whole new perspective procedures; and ablations. Know just where your needle is every
for interventional procedures. step of the way—and even adjust needle positioning for respiratory
motion. Get to your target precisely using the fast image display
SmartView Fluoro combines advanced visualization techniques
as your guide.
with real-time reconstruction and display. A nominal image
lag of only 0.20 second gives you the confidence you need for Guiding interventions for less complex cases? GE’s SmartStep
CT‑guided interventions, such as core, lung, and retroperitoneal tap mode lets you complete simple procedures efficiently Head: Differentiate white from gray matter with Inner ear: Isotropic voxel shows superb semicircular Extremity / Trauma: Assess fractures in detail in 2D
lymph node biopsies; drainage procedures; pain management and accurately. excellent low-contrast detectability with the HiLight canals imaging. and 3D with high spatial resolution.
detector and Volara DAS image chain components.
Chest: The IQ Enhance algorithm provides both Abdomen/pelvis: Enjoy high flexibility on protocol
high acquisition speed and spatial resolution, while acquisition (bi-phasic liver acquisition, urology, and
the chest kernel facilitates your timely thoracic pancreatic studies).
exam view.
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Obtained using the follow-
DLP = 636 mGy.cm (Equivalent dose = 3.4 mSv1 DLP = 70 mGy.cm Equivalent dose = 0.16 mSv1 ing factors:
Head: 0.0023 DLP
Chest: 0.017 DLP
Abdomen: 0.015 DLP
Pelvis: 0.019 DLP
DLP = 180 mGy.cm (Equivalent dose = 3.06 mSv1 DLP = 257 mGy.cm Equivalent dose = 4.3 mSv1
Helping you to ASiR
IQ noise reduction
Dose reduction
ose
OptiD
Dose Check
DoseWatch*
3D auto mA
Color coding for kids
DICOM Structure Report
ASiR inside.
A leap ahead in dose management
ASiR may help clinicians achieve dose reductions while delivering the diagnostic image quality needed for
confident diagnosis. It may also improve low contrast detectability1. ASiR changes the dose paradigm across
many anatomies and patients. Based on customers’ experiences using ASiR technology, excellent diagnostic
image quality at low dose has been demonstrated across exam types and body regions.
VISR
Volumetric Image Space Reconstruction (VISR) are 3D filters that reduce image noise (standard deviation)
without compromising spatial resolution to provide clear visualization in neuro and cardiac imaging, to deliver
diagnostic image quality with potentially lower mA2.
OptiDose
Dose reduction with ASiR is combined with GE Healthcare’s proven OptiDose technologies that deliver dose
reduction at the source.
It includes 3D modulation, which automatically adjusts the mA as you scan along the x-y-z axes. Pre-patient
collimation to block x-rays are not needed for the image, optimizing the beam width to improve geometric
dose efficiency. Color-coded pediatric protocols provide intuitive management of pediatric exams, categorizing
children into one of eight colored categories based on their weight and size so clinicians can select the right-
sized scan technique. The easy-to-archive, DICOM Radiation Dose Structured Report is generated after every
scan, providing dose parameters and a clear summary of how the procedure was performed.
Raise your CT IQ.
Optima CT520 incorporates the best technologies from
previous GE platforms—most notably the innovative
algorithm, IQ Enhance. Other smart features such as
the Volara 24-bit Digital Data Acquisition System (DAS)
and Direct MPR help improve image quality and data
management efficiency. Combining power, spatial
resolution, and dose-optimization tools, Optima CT520
delivers exceptional image quality and highly efficient
imaging—even in regions such as the inner ear,
lungs, and bones.
Speed of a 50-slice CT
Who says you have to sacrifice image quality for speed?
Optima CT520 with IQ Enhance helps improve the speed
versus image quality balance. IQ Enhance reduces helical
artifacts in thin-slice helical scanning to increase coverage,
improve image quality, and reduce dose delivered to the
patient by using a higher pitch. It lets you scan at coverage
Building a powerful, yet
speed equivalent to that of a CT with a 50-slice detector.
From head to toe, you get high-quality images across
affordable CT scanner
a wide range of clinical applications. begins with designing a more
Efficient imaging
intelligent machine.
Optima CT520 collects cubic data sets of the smallest
practical volume, delivering remarkable images in 3D
and multi-planar reformatting (MPR)-20 mm coverage
with 0.625 mm isotropic cells. For resolution as small as
0.35 mm in all directions throughout the body—reproduced
at anytime and in all planes.
The Optima CT520 image chain is powered by GE’s exclusive
Volara DAS, which delivers high processing power for
high‑resolution images and low-dose performance.
It reduces noise up to 33%, for outstanding image quality,
even in difficult areas such as the shoulders and hips, and
in large patients. DAS also reduces noise in low-contrast,
soft-tissue body and neuro studies, and in pediatric exams.
But acquiring data is just the first step. Fast image
reconstruction with transfer speeds up to 16 fps and
Direct MPR help you quickly manage and assess large
datasets with ease—for pulmonary embolism, trauma,
CT angiography, and more.
You have a complex & fast-paced workplace.
Ready Scan Done
Patient table lowers to each individual 10 sets of prospective multiple Direct MPR: real-time direct reconstruction
patients’ needs reconstructions for rapid reconstruction and fully corrected multi-planar images
algorithm set up
Auto positioning for desired table settings AWE connection: from your console,
Real-time scout: stop acquisition once access applications hosted on the server
Xtream display plays relaxing videos necessary anatomy is covered
for your patients 22 images per second reconstruction speed
Integrated injector: synchronize with the
Emergency mode with dedicated user exam workflow Advanced applications on console
interface to start exam quickly
SmartPrep with Auto Trigger: And More...
And More... the scan can be automatically initiated
when contrast enhancement reaches
the preferred point
And More...
Small footprint.
But even with its small size, Optima CT520 delivers outstanding comfort and flexibility—
whether your technologist prefers to sit or stand. The console is noticeably quieter and
delivers less heat. And the same familiar interface, available on our most advanced CT
systems, puts automated processing at the technologist’s fingertips. The console also
Big comfort.
features SmartPrep, Autovoice, and easier protocol settings.
Optima CT520 is not only more efficient for technologists, it’s more energy efficient, too,
using about 60% less energy than our previous-generation scanners. With a thoughtful
overnight “sleep” mode and electronic designs, it uses less energy both when operating
and inactive. For a big impact on the environment—and your bottom line.
AW
Advanced visualization
powered by AW.
Beyond post-processing image efficiency, AW provides a comprehensive
solution to optimize your Optima CT520 experience
Clinical relevance is the main Clinical relevance without Unleash the power and
driver of GE Healthcare’s system interoperability access it from anywhere
post-processing software. means nothing Complex pathologies may require teamwork and
expertise sharing-inside or outside of your facility.
Since 1990, improvements in the company’s offering With significant dose reduction, CT scanners can GE Healthcare’s client server model, AW Server,
have led to a robust and constantly-enriched increase body exploration capacities. Additionally, the complements the traditional AW workstations,
foundation-coming directly from the modality’s latest volume of data is growing fast and managing it offering a centrally-managed, post processing
innovations. Today it provides a unique and consistent becomes time-consuming and complex. That is why AW engine accessible from any PC or Mac1 staff
multimodality 2D, 3D, and 4D environment, placing ensures deep integration with medical equipment-CT, meeting, radiologist office, or outside if allowed2.
patient pathology in the center. On top of this foundation MRI, PET-CT, Vascular-and your RIS and PACS systems.
is GE Healthcare’s large portfolio of vascular, cardiac, Because communication alone is not enough, AW 1
Following systems are supported: Windows® XP,
oncology, and neurology advanced applications, that provides Workflow Booster, an automatic case prepara- Vista, Windows 7 & Windows 8, AW Workstations,
enhance scanner capacities to provide accurate assess- tion and preprocessing tool. Mac® (using Windows Parallel).
ments. 2
IT team needs to configure appropriate access to
server from outside the facility.
GE offers a number of innovative technologies and education Help is one touch away Optima CT520 to their full clinical potential. Taught by CT experts,
our CT Masters Series includes a comprehensive range
GE iLinq* provides you with a direct connection to GE Healthcare
opportunities to help ensure that your Optima CT520 will meet support. At the touch of a button on your console screen, iLinq
of courses in advanced CT applications and the latest
technologies.
lets you quickly summon technical or applications help—saving
the needs of your CT practice long into the future. you precious time. And when you contact us with an urgent Our AppsLinq* service provides a live clinical application support
concern, we connect you to an engineer in five minutes or less. and training solution, delivered remotely. This customized,
cost-efficient solution delivers the necessary education to
imaging operators while fitting their busy schedule. A GE clinical
Getting the most out of your assets application expert connects remotely to your system and shares
and tomorrow.
A wide range of available learning tools help your imaging
professionals use the advanced imaging capabilities of the
imagination at work