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Volume Viewer
GE Healthcare’s premium 3D Advanced Visualization and
Image Processing platform brings you powerful capabilities
to help you visualize and interpret your multimodality
imaging data with confidence and ease.

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Preprocessing enabler

Imaging modalities provide a wealth of diagnostic information, but also present

a challenge to your Radiology workflow as image volumes continue to increase
while your time for reading and reporting decreases.
• Customizable protocol-driven
workflows supporting CT, MR, PET
Volume Viewer provides you with a rich 3D image processing toolset aimed at and Innova 3D XA modalities,
creating and displaying the views you need with little user input and designed to help enhance your
streamlining interpretation and reporting by providing the visualization tools clinical review productivity
you need with minimum clicks. • Compare multiple exams from
different modalities, at loading2 and
With an intuitive, modern user interface, Volume Viewer helps a wide diversity on the fly2
of users to learn and master the expanding portfolio of sophisticated tools and • Adaptive layouts that take
applications that it provides. This customizable user interface maximizes the advantage of the dual monitor
real estate allocated for displaying images and provides access to the users’ capabilities in landscape and portrait
favorite tools directly from the image viewport. In addition, a customizable orientations
toolbar provides one click access to commonly used tools to facilitate a • Easy point-and-click segmentation
productive review. tools for segmenting structures of
interest
Overview • CT Dual Energy and GSI4 support
Volume Viewer provides excellent 3D visualization and processing capabilities with dedicated workflows and tools
for reading and comparing CT, MR, 3D X-ray, PET, PET/MR and PET/CT datasets. • Advanced 4D PET support with
Volume Viewer also features a broad portfolio of high-performance analysis Q.Freeze6 tool and 4D PET Dynamic
tools, automating routine tasks and helping to make 3D image processing a workflow
stress-free component of your routine workflow. • Interactive Summary Table
collecting measurements as they are
Volume Viewer is available on VolumeShare 7, a multi-modality advanced deposited on the images.
visualization workflow solution that helps to enhance diagnostic precision • Rich set of export tools including
and productivity. export for 3D printing3.

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 General Features • Multiple Export capabilities, in • Multi-sessions switch on AW
• Unified user interface, with one click different DICOM and non-DICOM workstation with AutoLaunch8.
access to your favorite tools and formats, including Key Image Notes. • Support of Chinese, Japanese, Korean
more space for displaying images. • 3D Suite3: STL, OBJ, VRML and 3MF file and Russian languages.
• Customizable protocol-driven formats to export single or multi mesh
workflows designed to help enhance objects, for 3D printing. 3D Suite is not System Requirements
your clinical review productivity for a intended for clinical use. • AW Server 3.2 and above, with
wide range of care areas, with 3D and • Save state, which allows to save and recommended monitor resolution up
4D real time interaction. restore to pause and resume the review to dual 2MP or single 3MP.
• “Smart layout” protocol, which at a later time or to facilitate • AW 4.7 Workstation and above (some
adapts the screen layout to the type collaboration workflows. performances limitations can occur
of loaded exams. with Z800)
• High resolution, real-time rendering Modality Features • CentricityTM Universal Viewer
modes: MIP/Min IP/Average; • Dual energy and GSI4 GE Healthcare CT
standard volume rendering and images supported with dedicated Intended use / Indications for use
enhanced volume rendering with review protocols. Volume Viewer is a medical diagnostic
Volume Illumination1 on the fly; • Bone VCAR5 combines spine labelling on software that allows the processing,
Navigator view for endoluminal fly- the fly for all CT review and a dedicated review, analysis and communication of
through; lumen and curved views. layout to improve spine review. 3D reconstructed images and their
• Compare mode for reviewing • MR review support: Recognition of PSD relationship to originally acquired
multiple exams and modalities, name, and specific MR parameters at images from CT, MR, X-Ray Angiography
simplified with Dynamic Load to load image loading, which simplifies protocol and PET Scanning devices. The
and register2 new series into the customization. combination of acquired images,
current review session. • Dedicated review workflows for PET/CT reconstructed images, annotations and
• Rich set of 2D/3D ROI tools, including and PET/MR images, including PET SUV measurements performed by the
AutoContour for 3D semi-automatic measurements. clinician are intended to provide to the
contouring of structures of interest • Q.Freeze6 combines the quantitative referring physician clinically relevant
(CT, MR, PET), and ROI color coded benefits of 4D PET gated imaging into information for diagnosis, surgery and
for tissue classification based on voxel an image that provides both frozen treatment planning.
values. patient motion and reduced image
• Advanced tools, to take advantage of noise. Regulatory compliance
full 3D capabilities: AutoSelect, for • Dedicated protocol-driven workflows This product complies with the
easy point-and-click segmentation; for Innova 3D XA images9. European Council Directive 93/42/EEC
One or two clicks Quick Vessel Trace Medical Device Directive as amended by
to analyze all vessels, in curved Platform features European Council Directive 2007/47/EC.
reformat, lumen, or MPR view; • “Smart Compression” technology for This product or its feature may not be
Advanced 3D processing tools. fast and responsive client performance available in some other countries or
• Summary Table extends reporting on AW Server. regions. Please contact your sale
capabilities, while collecting • Fast automated Pre-processing7 associate.
measurements as they are deposited
on the images.

1Requires Volume Illumination license

Volume Illumination may not be available in all countries or regions.
Please contact your sale associate.
2
Requires Integrated Registration license
3Requires 3D Suite license
4 Requires Volume Viewer GSI license
5 Requires Bone VCAR license
6Requires Q.Freeze license
7Preprocessing is compatible with the following purchasable options: AutoBoneTM Xpress,

CardIQ Xpress Reveal, CardIQ Xpress Function, CardIQ Xpress Process, Advanced CTC Pro 3D
EC, Colon VCAR, and CT Perfusion 4D and FastStroke. ColonVCAR is not for sale in the US.
8Requires AutoLaunch license for AW workstation
9Requires Innova Volume Viewer license

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Volume Viewer
• Mag glass displays zoomed-up imagery around the
cursor.
General Features
Unified user interface Protocol management and loading

• The user interface provides one click access to • Customizable protocol-driven workflows for a wide
favorite tools and more space for clinical images. range of clinical applications, including support for
• The page layout is organized to facilitate navigation multiple review steps. You are guided through the
through the review steps. Guided protocols walk review steps by a Navigation bar at the top of the
the unfamiliar user through a clear workflow of User Interface.
creating and manipulating volumetric data, helping • Review protocols created by user with Volume
to reduce the learning curve by providing a Viewer can be saved as favorite protocols and
consistent workflow. accessed easily in routine.
• The customizable toolbar can be docked at the top, • Progressive Load enhances image loading
bottom, left, or right, by a simple drag & drop. This performance. This feature has two modes:
preferred location is saved for future use for each o Images are loaded in sequential mode (e.g.,
user. Reformat)
• An extensive set of advanced tools are grouped o Images are loaded in interlaced mode (e.g.,
into categories on the toolbar to facilitate quick 3D/VR)
retrieval when needed. In either case, image review can begin as soon as
• Each category and tool are easily configurable by a the first image is displayed.
simple drag & drop in the Toolbar so that they are • Navigation through series and exams can be
only one click away for your future reviews performed without exiting the patient list.
• To reduce long mouse trips, up to 6 favorite tools
can be accessible from each image via a right
mouse menu.
• Customization of the toolbar and tool behaviors
with a user’s preferences is provided in a single
intuitive Preferences menu.
• Keyboard shortcuts and quick access tools for on-
viewport controls

The following mouse modes are available to help you

manipulate the images:
• Interactive VR adjustment lets you adjust VR
opacity interactively with the mouse as Window
Level/Window Width
• Direct Paging (continuous or contiguous)
• Free hand rotation on 3D and oblique views
Smart layout
• Percentage fusion, to easily change the
transparency of objects on fused images. There are
• Volume Viewer General Review protocol presents
several fusion modes available for your use.
an adaptive layout for single and multi-modality
PACS-like reading of data. This protocol distributes
and displays all loaded series of a single exam in an
intelligent layout to maximize use of available
monitor space. With multiple exams, the protocol
automatically detects and distributes “like” series
for optimal comparison.

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 Multiple Volume Rendering and Volume Illumination1
Advanced visualization capabilities
objects
Volume Viewer offers various capabilities to display
• Volume Viewer allows you to merge up to 8 Volume
advanced rendering modes:
Rendered models from the same series into a single
• 3D Volume Rendering / Volume Illumination1
3D view.
images
• You can adjust independently the threshold, colors,
• MPR views with different slice thickness. The
and transparency of each Volume Rendering or
following rendering modes are available for all
Volume Illumination
Thick Slab: MIP, Min IP, Volume Rendering,
Average.
• Navigator views which display interactive
endoluminal views exportable as movies.
• Curvilinear reformatting allowing display of curved,
lumen and cross section views for various
structures (vessels, spine, etc).
• Merge multiple volume rendered models into a
single view.

Auto-center fly through with smart cursor

• In fly-through studies (airways, colon, angiography

navigation along the centerline of the structure of
interest can be recorded step by step and can be
exported as a movie.
• In addition to the regular 180° or less Navigator view,
Volume Viewer enables a Fish-Eye View with any wide
camera angle value from 180° to 360°. This provides a
view of structures both in front of and behind the
users’ virtual location on the same image.
Predefined cut planes

Volume Viewer lets the user define cut planes to

isolate specific structures in the VR model, in 16
configurations, including Left / Right / Inferior /
Superior / Anterior / Posterior / Front.
You can then display the voxels values on each plane.

Lumen view

• Lumen View provides an unfolded 3D view around a

user defined centerline. The lumen view can be
interactively adjusted (rotation around the centerline,
width, field of view).

3D and 4D capabilities

• Volume Viewer allows 3D cursor synchronization in

any orientation on the fly.

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• Real time reformat in oblique planes is available for your AutoContour tool
exams, as well as simple and double oblique interactive
modes. • AutoContour provides consistent tools for 3D
• Quick access to cross reference display gives you the contouring ROI, with the same workflow used for
ability to display the current slice location or all slices, or CT, MR, and PET images.
other planes. • For CT and MR images, the contouring tool will
• Real time interaction in 4D mode, by using Cine tool on suggest contour boundaries after defining 1
all planes and 3D views for CT, MR, and PET multiphase point or a diameter on a structure of interest,
data. which can be edited prior to validation.

Compare mode

• With Volume Viewer several volumes can be loaded

either from the same exam or from different exams.
This is useful for exam comparison (Compare Mode) or
for Multiphase examinations (of the liver for example).
The Compare Mode is also available for PET/CT
examinations and takes advantage of a dual screen
configuration.
• Multi-phase CT and MR data are listed as separate
phases in the Series Selection screen, allowing selection
of all phases or a subset of phase data for review. The • For PET images, the contouring tool has been
Series Selection Panel displays the multi-phase data split adapted for standard SUV calculations.
into arterial and portal phases, for example.
• Dynamic Load, compatible with both Volume Viewer and
Fusion protocols, lets you drag & drop 3D volumes from
CT, MR, PET, and 3D XA modalities into a desired
viewport. Together with the Integrated Registration2
option, Dynamic Load allows new volumes to be
registered and loaded on the fly. Save State series can be
restored as a separate session. For dual monitor
configurations, a Save State series can be displayed on
the right monitor together with a current session on the Advanced 3D tools
left monitor. For single monitor configurations, a user
may simply switch between the two sessions.
• The zoom and pan functions are propagated to all Segmentation tools
images displayed in the same orientation.
• AutoSelect segmentation tool helps adding or
removing any continuous structures of interest by
simple point and click.
2D/3D ROI for quantitative measurements • You can also access advanced segmentation tools
such as Scalpel, Threshold, Dilate, Erode,
• Volume Viewer contains a set of basic 2D/3D tools: Subtraction, Intersection, Addition, Filter Floaters.
distance, angle, report cursor, arrow tool, annotation,
free hand ROI tool, that can be placed on fused images
as well. Quick Vessel Trace (CT and MR images)
• Easy deposition and labelling of measurements.
• All 3D ROIs can be customized, and color coded to • You can perform vessel analysis with one or two
display statistics computed on different intensity range points clicks from any CT or MR Angiography
and help assessing tissue classification based on voxel images.
values.
• Quick Vessel Trace automatically extracts the
• All measurements are considered bookmarks and can be
vessel after user clicks and launches vessel tracking
accessed by navigating through the list of
for fast review in curved reformat, cross-sectional,
measurements.
best L-section, lumen, and MRP view.

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• Tracking can be extended proximally or distally for a full reformatted protocols can be exported into a
view of the vessel. multi-phase Cine movie that allows the referring
physician to review the exam in a dynamic mode.
• Capture and send images from the viewport to
Summary table your computer clipboard on the fly (Crtl+C/Ctrl+V
on AW Server only).
• The Summary Table collects measurements and
organizes them according to finding and exam date. Modality Features
• The Summary Table allows interactive navigation
through findings in the image viewports and can be CT image quality
docked or expanded.
• The Summary Table can be copied into the client • CT filters to enhance or smooth CT images to help
clipboard and then pasted in email, reports, office improve image quality on the fly.
software etc. (on AWS only) • The lung filter helps enhance contours of images
reconstructed in standard mode for excellent
visualization of lung structures

Export capabilities

Volume Viewer contains multiple standard options for • A smoothing filter reduces noise while maintaining
exporting the results of a review session: high image contrast.
• Save images to the database, as new DICOM series.
• Save the significant images as Key Image Note objects in
the database. Key Image Notes and End Review allow
you to flag images of interest as Key Image Notes (IHE
profile) and push them to the archiving system when you
exit the application.
• Save State object are used to save the work in a new
series containing all the post processing data (3D Model,
displays, measurements, annotations, etc), for future
review.
• Save STL, OBJ, VRML or 3MF file from 3D Volume
Rendering / Volume Illumination1 viewport for 3D
printing purposes through 3D Suite3

Additional export tools are available to create specific

sequences of images to be exported:
• The Batch tool allows creating a sequence of
reformatted images or a sequence of rotating 3D views.
• The Movie tool creates a comprehensive movie including CT Dual energy protocols
different rotations, zooms, and pan of the image, which
can be exported as DICOM series or mpeg file. • Three protocols are available to enable review of
• Quick Export: Exports in a single click a full batch of dual energy images acquired on compatible GE
contiguous images at the displayed thickness for 2D Healthcare scanners and enhancing pixels with
images, or a batch of rotations of a 3D View. specific ratio: DE Calcium (HU80/HU140 ≥ 1.25), DE
• Cardiac Review and Export: Processing and reviewing Uric Acid (HU80/HU140 ≤ 1.25) and DE Custom
cardiac exams for CT, MR and PET with manual oblique (cutstom threshold on HULow/HUHigh).

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• In addition, all Volume Viewer standard protocols are • 2D and 3D ROI propagation to other phases / series
compatible with GSI4 GE Healthcare CT images. / exams allowing you to easily correlate
information from multiple sources.
Bone VCAR5 • Improved MR annotation consistency.
• In combination with Integrated Registration2,
enables direct access to MR image registration
• Bone VCAR is available in Volume Viewer toolbar and
(inter/intra exam), image fusion and Whole Body
can be launched on the fly
MR Review protocols
• Vertebrae are automatically recognized and labelled
• Ability to automatically bind several MR axial series
(deep learning algorithm)
corresponding to sequential axial locations into a
• A dedicated protocol provides a specific layout of the
single series. This is useful for consolidating multi-
spine including curved views
stage acquisitions for displaying Whole Body MR
scanning.

SUV measurements on PET images

• Volume Viewer supports Standardized Uptake

Values (SUV) for image display and measurements.
Several SUV scales are available like SUVbw, SUV
lbm, SUVbsa, as well as SUV Peak.
• Window/level presets may be user-defined for PET
images based on SUV values.
• The SUV values are available in all the basic 2D/3D
ROI tools of Volume Viewer and in the
Review of MR studies AutoContour tool.

Volume Viewer offers support for review of MR studies, PET/CT and PET/MR dedicated protocols
through dedicated protocols.
• The MR-specific parameters (PSD name, image • Volume Viewer contains a list of predefined
weighting, scan plane, etc) are recognized at loading and protocols allowing the review of PET/CT and
are used to customize the layout display. PET/MR data. The screen layouts contain fused
• Anatomy-based protocols for standard review (e.g. views between the morphological and functional
spine, brain stroke…), with dedicated and guided review images, as well as 3DMIP rendering of PET images.
steps, to help review standard MR exams. • Factory protocols are customizable for your own
• Dedicated MR Cardiac Viewer for single and multiple review.
Cine Review. Enables comparison between cardiac series • PET 4D protocol allows users to load and display
such as Time Course and Myocardial Delayed gated and dynamic PET series, as well as summing
Enhancement (MDE) images. or reframing these series.
• Support of MR Multi Echo, Multiphase, Diffusion series.
• Support of parametric series (e.g., ADC, MTT, and other
parametric maps) created in READY View, allowing direct
functional measurements.

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PET IQ improvements • When you are processing a study and a new exam
is transferred to the AW Workstation, this feature
automatically launches the new exam with an
• Enhanced 3D visualization algorithm to fully support
appropriate Volume Viewer protocol in the
Q.Clear PET images.
background. When you are ready, one click in the
• Q.Freeze6 option provides a respiratory motion-
AutoLaunch window instantly brings up the exam
corrected Gated PET volume, statistically similar to
in the Volume Viewer application, eliminating
conventional static PET with significantly reduced or
waiting time and extra steps to load the exam into
eliminated blurring effects due to patient respiration. It
computer memory for processing.
provides also a corrected Gated PET series where counts
• AutoLaunch is compatible with CT, MR and PET
are summed back to each respiratory phase.
single volume protocols of Volume Viewer.
• When combined with optional applications8, this
Dedicated features for 3D XA images9 feature gives access to data already preprocessed,
that you can review by just clicking on AutoLaunch
The optional Innova 3D XR application produces XA images window.
(512x512 images or 256x256 images depending on your
settings). This format opens the Volume Viewer world to
Innova 3D XA images:
Summary of Operation
• Single exam: Innova Navigator, Curved Reformat, Multi
Oblique, MPVR 3mm Average, Segment Structure Volumetric models are loaded by selecting the exam
• Compare exam: Compare Axial, Compare Coronal, or series. The user can select a protocol category
Compare Sagittal, Reformat from an anatomical selector or go directly to a
• Layouts and protocols customization Review Layout. In either case, images are loaded
• The Innova options provide access to Workflow booster progressively in the background; this gives control to
tools, easy multi-modality review “on-the-fly” dedicated the user in just a few seconds after selecting the
Innova review protocols with dedicated Review Steps. images. Selecting a Review Layout launches a
volumetric display protocol with predefined layout
preferences. Review Layouts may be customized and
Smart compression combined to suit the user’s workflow. Selecting a
protocol category unlocks a variety of visual protocols
• The Smart Compression technology automatically that include the layout, threshold, rendering mode
displays images with full fidelity when the image is still, and filming formats. Some of these protocols direct
then uses the selected compression level for increased the user through the process providing capabilities to
interaction speed during user interaction. This allows for interactively view and manipulate the model,
diagnostic reads on full fidelity static images with increasing productivity and consistency for all
responsive dynamic display even at low bandwidth. On- modalities.
image visual indicators notify the user when
compression is in effect. References
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Requires Volume Illumination license
Volume Illumination may not be available in some other
Pre-processing7 features on AW Server countries or regions.
Please contact your sale associate
2
Requires Integrated Registration license
• Preprocessing is a Volume Viewer feature that 3Requires 3D Suite license
automatically performs routine processing tasks and 4 Requires Volume Viewer GSI license

saves the results so they are ready for you. 5 Requires Bone VCAR license
6Requires Q.Freeze license
When new exams are transferred to the database,
7Preprocessing is compatible with the following purchasable
Volume Viewer recognizes user-defined keywords in the
options: AutoBoneTM Xpress, CardIQ Xpress Reveal, CardIQ Xpress
Series Description and launches the appropriate pre- Function, CardIQ Xpress Process, Advanced CTC Pro 3D EC, Colon
processing. The results are stored in a Save State object VCAR, and CT Perfusion 4D and FastStroke. ColonVCAR is not for
with the original study so you can load it when you are sale in the US.
8Requires AutoLaunch license for AW workstation
ready for review. 9Requires Innova Volume Viewer license

AutoLaunch8 features on AW workstation

• AutoLaunch is a Volume Viewer feature that

automatically preloads exams, so they are ready for your
review.

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