Clinical Applications
More than 60% of CT exams are done in relation to cancer diagnostics, treatment and follow-up management. syngo CT Oncology in combination with low-dose CT spiral exams of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, etc., allows for detection, diagnosis, staging and follow-up of lung nodules, colon polyps, mediastinal lesions, liver lesions and lymph node primary involvement or metastasis.
Features
Image Display
- Dual monitor (optional, 2nd monitor must be purchased separately)
- Simultaneous display of up to eight data sets
- Flexibly configurable 4-segment screen layout
- 3D slab display for cine mode in Multiplanar Reconstruction or Maxium Intensity Projection techniques
- 3D Volume Rendering imaging with highlighted findings
- 3D volume-of-Interest display for the selected lesion
Workflow
- Detection and segmentation of lesions – LungCAD – fully automated detection of lung nodules via computer assisted detection
- Automated segmentation of suspicious lesions throughout the body
- Dedicated segmentation tools for lung and liver lesions and lymph nodes
- Quantitative analysis with fully automated calculation of lesion
- Volume
- RECIST and WHO parameters
- Extension along axial direction
- Longest 3D diameter
- HU histogram of the nodule
- Average and standard deviation of density in HU
- Total tumor burden
- Follow-up
- Load a total of eight data sets from two different time points for follow-up or multiphase studies
- Auto-registration of data sets
- Auto-get counterpart lesion finding
- Computer-generated growth rates
Image Fusion
- Workflow
- Quick first visual alignment with six degrees of freedom (3 x translation, 3 x rotation) with direct pan and zoom
- Automatic registration based on mutual information considering similarity of volume data sets
- Visualization
- Side-by-side display of both data sets with all available rendering types such as MPR, MIP, MIP thin
- 2D alpha blending in monochrome or pseudo-color with adjustable balance between the superimposed data sets to optimize representation
- 2D alpha blending of thin and thick MPRs
- Advanced alpha blending with definition of individual visibility thresholds for model and reference data set
- Fusion of two datasets with MIP presentation
- Support of Nuclear Medicine and PET data by displaying Standardized Uptake Values (SUV)
- Pixel lens support on fused images; PET measurements and calculations are done in SUVs
- Optimized direct windowing of both data sets with middle mouse button
- Storage of fused result images as secondary capture images
Documentation and Reporting
- Flexible, comprehensive reporting
- Specific details such as the location, morphology, and characteristics of each lesion can be entered together with images
- All information entered is saved as DICOM SR data
- Different output formats (e.g. Excel, PDF and HTML)