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Can you improve your dose management?

In a recent interview with Pr. Paul M. Parizel, Antwerp University Hospital, while sharing his DoseWatch^* experience said

“The use of DoseWatch^*, which allows to analyze our practice and our protocols, is of great value in helping radiologists and CT technologists to identify sub-optimal scanning protocols, to improve parameter settings, and reduce patient radiation dose.”

Pr. Paul M. Parizel observed in his practice a decrease of 41% of DLP on CT scan of the brain.

DoseWatch^* is a comprehensive application that provides you with the tools to analyze your dose usage and incorporate this into a dose management process. It is designed to help you assess and improve your dose management, manage risk and improve your patient care and find an excellent balance of image quality and dose.

To see his experience in detail and to discover more testimonials from our customers, go to www.doseoptimization.com

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Three reasons to utilize advanced imaging applications in your practice

Does this case sound familiar to you?

Monitoring of a patient following lung surgery a plain portable chest x-ray did not reveal a pneumothorax. On the VolumeRad* slices a bilateral pneumothorax is very conspicuous.  

Dr. Scherrer:

“This pneumothorax was hidden in the apex region and was therefore difficult to see on the x-ray image.”







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What is VolumeRad?

Volume Rad is digital radiographic tomography that acquires multiple exposures with one sweep across the patient.  It provides volumetric data about the anatomy, greatly enhancing the amount of information provided by the x-ray examination alone.

 

VolumeRad advanced imaging:

1. Removes overlying structures to enhance local tissue separation , providing depth analysis on the structure of interest
   
   
2. Enables good visualization of slices to make the area of interest easier to see
   
   
3. Ensures excellent diagnosis to help maintain an efficient workflow and help minimize patient anxiety.

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Optimizing your complex cardiac procedures with advanced visualization

At ESC in 2011 Dr. Ashok Tirouvanziam, Interventional Cardiologist at the University Hospital of Nantes, France, showcased how the integration of 3D images to guide complex procedures during interventions, such as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) enhances clinical confidence.

“TAVI has become one of the most important procedures for aortic stenosis treatment” explained Dr. Tirouvanziam. “3D imaging is really important to screen the patient before the procedure and the valve implantation. It is used to size the annulus, to precisely assess the iliac femoral access, and to define the target site. This helps to reduce associated complications and to increase the procedural success for the patient”.

Interventional cardiologists routinely deal with complex and moving anatomy on a daily basis.

When considering Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) it is also important to understand the patient anatomy in order to plan the appropriate therapy path and strategy. One approach for locating the exact region of interest to deliver the planned therapy is the use of advanced visualization techniques.

At ESC 2012, Prof. Tamburino, University of Catania, Italy will address the impact of advanced visualization techniques developed for complex procedures, such as TAVR.  Prof. Tamburino  will chair two clinical sessions outlining the use of Valve Assist,  to help plan and guide complex cardiac procedures. 

In particular Pr. Tamburino will focus on 3D rendering of a CT scan in percutaneous aortic valve replacement. Learn more...