CT scanner enhances imaging for emergency/trauma care

“The IQon Elite Spectral CT is the first detector-based spectral CT of its kind to deliver more confident patient diagnoses in the first scan, representing a revolution in CT performance,” said Kees Wesdorp, Business Leader, Diagnostic Imaging, Philips.

“With the IQon Elite, Philips is elevating its already high standard of patient care by providing health systems with a more sophisticated level of data and higher throughput capability that is exceptional in the healthcare industry.”

Representing an evolution of the original IQon Spectral CT scanner, the IQon Elite advances the capabilities of its predecessor through a series of key benefits that support emergency/trauma department care and Philips’ commitment to oncology excellence. This new configuration provides a number of enhanced features and benefits, including:

• Enhanced diagnostic certainty - The IQon Elite’s faster reconstruction speeds and better visualisation of bone marrow pathology enhance diagnostic confidence within emergency and trauma departments, providing the opportunity to reduce the need for subsequent scans. Its ability to estimate electron density provides enhanced tissue characterisation, enabling a new level of diagnostic certainty for oncology clinicians and their patients.
• Increased patient volume - IQon Elite’s faster reconstruction speeds have been shown to enable up to 200 CT patients per day. This is an important benchmark for healthcare facilities experiencing a high volume of patients, especially in the emergency department where CT can be a commonly used imaging modality.
• Enhanced clinical breadth – Its new radiation therapy planning couch and bariatric table top allow larger patients to be scanned with increased positioning controls, providing greater clinical breadth.