by
Lisa Chamoff, Contributing Reporter | July 24, 2017
From the July 2017 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
ICAD Powerlook Tomo Detection
What’s new
Further highlighting that tomo is where the growth is, recent new releases from manufacturers center on the 3-D technology.
In April, Siemens Healthineers received FDA clearance for its High Definition Breast Tomosynthesis feature on its Mammomat Inspiration scanner.
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This form of tomosynthesis uses technology called Enhanced Multiple Parameter Iterative Reconstruction, or EMPIRE, a combination of iterative and machine learning algorithms that enhances the contrast of the tomosynthesis image.
Siemens also now provides a synthetic 2-D image, Insight 2D, which Okken says is acquired and reconstructed at the same microns and technical specifications as the tomosynthesis image.
In March, GE Healthcare received FDA clearance for its Senographe Pristina digital breast tomosynthesis scanner. Berzsenyi says the new scanner has a thinner bucky with less hard material, designed to provide a more comfortable experience for patients.
GE also improved the workflow, removing unnecessary repetitive tasks and adding more automation.
The Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health and Wellness Institute in Boca Raton, Fla., recently installed the Senographe Pristina and GE’s SensorySuite, which displays images and sounds of calming scenes, such as beaches or waterfalls, and dispenses calming scents, to create a more relaxing experience for the patient.
Dr. Kathy Schilling, the center’s medical director, and Nicole Coates, a radiologic technologist, say the combination of the new scanner and suite has made the exams much more comfortable for patients.
With curved corners, the scanner doesn’t dig into the patient’s armpit and upper abdomen. Patients don’t hold onto a handle during the exam, and because their muscles are not contracted, there is less pain during compression. The exposure is also shorter with the Pristina.
“The patients are telling us it’s the most comfortable mammogram they’ve ever had,” Coates says.
More relaxed patients lead to better images.
