Additionally, this scanner includes a CT that is designed to allow TrueFidelity deep-learning image reconstruction to enable image sharpness and improved noise texture[ix],[x]. Discovery MI Gen 2 proclaims up to a 41 percent increase in small lesion detectability[xi].
Treatment: Delivering & Monitoring Targeted Therapy: With regard to therapy, the FDA recently approved Lutetium-177 PSMA-617 – an exceptional therapy for advanced prostate cancer – in March 2022. It works by binding to and delivering a small amount of radiation to prostate cancer cells anywhere in the body to help patients with advanced prostate cancer live longer and maintain quality of life[xii].
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To help clinicians evaluate the success of these therapies, GE Healthcare developed its breakthrough StarGuide SPECT/CT system with 12 cutting-edge CZT detectors that not only scan patients in 3D to provide more information to clinicians but are also optimized for Theranostics procedures – including imaging this latest Lutetium-177-based prostate cancer therapy.
Compared to conventional technologies, StarGuide’s Digital Focus CZT detectors offer improved volume sensitivity and SPECT resolution[xiii], which is especially valuable for imaging both peaks of Lutetium-177 emissions, which in turn helps clinicians pinpoint the size, shape, and position of lesions with exceptional accuracy. Paired with GE Healthcare’s innovative Q.Clear solution for SPECT reconstruction, the resulting images provide outstanding quantification for the diagnosis and staging of disease and monitoring of treatment.
Increasing Accuracy & Efficiency: Artificial intelligence (AI) also offers new opportunities to streamline workflows, provide accurate data, and help expedite diagnoses across care areas – all valuable offerings in today’s resource constrained healthcare environment.
That’s why GE Healthcare also offers the Xeleris V image processing solution with a collection of AI-enabled clinical applications to help simplify and enhance workflows. This includes Q.Thera AI[xiv], which is designed to leverage Q.Volumetrix MI to help clinicians automatically and accurately segment areas of interest – including AI-based kidney segmentation – for quantitation and dosimetry calculations, all with the goal to help reduce the time required for the user to process and calculate dose – enabling them to spend more time with patients.
The advancement of imaging technologies and continuous evolution and discovery of new tracers and targeted therapies is ushering in a new era in healthcare – one in which precision health and theranostics exist at its core. Prostate cancer is only the beginning, with many more applications under development for the future.
