With its advanced performance and small footprint, the system eliminates the need to compromise image quality for siting requirements. Versatile and flexible, GE Healthcare’s MyoSIGHT performs all supine and prone cardiac procedures including 180- and 360-degree single photon emitted tomography (SPECT).

MyoSIGHT supports a wide range of cardiac imaging modes, from planar-gated blood pool and gated SPECT perfusion to attenuation correction. The unique integrated arm support and path through gantry enhance the patient’s imaging experience.

“Nuclear cardiology procedures are a growing area,” said Lonnie Mixon, GE Healthcare – Marketing Manager, Nuclear Medicine and PET. “MyoSIGHT enables even small imaging clinics to offer the most advanced nuclear procedures, boosting patient care and imaging quality without compromising throughput. GE’s superior engineering assures performance that matches any large footprint nuclear imaging system. And, the unit is strong enough to accommodate the largest patient load—up to 440 pounds – more than any other system of this size.”

MyoSIGHT’s advanced technologies also deliver state-of-the-art image quality. GE’s patented digital Correlated Signal Enhancement (CSE™) utilize detectors based on square photomultiplier tubes that detect even faint signals to boost image count rate and uniformity. A 101-degree detector geometry enhances scanning sensitivity by placing the detectors significantly closer to the patient than conventional orientations.

At any time, users may generate an anatomically specific correction map for attenuation correction with the Millennium ACuscan option. Artifacts—particularly those associated with the breast, surrounding muscles and the diaphragm—are removed based on this map to improve diagnostic quality.

MyoSIGHT utilizes GE’s advanced GENIE™ acquisition station with a complete range of cardiac processing software. The intuitive graphical user interface provides a range of advanced tools and customizable user settings. A mobile cart, adjustable for seated or standing operation, provides additional room layout flexibility.

For image viewing, a powerful workstation features a user-friendly graphical interface while offering a full range of advanced post-processing tools. These include quantification for gated SPECT, polar plots, 4-D rendering and more.

Based on a high-performance personal computer, the workstation is network ready and fully supports DICOM (digital imaging and communications in medicine) and Worklist formats. With its open architecture, nuclear cardiac information may be shared throughout the clinical enterprise using existing network connections. MyoSIGHT joins GE’s growing family of Millennium nuclear cardiology products.

GE Healthcare is an $8 billion global leader in medical imaging, interventional procedures, healthcare services, and information technology. Its offerings include networking and productivity tools, clinical information systems, patient monitoring systems, surgery and vascular imaging, conventional and digital X-ray, computed tomography, electron beam tomography, magnetic resonance, ultrasound and bone mineral densitometry, positron emission tomography, nuclear medicine, and a comprehensive portfolio of clinical and business services. For more than 100 years, health care providers worldwide have relied on GE Healthcare for high quality medical technology and productivity solutions. For more information, visit the GE Healthcare Web site at www.gehealthcare.com