GE Innova® 2000 – The World's Most Advanced All-Digital Cardiovascular Imaging System
Description and Overview
The GE Innova® 2000 is the world’s first and most advanced all-digital X-ray cardiovascular imaging system. Cardiologists in the cardiac cath lab use it when performing procedures to view and treat potential coronary artery blockages that could cause heart attacks or other serious cardiovascular damage.
The system, from GE Medical Systems, is designed to provide cardiologists with more information than ever before, resulting in better diagnosis and treatment of
cardiovascular disease.
Major Features & Benefits
The ability to see blood vessels with much greater clarity, even in larger patients whose images are more difficult to see, than on previous technology systems.
Revolutionary image quality and the ability to view hard-to-see blood vessels, as well as devices used during procedures, such as stents, guidewires and catheters.
Considerable reduction in overall radiation exposure compared to conventional fluoroscopy systems.
Clinically, the Revolution detector is unique in its ability to deliver the highest Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE), a widely recognized measure of image quality, as well as fast frame rate acquisition capability and a wide dynamic range. These features enable physicians to acquire exceptional images and the opportunity for advanced applications due to the inherent capabilities designed into the technology of the detector.
Research & Development Facts
In 1987, GE Medical Systems began developing the technology of the GE Innova 2000 which cost more than $150 million.
More than 100 U.S. patents have been granted.
This new technology is now in use in such prominent medical institutions as North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York; Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Hundreds of Innova 2000 units are currently installed throughout the United States. Since the successful launch of the Innova 2000, the technology is being widely adopted throughout the industry.
The Role of GE’s Six Sigma Quality Program
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) allowed GE to develop this breakthrough cardiovascular
system by incorporating input from medical leaders around the world.
As a result of DFSS, GE was able to deliver this technology two years earlier than would have been possible otherwise.
Technological Features of the Innova 2000
GE’s Revolution™ digital detector – provides the GE Innova® 2000 with the industry’s first fully digital imaging capabilities. By converting X-ray signals into digital images at the point of acquisition, the Revolution detector captures information with minimal loss over the full range of typical exposures. It also minimizes the artifacts and distortions associated with conventional systems.
Advanced dynamic range management – with more than ten times the dynamic range of conventional systems, the GE Innova 2000 provides unprecedented views of hard-to-see vessels and other cardiac anatomy.
Image acquisition technology – resulting in new ways of processing and managing acquired image data. In addition, the Innova 2000 can be integrated into any DICOM image information network, including cardiology and hospital information systems, so cardiologists and patients can benefit from easier access to this information anywhere in the world.
American Heart Association Web site
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About GE Medical Systems
GE Medical Systems is a $9 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 Medical Systems for high quality medical technology and productivity solutions. For more information, visit the GE Medical Systems Web site at www.gemedical.com
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