Signa® HDe 1.5T 15.0

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Advanced Neuro Applications


PROPELLER PROPELLER
   Diffusion Tensor Imaging Diffusion Tensor Imaging

Correct for motion artifacts and enhance tissue contrast without compromising image resolution or prolonging scan time – and clearly visualize even small or subtle lesions in uncooperative patients.
DTI is a technique used in brain neuro applications for white matter tract visualizations. Post-processing tools such as Functool and FiberTrak (optional) can be applied to the DTI data set to visualize fractional anisotropy maps, eigenvectors and 3D tractography.
 
     
FiberTrak FiberTrak
   PROBE-PRESS Spectroscopy PROBE-PRESS Spectroscopy

The FiberTrak option adds color FA maps, color eigenvector maps, and 3D tractography, a white matter fibers trajectories projection co-registered with high definition 3D anatomies data set capabilities to the standard Functool DTI. 		 
PROBE - PRESS single voxel spectroscopy allows non-invasive evaluation of the relative concentrations of in-vivo metabolites. Volume-localized, water-suppressed H1 spectra are acquired and displayed in a single-voxel mode. The package includes acquisition set-up, graphic prescription of spectroscopic volumes and automatic reconstruction.
     
PROBE-2D CSI PROBE-2D CSI    

This extends the PROBE-PRESS capabilities with simultaneous multi-voxel in-plane acquisitions. Post- processing, including the generation of metabolite maps, is automatically generated with the functool Performance package. 		   


Advanced Body, Breast & MSK


StarMap StarMap
   VIBRANT VIBRANT

StarMap generates grayscale and color maps that show the T2* or rate of signal decay (R2*), helping assess iron concentration in the liver and myocardial tissue.
VIBRANT uses the GE exclusive GEM acceleration technique to further accelerate the scanning speed of GE's patent pending VIBRANT technique. With VIBRANT you can acquire high resolution fast. VIBRANT still allows the choice of direct sagittal or axial imaging, and automatically optimizes parameters helping the technologists to get consistent image quality.
     
CartiGram CartiGram
      

CartiGram is a non-invasive imaging technique that provides high-resolution T2 value maps of cartilage and other tissues. The color-coded T2 maps help assess articular cartilage integrity, providing the information needed to help determine the best course of treatment. 		   


Advanced Cardiovascular Applications


Inhance Inhance
   TRICKS TRICKS

The new GE suite of non-contrast enhanced MRA applications is robust, fast and easy to use. Inhance sequences deliver consistent, reproducible images even in difficult-to-scan anatomies, for fewer rescans and confident differential diagnoses. 		 
TRICKS uses an intricate temporal sampling and complex data recombination to accelerate temporal resolution without sacrificing SNR or spatial resolution. This technique eliminates the need for test injections of contrast or triggering. The Radiologist or Technologist just injects and scans.
     
Cardiac Tagging Cardiac Tagging Myocardial Delayed Enhancement Myocardial Delayed Enhancement


Used to improve visualization of miocardial contractile function, this tagging application combines cardiac-gated FastCINE gradient-recalled echo to acquire data throughout the cardiac cycle, with spatial SAT pulses applied throughout the FOV. Using the operator's choice of diagonal stripes or a grid pattern, tagging is applied once per R-R interval immediately following the R-wave ECG trigger, just before the start of data acquisition. 		MDE is a FGRE technique with IR Prep used to assess myocardial tissue viability. Adiabatic inversion recovery for homogenous myocardium suppression is employed to improve CNR between infarcted and normal myocardium.

2D Myocardial Delayed Enhancement 3D Myocardial Delayed Enhancement