- GE Healthcare introduces the industry’s firsti computed
tomography (CT) platform with built-in scalability and
upgradabilityii
- The new Revolution Apex platform offers the world’s fastest
gantry speed: 0.23 seconds per rotation and 19.5 millisecond
effective temporal resolution to freeze cardiac motioniii
- Altogether, the company’s CT platform enables healthcare
facilities to keep up with the latest technology while minimizing
technology obsolescence, optimizing clinical capabilities, and
standardizing workflows now and in the futureii
At the Radiological Society of North America’s 2021 Annual
Meeting, GE Healthcare introduced its Revolution Apex platformiv –
an industry firsti computed tomography (CT) platform with built-in
scalability for onsite CT detector upgrades from 40 mm to 80 mm or
160 mm detector coverage – all without replacing the gantryii.
Offering uncompromised clinical capabilities, the new Revolution
Apex platform helps radiology departments stay ahead of the
technology curve with a modular design that offers a seamless path
to continuous hardware and software scalability and upgradability
that will extend the lives of CT systems into the futureii.
Today’s radiology departments are under pressure like never
before. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, steadily growing patient
volumes, a rapid rise in the number of images generated, and
increasingly complex image reviews are straining CT departments to
their limits. What’s more, departments are facing these challenges
as they attempt to battle industry-wide staff shortages and
burnoutv,vi.
Twenty years ago, new CT technologies were introduced every
four-to-five years; but today, we see new solutions introduced
annually. This is largely due to the pace of innovation today,
which has greatly accelerated due to the speed and growth of modern
engineering, artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing.
Because of these advancements, CT technology is becoming obsolete
more quickly than ever before – resulting in 44 percent of
facilities expressing challenges during their attempts to keep
systems up to datevii.
“I have to look to how to spend money in the right way. It's
quite important to make good decisions to get the most advanced
technology,” says Johan de Mey, MD, PhD, Chair of Radiology at
University Hospital Brussels in Belgium. As chair of the department
and a member of the board of directors for the hospital, Pr. de Mey
is tasked with planning capital expenditures for the entire
radiology department.
With this challenge in mind, GE Healthcare developed a new,
modular CT system design that enables hardware scalability so
radiology departments and healthcare facilities can add service
lines to accommodate evolving patient needs. Revolution Apex
platform’s Gemstone Clarity Detector is the foundation of this
approach – enabling users to update their service line from a 40 mm
detector and 0.28 second rotation speed up to a 160 mm detector and
0.23 second per rotation speed – the world’s fastest gantry
speedii,iii. This enables healthcare facilities to keep up with the
latest technology while minimizing technology obsolescence and
optimizing clinical capabilities now and in the futureii. This also
helps streamline fleet management, allowing facilities to minimize
overall operating costs and address budget constraints.
“In the past, we kept machines as long as possible, and we
upgraded them with software. But if the hardware was obsolete, we
removed it from the hospital. With the Apex, we have a platform
with the latest technology and can easily upgrade as our clinical
practice evolves,” adds de Mey. “Additionally, if you have a
machine that’s upgradable, you already know how to use it. You can
immediately start doing exams on a higher level. And if you're on
the edge of research, this is huge. Being able to upgrade and work
on the same platform and technology is much faster. For us, it's a
big win”
The Revolution Apex platform was also developed with operational
efficiency in mind. Studying radiology departments’ entire
workflows and identifying opportunities to simplify and streamline
processes, GE Healthcare developed Effortless Workflow, which
utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies to automate much
of the workflow, from pre-scan to post-scan – helping to reduce
clicks, save time, and achieve exceptional efficiency and
consistency in imaging.
“Workflow efficiency is critical,” adds Ricardo Cury, M.D.,
Chair of Radiology, Baptist Health. “We have seen that by mapping
our process, we can identify our pain points and subsequently
automate processes and decrease errors as well as provide better
standardization and less variability for our clinicians and
techs.”
The Revolution Apex platform is also designed to produce high
quality CT images at the lowest possible radiation dose through
TrueFidelity deep learning image reconstruction. TrueFidelity is GE
Healthcare’s exceptional image reconstruction technology that uses
a dedicated Deep Neural Network to generate high-definition,
low-noise CT images. Fully integrated with both single-energy and
dual-energy imaging, TrueFidelity produces images with exceptional
sharpness, low-contrast performance and preferred noise texture,
even with low dose.
Furthermore, the Revolution Apex platform is equipped with GE
Healthcare’s patented Quantix X-ray tube – a powerful tube designed
to provide the output necessary to comfortably image all anatomies
regardless of patient size without compromising image quality. A
key application of this technology is next-generation Gemstone
Spectral Imaging, which reduces image noise in low energy
monochromatic images to detect and assess small lesions.
The Revolution Apex platform is also built to seamlessly
upgrade. After installation, facilities can stay ahead of evolving
technological advancements with regular software upgrades that
include new capabilities and workflow enhancements, as well as
image quality, dose management, cybersecurity and service toolsii –
all without learning a new user interface. The Revolution Apex
platform also provides the industry’s first subscription-based
service for CT applications, Smart Subscription, which enables easy
access to the latest technology so radiologists can continue to
deliver high-quality patient care.
“Given the volatility of today’s healthcare environment, it
makes sense to have a system that is scalable to meet today and
tomorrow’s evolving CT needs,” says Jean-Luc Procaccini, president
and CEO, Molecular Imaging and Computed Tomography, GE Healthcare.
“Understanding that healthcare systems are challenged to keep up to
date with the latest cutting-edge CT technologies, we developed a
new modular solution that can grow with healthcare systems – so
they have what they need, when they need it. Altogether, we are
incredibly proud of our Revolution Apex platform and are thrilled
with the feedback we have received on its performance and
usefulness.”
For more information on GE Healthcare’s Revolution Apex
platform, see gehealthcare.com or visit the company’s #RSNA21 booth
in person or virtually.
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i GE Healthcare data on file. ii Scalability and upgradability
are subject to the availability and compatibility of new
capabilities and products. iii 0.23sec and 19.5msec are 510k
pending and not available for sales in all countries. 19.5msec
effective temporal resolution is achieved by a 6x improvement of
motion-blur reduction while maintaining high spatial resolution as
demonstrated in cardiac phantom testing. The reduction in motion
artifacts is comparable to a 0.039 equivalent gantry rotation speed
with effective temporal resolution of 19.5 msec, as demonstrated in
mechanical and mathematical phantom testing. iv GE Healthcare’s
Revolution Apex platform is FDA 510(k) cleared and not available
for sale in all countries. v Gleeson, Cailey. “Healthcare staff
shortages project for every state by 2026.” Becker’s Hospital
Review. Published 29 September 2021. Accessed 24 November 2021.
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/workforce/healthcare-staff-shortages-projected-for-every-state-by-2026-4-report-findings.html
vi Levine, David. “U.S. Faces Crisis of Burned-Out Health Care
Workers.” U.S. News & World Report. Published 15 November 2021.
Accessed 24 November 2021.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-11-15/us-faces-crisis-of-burned-out-health-care-workers
vii GE Healthcare data on file.
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