Canon Medical Systems Launches New Enhancements to Celesteion PET/CT System to Deliver Workflow and Image Quality Improvements

Giving customers the latest tools to improve workflow and image quality,
Canon Medical Systems is rolling out new enhancements to its Celesteion™PET/CT system. The new software, which is available for new and
existing Celesteion PET/CT systems, includes a wide range of new
acquisition and reconstruction techniques, including:

New Acquisition Techniques:

• Variable Bed Time (vBT): Enables clinicians to adjust scan
  times and acquisition mode per bed position for optimal results,
  including faster exams
• PET Respiratory Gating: Incorporates Respiratory Gating into
  whole body PET scans to help avoid extra scans, reduce dose while
  improving patient experience and workflow efficiency
• PET ECG Gated Scanning: Offers clinicians the ability to
  perform PET ECG phase image reconstruction scans

New Reconstruction Techniques:

• Clear Adaptive Low-noise Method (CaLM) +PSF: Delivers improved
  PET image quality by filtering out noise while maintaining contrast –
  offering greater clarity while preserving detail in the image as
  compared to Local Means Filtering
• Single Energy Metal Artifact Reduction (SEMAR): Utilizes a
  reconstruction technique to reduce metallic artifact, improving
  visualization of implants, and supporting bone and the adjacent soft
  tissues for a clearer and more confident diagnosis

“Canon Medical Systems is always looking for new ways to help our
customers improve workflow, without sacrificing patient satisfaction,”
said Dominic Smith, senior director, CT, PET/CT, and MR Business Units.
“We’ve received positive customer feedback from the Celesteion PET/CT
System and the new software enhancements are our way of delivering
fresh, innovative solutions to help our customers further improve
workflow and image quality on a system that is known for delivering a
more comfortable patient experience.”

Canon Medical Systems’ Celesteion PET/CT system has the industry’s
largest bore (90 cm CT and 88 cm PET), an expansive field-of-view and
time-of-flight imaging. The versatile system combines high-performance
PET and CT for all radiation and oncology imaging needs, including tumor
detection, treatment evaluation and CT simulation. Helping to ensure
patient safety is not a choice, Celesteion comes standard with Canon
Medical Systems’ advanced CT dose reduction technology, AIDR 3D.

About Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.

Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc., headquartered in Tustin, Calif.,
markets, sells, distributes and services radiology and cardiovascular
systems, including CT, MR, ultrasound, X-ray and interventional X-ray
equipment. For more information, visit Canon Medical Systems’ website at https://us.medical.canon.

About Canon Medical Systems Corporation

Canon Medical Systems Corporation develops and manufactures diagnostic
imaging systems including CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray systems and
clinical laboratory systems and provides them to around 140 countries
and regions around the world, offering technology that provides faster
diagnosis and early treatment. Under the slogan "Made for Life" (Made
for Partnerships, Made for Patients, Made for You.), Canon Medical
Systems is making positive contributions toward hospital management, and
provides a range of patient-friendly healthcare systems and services,
continuing its long tradition of contributing to healthcare.

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