Vereos Digital Pet/CT represents a groundbreaking leap forward in medical imaging, providing clinicians with unparalleled accuracy and confidence in diagnosis. As the world’s first and only fully digital, clinically proven PET/CT solution, Vereos leverages proprietary Digital Photon Counting technology to achieve remarkable advancements throughout the imaging process. This established and comprehensive system is designed to reveal more detail, earlier in the disease process, ultimately enhancing patient care and optimizing healthcare costs.
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Key Features of Digital PET/CT
Vereos Digital PET/CT is engineered to deliver significant improvements across key aspects of medical imaging, directly benefiting both clinicians and patients.
Enhanced Lesion Detectability
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Visualizing small lesions is crucial for effective diagnosis, staging, and monitoring of cancer therapy. In molecular imaging, the challenge lies in reliably detecting these subtle lesions [1]. Vereos excels in this area, offering superior detectability and characterization of even the smallest lesions [2]. This enhanced clarity empowers clinicians to make more informed decisions, leading to earlier and more accurate diagnoses.
Low PET Dose Imaging
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Reducing radiation exposure is a paramount concern in medical imaging. Vereos addresses this by enabling low PET dose administration without compromising diagnostic image quality. By employing advanced reconstruction algorithms, Vereos maintains uncompromised image quality and lesion detectability even at half the standard PET dose [3]. This is a significant advantage for patient safety, particularly for pediatric and repeat imaging scenarios.
Fast Scan Times
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Patient comfort and workflow efficiency are enhanced by faster scan times. Vereos Digital PET/CT technology allows for significantly faster scanning without sacrificing image quality. It provides uncompromised lesion detectability at just one-tenth of the typical scan time [4]. This speed not only improves patient experience by reducing time spent in the scanner but also increases throughput in busy imaging departments.
Future-Ready Technology
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Vereos Digital PET/CT is designed to adapt to the evolving landscape of molecular imaging. With the highest count rate in the industry, it is well-equipped to handle emerging applications that utilize short half-life tracers. This future-ready capability ensures that your investment in Vereos will continue to deliver cutting-edge performance and diagnostic confidence for years to come.
- Improved lesion detectability
- Low PET dose
- Fast scans
- Ready for the future
Understanding Philips Digital Photon Counting Technology
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The core innovation behind Vereos Digital PET/CT is Philips’ proprietary Digital Photon Counting (DPC) technology. This revolutionary approach fundamentally changes how PET data is acquired and processed. Traditional PET/CT systems rely on analog photomultiplier tubes, which introduce noise and limit resolution. DPC technology eliminates these limitations by directly converting photons into digital signals within the detector itself.
This direct conversion process results in:
- Enhanced Sensitivity: Capturing more of the emitted photons, leading to improved image quality, especially in challenging cases.
- Improved Resolution: Providing finer detail and sharper images, crucial for detecting small lesions and subtle anatomical changes.
- Reduced Noise: Generating cleaner images with less background interference, enhancing diagnostic confidence.
To delve deeper into the workings of Philips Digital Photon Counting technology and to visually compare analog and digital PET images, explore the Digital PET Learning Center.
Explore the Digital PET Learning Center to learn more
Industry Recognition for Excellence in PET Imaging
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Philips’ commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction in PET imaging is underscored by the 2017-18 ServiceTrak™ Award for Best Service in PET Imaging, awarded by IMV, a leading market research provider in the imaging industry. This prestigious award recognizes Philips’ exceptional service delivery team and the inherent service-focused design of Philips PET CT products. Philips provides customizable maintenance and performance services, acting as a reliable partner to help healthcare providers maximize the value of their PET CT imaging systems and navigate the demands of modern healthcare.
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Specifications
Scanner Characteristics
| Gantry with table dimensions | – Length 190.9” – Width 86.7” – Height 81.3” |
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| Weight | – 9,284 lb |
Key specifications
| Detector design | – Digital Photon Counting (DPC) |
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| Number of PET detectors | – 23,040 |
| PET timing resolution | – 310 ps FWHM |
| TOF localization accuracy | – 4.6 cm |
| PET effective sensitivity per cm | – 1,427 cps/MBq/cm |
| PET quantitative accuracy | – +/- 5% |
Scanner Characteristics
| Gantry with table dimensions | – Length 190.9” – Width 86.7” – Height 81.3” |
|---|---|
| Weight | – 9,284 lb |
Key specifications
| Detector design | – Digital Photon Counting (DPC) |
|---|---|
| Number of PET detectors | – 23,040 |
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References:
- [1] Hussain T, Nguyen QT. Molecular Imaging for Cancer Diagnosis and Surgery. Advanced drug delivery reviews. 2014;66:90-100. doi:10.1016/j.addr.2013.09.007.
- [2] Nguyen NC, Image Quality and Diagnostic Performance of a Digital PET Prototype in Patients with Oncologic Diseases: Initial Experience and Comparison with Analog PET, J Nucl Med 2015; 56:1378–1385
- [3] Knopp,M, Binzel,K, Bardos,P, Knopp,M, Wright,C, Zhang,J, Nagar,V, Hall,N, Maniawski,P, Next Generation Digital PET/CT: A Phase I Intra-Individual Comparison with Current Photomultiplier TOF PET/CT. Radiological Society of North America 2015 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 29 – December 4, 2015, Chicago IL.
- [4] Zhang J., Evaluation of speed of PET acquisition: How fast can we go? – A validation of list mode PET simulation approach with true acquisitions, SNMMI 2017
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