Toshiba Aquilion

Description

Overview

The Toshiba Aquilion PRIME CT Scanner is designed to handle demanding diagnostic workloads with precision and speed. Constructed on Toshiba’s proven multi-slice platform, the PRIME utilizes a 160-slice acquisition capacity via coneXact™ volumetric reconstruction algorithms to generate sub-millimeter isotropic datasets in seconds.

Featuring a spacious 78 cm gantry bore and a heavy-duty couch rated up to 300 kg, the Aquilion PRIME removes patient physical constraints, easing claustrophobia and facilitating trauma access. Equipped with the full suite of SURETechnologies™ and AIDR 3D, the system automatically adjusts X-ray dose to every patient’s anatomy, delivering consistent, low-noise diagnostic images at low radiation levels.

Key Features & Advanced Technologies

• Quantum 0.5 mm Detector Array: Ultra-thin 0.5 mm solid-state detector elements capture subtle anatomical detail and support accurate 3D multi-planar reformations (MPR).

• AIDR 3D Iterative Reconstruction: Fully integrated noise-reduction algorithm that operates in both raw data and image space, reducing radiation exposure by up to 75% while maintaining image contrast.

• 78 cm Wide Gantry Aperture: Generous bore clearance simplifies interventional needle access, emergency trauma transfers, and bariatric patient imaging.

• coneXact™ Reconstruction Engine: Achieves fast image processing at up to 60 frames per second, allowing double-density volume data rendering for clear structural definition.

• Dual Energy Helical Scanning: Alternates tube voltage (kV) during a single rotation to provide tissue characterization and enhanced material differentiation.

• SURETechnologies™ Automation:

  • SUREExposure™ 3D: Modulates mA continuously along the X, Y, and Z axes based on patient density.

  • SURECardio™ & SUREPlaque™: Advanced cardiac suites that optimize prospective/retrospective gating and coronary plaque evaluation.

  • SEMAR™ (Single Energy Metal Artifact Reduction): Suppresses streak artifacts caused by metallic implants and prosthetics.

Technical Specifications