Alphenix Hybrid Angio-CT
One room. One system. Many possibilities.
The Alphenix Hybrid Angio-CT (4D CT) offers more possibilities to deliver safer and better treatment to your patients across a wide range of clinical applications. With a streamlined workflow in a single setting, there is no need to transfer patients between rooms, which improves patient care and boosts productivity. Switch easily between CT and angiography system to diagnose, treat and verify.
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Maximum efficiency, prioritised patient safety, and increased revenue with Canon Medical’s 4D CT technology
Discover how one prestigious IR site used 4D CT to improve efficiency, increase revenue, and expand their radiology services, while simultaneously delivering high-quality care to maximise patient safety.
Integration to boost productivity and patient care
Canon’s unique SUREGuidance feature synchronises positional data of the region of interest between modalities. The CT gantry, c-arm and patient table move automatically, improving workflow, accuracy and reducing procedure time.
3D roadmapping to superimpose CT-derived 3D images onto the fluoro image allows you to navigate during the angio procedure with greater confidence and accuracy.
3D roadmapping to superimpose CT-derived 3D images onto the fluoro image allows you to navigate during the angio procedure with greater confidence and accuracy.
Workrite
Rapidly switch between modalities for the confidence and precision you need.
Slow and difficult transfers between fluoroscopy and CT can limit your opportunities to utilise an Angio-CT as a combined modality. With Canon’s Alphenix Angio-CT you can switch between Angio and CT in seconds, allowing you to utilise the system to its full potential.
Seamless integration provides you with the confidence you need during complex interventions.
“You do not hesitate to acquire CT images whenever they are needed.”
Dr Julien Garnon
University Hospital of Strasbourg, France
Seamless integration provides you with the confidence you need during complex interventions.
“You do not hesitate to acquire CT images whenever they are needed.”
Dr Julien Garnon
University Hospital of Strasbourg, France
WorkRite
The freedom to move with your workflow
Alphenix’s ceiling-mounted C-arm offers an unprecedented range of movement, allowing you to position the C-arm to suit your workflow. Its unique lateral fingertip-to-fingertip coverage aids transradial procedures.
With the CT gantry fully parked the C-arm provides fast, head-to-toe access from any position. When both the CT gantry and C-arm are parked, you have 360-degree access to the table when you need it.
With the CT gantry fully parked the C-arm provides fast, head-to-toe access from any position. When both the CT gantry and C-arm are parked, you have 360-degree access to the table when you need it.
16 cm coverage in one rotation
Outstanding image quality with
advanced dose management
Aquilion ONE’s wide detector technology can acquire 16 cm coverage in a single split-second rotation. High-quality morphological and functional 4D imaging supports your treatment workflow, simplifying the positioning of needles or guiding catheter embolisation procedures.
Refine and redefine intervention using the world’s first High-Definition technology
The Alphenix interventional systems feature the world’s first high definition (Hi-Def) detector with 76 micron pixel imaging mode. With more than twice the spatial resolution of conventional flat panel detectors (FPD), the Hi-Def detector helps clinicians visualise fine details and anatomical structures and deploy devices with accuracy and confidence.
Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE)
The only Hybrid Angio-CT solution powered by Deep Learning Reconstruction technology
Harnessing the enormous computational power of a Deep Convolutional Neural Network (DCNN), Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE) is trained to differentiate signal from noise, so that the algorithm can suppress noise while enhancing signal. Because it is trained with advanced MBIR, it exhibits high spatial resolution. But unlike MBIR, AiCE deep learning reconstruction overcomes the challenges (image appearance and/or reconstruction speed) in clinical adoption.
AiCE images have:
- Low Noise
- Fine Image Texture
- Sharp High Contrast Resolution
- Clear Low Contrast Detectability
Comprehensive dose management benefits patients and clinical staff
Alphenix Hybrid Angio-CT systems bring together an extensive range of hardware features and software tools all designed to deliver outstanding image quality with minimal dose exposure.
Spot Fluoro significantly reduces patient dose and scatter radiation offering greater protection for the patient and clinical staff. Enhanced dose tracking tools allow real-time peak skin dose monitoring and archiving. This monitoring and visualisation of dose allows the operator to choose a different approach during a long procedure to avoid regions where dose thresholds have been exceeded.
Spot Fluoro significantly reduces patient dose and scatter radiation offering greater protection for the patient and clinical staff. Enhanced dose tracking tools allow real-time peak skin dose monitoring and archiving. This monitoring and visualisation of dose allows the operator to choose a different approach during a long procedure to avoid regions where dose thresholds have been exceeded.
Customer testimonials
"Switching between C-Arm and CT position takes only seconds. Changing from Angio to Arterial CT is very fast, and we do not hesitate to perform this if we feel that the tumour feeder may also have branches to another territory. This is very helpful in prostate embolisation, TACE and SIRT procedures. "
- Prof. Alban Denys
Head of Interventional Radiology at CHUV
“With Canon’s new Angio CT system, we have become more efficient and have been able to shorten the waiting times significantly for several interventions.”
- Dr. Olle Haller
Head of Interventional Radiology
Gävle Central Hospital, Sweden
“it is possible to check whether the procedure has been successful or not immediately after the procedure by checking the contrast pooling of the prostate, conducting non-enhanced CT after prostate artery embolization. With this information, they could explain whether the procedure was successful or not to the patient. All patients were treated and discharged on the same day of the procedure.”
-Dr. Jung
Chief of Intervention Center at the Human Medical Imaging & Intervention Center, Korea.
Hybrid Angio-CT
Toolkit
The Alphenix systems provide a comprehensive suite of advanced imaging tools to enhance visualisation. Applications are integrated into the new feature-rich workstation to improve workflow.
Publications
3D Roadmap
Turn 3D Acquisitions into Live Fluoro Roadmaps
3D image display changes according to the system conditions such as the C-arm angle, SID, field size, tabletop height, and tabletop panning.
Cerebral Artery Analysis (CAA)
Enhanced visualisation
This application facilitates extraction and segmentation of identified aneurysms on the cerebral arteries, allowing for assessment of morphological characteristics.
Volumetric CT Fluoro
Perform more efficient CT interventional procedures
Axial, coronal, sagittal and oblique reference are used for optimal interventional guidance plan.
"The development of true 3D fluoroscopy on the Aquilion ONE has brought real clinical benefits for tackling even the most challenging biopsy procedures."
Prof. Dr. Elmar Kotter, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Mathias Langer, Medical Director of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Elmar Kotter, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Mathias Langer, Medical Director of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Freiburg
Embolisation Plan
Rapid tumour and feeder vessel extraction
- Identify and extract up to ten tumours and associated feeder vessels using the Alphenix Workstation
- Utilise CTA or Alpha CT datasets
- Overlay with Fluoro utilising 3D Roadmap (Alpha CT) or Multi-Modality Fusion (CTA)
Multi-Modality Fusion
Enhanced visualisation during interventional procedures.
Canon Medical's roadmap function enables 3D CT or MR Volume data to be superimposed on the live fluoro display. This feature provides additional views of the vascular anatomy to aid clinicians during interventional procedures.
Needle Guidance
CT or XA Datasets
Needle guidance function enables positioning of the C-arm to the optimum viewing position and display of a puncture guide line for assistance.
SUREGuidance
Automatic positioning without moving the patient
SUREGuidance provides a fast and accurate means of centralising the target exposure area between CT and Angiography. The CT gantry, c-arm and patient table move automatically, improving workflow, accuracy and reducing procedure time.
SUREStroke Triage in Under 5 Minutes
Volumetric Whole Brain Perfusion*
An entire whole-brain perfusion study can be acquired in 60 seconds and with Vitrea's automatic processing applications perfusion maps and CT DSA information will be ready to review in 4.5 minutes from anywhere in your network.
*Alphenix Hybrid Angio-CT Aquilion ONE Genesis
*Alphenix Hybrid Angio-CT Aquilion ONE Genesis
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Implementation of a Hybrid Angio–CT system: increased short‑term revenue at an academic radiology department
Average case volume per month increased 12% in the Hybrid Angio–CT suite when compared to the previous traditional angiography suite (P<0.05). The variety of IR procedures in the Hybrid Angio–CT suite also expanded to include more complex interventional radiology and interventional oncology procedures. Jonathan Fergus et al. Springer Science+Business Media |
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Taking Interventional Radiology to Infinity and Beyond
"Switching between C-Arm and CT position takes only seconds. Changing from Angio to Arterial CT is very fast, and we do not hesitate to perform this if we feel that the tumour feeder may also have branches to another territory. This is very helpful in prostate embolisation, TACE and SIRT procedures. " VISIONS magazine |
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Alphenix 4D CT – Cutting-Edge Innovation in one Single Room
“We’ve been positively surprised by this competitive low dose. The scanner provides low radiation and comes with iterative reconstruction as well as DLR. Also, procedures are shorter, so patients are less exposed to radiation dose. Everything is fluid and precise.” Dr. Paul Desclée, Head of the Radiology Department, Jolimont Hospital, Belgium. |
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The Alphenix 4D CT – More Treatments in a More Accurate Manner
“With Canon’s new Angio CT system, we have become more efficient and have been able to shorten the waiting times significantly for several interventions.” Dr. Olle Haller, Gävle Central Hospital, Sweden |
Canon Medical Publications |
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The Largest Radiology Centre in Korea Increases the Success Rate of Prostate Artery Embolisation (PAE)
“it is possible to check whether the procedure has been successful or not immediately after the procedure by checking the contrast pooling of the prostate, conducting non-enhanced CT after prostate artery embolisation. ” VISIONS magazine |
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Expanding Interventional Radiology with the Highest Image Quality
The Alphenix 4D CT helps considerably improve minimally invasive treatments, by facilitating workflow, reducing surgery time and improving image quality, according to a leading interventional radiologist at a prestigious cancer centre in Italy. VISIONS magazine |
Canon Medical Publications |
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Maximum efficiency, prioritised patient safety, and increased revenue with Canon Medical’s 4D CT technology
Discover how one prestigious IR site used 4D CT to improve efficiency, increase revenue, and expand their radiology services, while simultaneously delivering high-quality care to maximise patient safety. VISIONS magazine |
Canon Medical Publications |
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Refine and redefine intervention using high-definition (Hi-Def) technology
Average procedure time, average fluoro time, the total number of X-ray pulses and cumulative air kerma were all significantly reduced … Andrew Kuhls-Gilcrist et al |
Canon Medical Publications |
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High Definition Imaging Reduces Procedure Time Without Impacting Patient Dose in Image-Guided Neuro Interventional Procedures
Preliminary results from over 4,000 neurointerventional procedures at a single centre demonstrate that the improved spatial resolution of the Hi-Def detector may result in reduced procedure time and number of irradiation events. In addition, there was no observable increase in patient dose with the utilisation of the Hi-Def detector. VISIONS magazine |
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Improved Utilisation Following Conversion of a Fluoroscopy Suite to Hybrid CT/ Angiography System
Nicholas Feinberg, MD, Brian Funaki, MD, Mark Hieromnimon, BS, Samuel Guajardo, RT, Rakesh Navuluri, MD, Steven Zangan, MD, Jonathan Lorenz, MD, and Osman Ahmed, MD |
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Expanding Use of Interventional Radiology in Clinical Practice
Prof. Yasuaki Arai Executive Advisor to the President Interventional Radiology Center Department of Diagnostic Radiology National Cancer Center Hospital |
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