GE LightSpeed CT750 HD is the world’s first high definition (HD) CT scanner that will improve CT clarity and allow clinicians to diagnose quickly and confidently.

GE engineers discovered that, by changing the molecular structure of real garnets, they could develop a scintillator capable of delivering images 100 times faster, with up to 33% greater detail through the body and up to 47% greater detail in the heart. They had unlocked the secret of the proprietary GE Gemstone Detector™, boasting the fastest primary speed in the CT industry, and the driving force of the first of its kind “Gemstone Spectral Imaging” process. Gemstone Spectral Imaging uses up to 2496 views per rotation (a 2.5x increase) to deliver improved spatial resolution and improved image quality across the entire field of view. Dual energy fast kV switching registers energies at least 165 times faster than Dual Source CT at a .33s rotating speed. It offers 128 slices of unique data per rotation and 101 user selectable energy levels for viewing. In short, it brings faster, clearer images into today’s demanding health care environment without sacrificing the element patients and clinicians demand most: radiation dose reduction. Though the laws of physics typically demand an increase in dose for each increase in image quality, GE Healthcare has engineered an exception. CT750 HD improves image quality while reducing dose by up to 50% across the entire body and by as much as 83% for cardiac scans.

According to Gene Saragnese, Vice President and General Manager, Global CT and Molecular Imaging, “Our customers wanted to look at an image and not just see more but to see more detail.  The LightSpeed CT750 HD gives our customers these tools and more with less radiation dose to the patient.”  The LightSpeed CT750 HD will allow clinicians to diagnose quickly and confidently.  Its improved clarity allows clinicians to view objects as small as a grain of sand at half the radiation dose.  GE foresees that its Gemstone Spectral Imaging technology will set a new standard in CT for clarity.

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