Asteion_(TM) Whole-Body Dual-Slice Scanner

摘要

Although the introduction of helical scanning and the development of multislice systems have led to many innovative clinical applications for X-ray CT scanners, multislice technology has been available only for the premium-class devices. The newly developed Asteion_(TM) whole-body dual-slice CT scanner, however, has realized multislice scanning in a middle-class device.Asteion_(TM) is capable of simultaneous dual-slice acquisition and provides faster scanning than single-slice CT scanners. It is also equipped with a new detector that permits slices of 0.5 mm thickness, thereby providing clinical images with finer detail.