VIENNA - Toshiba Medical Systems has added ultrasound and CT scanners to the products it is introducing at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
On the ultrasound front, Nemio MX is a new version of the company's Nemio ultrasound platform designed for the high end of the midrange market. Toshiba is highlighting the reliability and versatility of the system, as well as its more compact design -- Nemio MX takes up 24% less space and is 17% lighter than previous versions of the scanner.
The system also features a new programmable console and a high-definition LCD monitor mounted on an articulating arm for better versatility and ergonomics. Other features available on Nemio MX include QuickScan, which provides image optimization at the touch of a button; iDoppler for automated Doppler setting adjustment; and SonoSet, a feature that guides users through imaging protocols and combines multiple operations into a single keystroke.
Toshiba's advanced scanning protocols have also been migrated from Toshiba's premium scanners to Nemio MX, including the ApliPure real-time tissue compounding technique, Advanced Dynamic Flow protocol for better color Doppler resolution, and panoramic view, trapezoid, and 4D imaging modes. Toshiba is also highlighting quantification of contrast ultrasound for assessing tumor response to therapy at ECR.
Nemio MX will begin shipping to European customers in April, Toshiba said. The company has installed 10,000 Nemio-class scanners in Europe.
In CT, Toshiba is touting a new low-dose version of its Aquilion CX scanner, called Aquilion CXL. The new version will use active collimation, as well as Toshiba's adaptive iterative dose reduction (AIDR) technique, which previously wasn't available on Aquilion CX. Toshiba estimates that AIDR users can achieve up to a 75% reduction in dose.
Aquilion CXL is a 128-slice scanner, and also sports faster reconstruction than the previous model. The product will begin shipping in April in Europe.
Aquilion CXL joins the Aquilion Prime 160-slice scanner and Aquilion RX 16-detector-row scanner in the lineup of new CT systems Toshiba is introducing at ECR.
