Discover nu:view
Leading Edge
nu:view, the world’s first breast-CT scanner to use spiral CT technology, is the brainchild of Erlangen-based company AB-CT. With the CE marking for nu:view in place, the new scanner is already in use on patients at hospitals in Europe.
What sets nu:view apart is the very high image resolution coupled with low radiation dose and short scan times. To obtain the best possible image quality and maximize radiation dose efficiency at the same time, the detector uses state-of-the-art single photon-counting technology. Unlike conventional scintillation, nu:view uses detectors made of cadmium telluride (CdTe).
In the course of one rotation around the female breast 2000 projection images are created — with a full spiral scan taking as little as seven to 12 seconds.
Doing all this without breast compression, an excellent patient comfort is ensured. For the first time a CT scanner makes it possible to acquire images of the entire female breast in a single scan in true 3D without superimposition and a superb soft-tissue differentiation.
Transversal View
Volume Rendering
Courtesy of Prof. Dr. Andreas Boss (USZ)
nu:view
a disruptive technology in the era of breast imaging
- 01True 3D images of the breast without superimposition
- 02Superb soft-tissue differentiation
- 03Optimized for fast scanning with acquisition times of 7-12 second per scan
- 04Low patient dose levels in the range of diagnostic mammograms
- 05Improved patient comfort without breast compression
- 06Full clinical integration (RIS & PACS)
- 07CE Approved
Specifications
x-ray tube
Focal spot size: 0.3 (IEC 60336)
Tube voltage: 60 kV
Tube current: 5-125 mA
Power: up to 7.5 kW
Filtration: 3 mm Al (equivalent)
SCAN
Spiral cone-beam CT scan
Up to 2000 projections per 360°
Acquisition times of 7-12 s per scan
Low patient dose levels in the range of diagnostic mammograms
Without breast compression
Detector
Type: Photon-counting detector (direct conversion)
Sensor: CdTe, 0.75 mm thick
Pixel size: (0.1 mm)²
Detector area: about 280 x 50 mm²
Frame rate: up to 1000 Hz
Reconstruction
Fully isotropic high spatial resolution
Field of measurement:
Ø 200 mm x 160 mm
Voxel size: (0.15 mm)³
Filtered back-projection reconstruction algorithm
Coronal view
Sagittal view
Transversal view
Volume rendering
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Courtesy of Prof. Dr. Andreas Boss (USZ)
nu:view can not be purchased world-wide yet.
Please contact us to check availability in your territory
Contact us
AB-CT – Advanced Breast-CT GmbH
91052 Erlangen
Germany