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Macro CT Scanner – Canon Aquilion Prime SP
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EQUIPMENT FEATURES | SPECIFICATIONS |
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Model |
Canon Aquilion Prime SP |
Controls |
A console (including a desktop computer, a monitor and a keyboard) in a room separate from the CT scanner room |
Features and Applications |
78-cm (diameter) gantry Gantry tilting (≤ 30 degrees) 1.5-m (length) x 47-cm (width) couch Two fields of view, FOV (medium, M: 32 cm, large, L: 50 cm), with the possibility of multiple regions of interest (ROI) for each FOV using enlargement ratios Scanograms CT-scanning data acquisition modes: Helical, Volume, Scan & View At least 5 filters and 86 reconstruction kernels (from Smoother to Sharper) DICOM-format output files with graphical and numerical materials Data transfers (network, disk) |
Electron Source |
X-ray tube Voltage: 80, 100, 120 and 135 kV Current: 10 mA to 600 mA |
Detectors |
0.5 mm × 80 PURE VISION detector row |
Software |
Aquilion MPR (Multi-Planar image Reconstruction) Aquilion 3D (three-dimensional image reconstruction) K-PACS (free Dicom viewer) |
Location |
R1-033, R1-033a |
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