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NAEOTOM Alpha
Photon-counting CT Clinical Update

Clinical evidence collection from peer-reviewed publications and case reports

NAEOTOM Alpha with Quantum Technology, the world’s first photon-counting CT, is nothing less than the total reinvention of computed tomography.

Based on the revolutionary direct signal conversion of its QuantaMax detector, NAEOTOM Alpha offers high-resolution images at minimal dose, spectral information in every scan, and improved contrast at lower noise.

Benefit from a range of clinical options and breakthrough consistency never seen before – for confident clinical decision-making and the potential to scan previously excluded patients.

Quantum proof study 1

Quantum proof – Study 1

Objectives

To compare lung parenchyma analysis on ultra-high resolution (UHR) images of a photon-counting CT (PCCT) scanner with that of high-resolution (HR) images of an energy-integrating detector CT (EID-CT).

Reclassification non-fibrotic to fibrotic ILD
Gaillandre et al. (2023).https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-09616-x Image: Courtesy of University Centre of Lille, France.

Conclusion

The UHR scanning mode of PCCT allowed a more precise depiction of CT features of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) and reclassification of ILD patterns with a significant reduction in radiation dose.

quantum proof study

Quantum proof – Study 2

Purpose

To determine the diagnostic accuracy of ultrahigh-resolution (UHR) coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in the detection of CAD compared with the reference standard of invasive coronary angiography (ICA).

Conclusion

UHR photon-counting CCTA provided high diagnostic accuracy in the detection of CAD in a high-risk population, including subjects with severe coronary calcification or prior stent placement.

ultrahigh resolution coronary CT angiography
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Fig 1 - Ultrahigh-resolution (UHR) coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in an 85-year-old man before transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Despite a stent in the right coronary artery and very severe coronary sclerosis with an Agatston score of 4162, diagnostic visualization of the coronary arteries succeeded, and obstructive coronary artery disease was excluded from CT images. (A) Three-dimensional cinematic rendering of the heart. The stent (arrowhead) is visible in the middle segment of the right coronary artery. (B) UHR CCTA with 0.2-mm axial sections. The lumen (arrow) of the severely calcified distal left anterior descending artery can be assessed without artifacts. (C) Curved multiplanar reformations of the right coronary artery with a diagnostic display of the stent lumen (arrowhead). (D) Invasive coronary angiography enables the exclusion of in-stent stenosis.

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Quantum proof – Study 3

Changing the future of PCI - Ultra high-resolution stent imaging.

“I believe that in the near future, coronary CT angiography with photon counting. CT technology the ultra-high resolution mode will be the recommended imaging.method for coronary stent follow-up imaging.”

Prof. Hatem Alkadhi, MD, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

Quantum proof – Study 3

Changing the future of PCI - Ultra high-resolution stent imaging.

“I believe that in the near future, coronary CT angiography with photon counting. CT technology the ultra-high resolution mode will be the recommended imaging.method for coronary stent follow-up imaging.”

Prof. Hatem Alkadhi, MD, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland

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Quantum proof – Study 4