Barco obtains FDA 510(k) clearance for the latest release of its Voxar 3D advanced visualization suite
Latest release introduces new clinical applications for CT colonography and PET/CT fusion
SIIM Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, USA, 7 June 2007 – Medical imaging specialist Barco has received FDA 510(k) pre-market clearance for the latest version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualization suite. Version 6.3 of the Voxar 3D software further enhances the digital imaging workflow with its seamless integration into PACS and its ease of use, which allow radiologists to increase their efficiency and report studies faster. The new Voxar 3D suite comes with a full set of integrated clinical applications, including Voxar 3D ColonMetrix for CT colonography and Voxar 3D PET-CT Fusion for the interpretation of whole body FDG oncology studies.Voxar 3D ColonMetrix for CT colonography
“Barco’s Voxar 3D ColonMetrix successfully manages to unite sophistication and simplicity, which is crucial for the efficient interpretation and accurate reporting of CT colonography studies. The product has evidently been designed with the end-user in mind: it is fast, it features an intuitive, mouse-based interface and it has a nice, sleek design”, states Dr. David Burling, Consultant Gastrointestinal Radiologist at St. Mark’s Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, UK. “Another major plus is the availability of various reading paradigms, enabling primary 2D readers as well as primary 3D readers to work in their preferred reading environment”, Dr. Burling continues.
Additionally, Voxar 3D ColonMetrix provides users with powerful, GPU-accelerated automatic centerline finding. This makes it possible for radiologists and gastroenterologists to fly through prone and supine colon images smoothly and rapidly. An integrated gravity function keeps the camera position aligned with the scanner table to facilitate spatial understanding as you fly through the colon. This full set of powerful, automated features allows radiologists to interpret a colon study and generate a report typically within 10 minutes.
Voxar 3D PET/CT Fusion
Voxar 3D PET/CT Fusion is a new clinical application that supports the effective interpretation of whole body FDG oncology studies and allows real-time interaction with PET/CT images. It enables radiologists to accurately and efficiently blend PET and CT studies to combine anatomical and functional images for rapid lesion analysis and characterization.
The powerful automation and visualization tools of Voxar 3D PET/CT Fusion make the detection and interpretation of lesions in PET/CT imaging fast and accurate. What’s more, Voxar 3D PET/CT FUSION provides an automated workflow for hotspot triangulation and calculation and display of standard uptake values. A sophisticated attenuation correction algorithm compensates for the difference in intensity between structures deep in the body and structures close to the surface.
Both ColonMetrix and PET/CT Fusion feature Barco’s Live Images ‘saved state’ functionality, a feature that allows users to save a case at any time and return to it later to carry on reading exactly where they left off.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (Euronext Brussels: BAR) is headquartered in Belgium and is active in more than 90 countries with about 3800 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of euro 751 million in 2006.
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