FDA approves Aquilion Precision the world's first Ultra-High Resolution CT system .- Canon Medical Systems USA.

Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.'s newly FDA-cleared Aquilion Precision is the world's first Ultra-High Resolution CT system (UHR CT). The system can resolve anatomy as small as 150 microns and is designed to provide more than twice the resolution, typically seen only in cath labs. Containing an all-new detector as well as tube, gantry and reconstruction technologies, the system may make it possible to help expand visualization of disease thanks to new features that offer improved image detail.

Comment: The Aquilion Precision has the potential to help improve early detection of disease and tumor classification thanks to features that offer enhanced image detail, including: Groundbreaking dose efficiency: Detector channels that are only 0.25 mm thick are coupled with substantial improvements in scintillator quantum efficiency, detector circuitry and other DAS components. This results in a breakthrough dose-efficient detector with ultra-high resolution capabilities. Resolution never before seen in CT imaging: The system features the industry's smallest Focal Spot Tube at 0.4 mm x 0.5 mm and the industry's first 1024 and 2048 Reconstruction Matrix for further increased resolution.