IP-0ptM4BCommunicationrev2_0.ppt

INNOVA 2000 Image QualityM4B UpgradeDecember 2001 2: IMAGE QUALITY CUSTOMIZATION Contrast Customer preference Customer preferences in Fluoro:Sharpness, Noise and Contrast Customer preferences in Fluoro:Sharpness, Noise and Contrast INNOVA 2000 M4B I.Q. FAQ’s 1. Why do we do M4B upgrade in two steps? We want in a first step to allow customer retrieving his current image reference which has been set at M3 or M4A. We want to take time to allow GE getting good perception of his expectations of “improvements” from this image reference. 2. What information can I share with the customer? - the entire package can be shown/shared with the customer. It is recommended to not leave a copy. 3. What is the benefit in using Fluoro 15fps? - The objective is to improve the fluoro image quality. To do this, the dose per frame is increased , but because of the lower frame rate, the fluoro skin dose /sec is lower than when using 30fps. 4. How works the “Noise” parameter in the fluoro Edit screen ? - In fact , “Noise” refers to “Noise Reduction” level. Going “Noise +x” will apply more noise reduction , so less noise but more lag. INNOVA 2000 M4B :What’s about Blooming? DRM algorithm is designed to enhance negative-constrast structures of interest, with a spec of diameter = 5 mm (max coronary diameter). Blooming generated by the DRM only affects the bright and large structures, when all the dynamic range has been allocated to the structures of interest. Vessels hence cannot disappear after DRM. Look may seem affected, but the information necessary to the cardiologist is never lost. See site feedback :“Ingalls - Mike Kenny The customer wasnt and isnt complaining about blooming” Compared to the Advantx system, the improvement is quite significant, and free of artifacts regarding to the structural information. Indeed, on the Advantx system, the management of constrast doesn’t prevent the structures from being altered: a simpler anti-blooming mecha