VIRTUA HEALTH INSTALLS INNOVATIVE GE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS TO ADVANCE CARDIAC IMAGING

GE HealthCare announced that New Jersey-based Virtua Health has installed the innovative Omni Legend digital PET/CT– the first Omni Legend PET/CT system in New Jersey– and Revolution Apex platform – a CT system capable of 1-beat cardiac imaging – to add advanced capabilities to their cardiology facility in Moorestown, New Jersey. Not-for-profit Virtua Health is the largest health system in southern New Jersey and seeks to leverage this innovative technology to advance heart imaging in the Greater Philadelphia area.

With cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death globally, the prevalence of cardiovascular disease doubling since 1990, and a predicted increase in prevalence as the population ages, it is crucial to take a solutions-oriented approach to wellness, prevention, and early detection in cardiovascular health.

Cardiology care is complex, and the solutions built to address cardiovascular disease are evolving rapidly. That’s why GE HealthCare provides systems that help to tell the story of the heart. The Omni Legend PET/CT and the Revolution Apex CT both can help leverage research, data, and the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to drive care pathway optimization and help deliver better patient care, notably in the detection and diagnosis phase which is an important step in informing treatment plans.

Achieving Efficiency and Consistency in Imaging
The Omni Legend PET/CT is an innovative technology built from the ground up to harness the power of an advanced digital detector capable of producing high-resolution images and exceptional image quality. This system delivers more than two times the sensitivity of prior digital scanners with a similar axial field of view, enabling faster total scan times and increased small lesion detectability. It is designed to help improve operational efficiency, patient experience, and diagnostic confidence, ideally helping to enable improved patient outcomes.

The Revolution Apex platform was also developed with operational efficiency in mind. Studying radiology departments’ entire workflows and identifying opportunities to simplify and streamline processes, GE HealthCare developed Effortless Workflow, which utilizes AI technologies to automate time-consuming tasks, from pre-scan to post-scan – helping to reduce clicks, save time, and achieve exceptional efficiency and consistency in imaging. Revolution Apex platform is also designed to produce high-quality CT images TrueFidelity, an impressive image reconstruction technology that uses a dedicated Deep Neural Network to generate high-definition, low-noise CT images. TrueFidelity produces images with exceptional sharpness, low-contrast performance, and preferred noise texture, even with low dose.