HAMBURG, Germany — October 19, 2024 — At the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) 2024 Congress, GE HealthCare unveils Aurora, a new dual head SPECT/CT with AI-powered technologies. The system is designed to help clinicians see and do more, aiming to help expand the range of procedures available for cardiac patients and provide support for conditions such as cancer and neurological disorders – all of which rely on early detection and precise localization of abnormalities are key for effective intervention.
“GE HealthCare is proud to be a leader in the integration of machine learning and AI advancements for more than a decade,” shares Jean-Luc Procaccini, President & CEO, Molecular Imaging and Computed Tomography, GE HealthCare. “We've witnessed firsthand how these technologies can address some of the industry's toughest challenges, such as data overload, physician burnout, and the need for real-time operational efficiency. With this experience top of mind, we designed Aurora to harness AI for exceptional image quality as well as enhanced workflow efficiency. It would be difficult to find a dual head hybrid system with more AI-powered solutions than Aurora – and we have full confidence clinicians will appreciate the difference.”
As healthcare continues to shift toward precision medicine and personalized care, clinicians require more advanced SPECT/CT solutions. These nuclear medicine systems combine functional imaging from single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with anatomical details from computed tomography (CT), offering clinicians a comprehensive view of both the physiological and structural aspects of diseases.
Aurora is designed to optimize both SPECT and CT technologies to capture gamma rays emitted by radioactive tracers. These findings are then turned into data which help create images showing the distribution of the tracer and enabling diagnoses across various care areas.
It also features GE HealthCare’s Revolution Ascend CT technology, offering additional design solutions to enable advanced capabilities that extend beyond routine imaging. This includes 40mm CT detector coverage – twice that of other hybrid systems – with a 75 cm-wide CT bore to help enhance patient comfort while facilitating high-speed scanning (0.35-second rotation speed) and offering up to 128 slices for advanced procedures like coronary CT angiography.
To help customers more easily process the vast amounts of data produced, GE HealthCare designed Aurora to unlock the full potential of digital and AI, offering new opportunities to help clinicians solve operational and diagnostic challenges as well as develop personalized approaches for better patient outcomes. These enhancements include:
