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Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro

Data Sheet
Overview • Uniformity
• Linearity
Discovery* NM/CT 670 Pro is a premium hybrid SPECT/CT imaging • Energy
system. It is an all-purpose, dual-detector, free-geometry integrated • Isotope decay
nuclear imaging camera that features the advanced all-digital Elite • Center-of-Rotation (COR)
NXT detector technology, slim gantry, cantilevered patient table, an
acquisition station and the Xeleris* processing and review workstation, 3/8” NM Detector
now combined with the high-performance Optima* CT540 system.
• 59 circular PMTs - 53 x 3” (76 mm) and 6 x 1.5” (38 mm)
Elite NXT detectors feature 3/8” or 5/8” detectors for all-purpose • Crystal thickness: 3/8” (9.5 mm)
nuclear imaging. • One ADC per PMT, 30.0 MHz sampling rate
The Optima CT540 features a 16-slice CT configuration with • UFOV: 21.25” x 15.75” (54 x 40 cm)
short-geometry, Performix Ultra X-Ray Tube, 6.3 MHU Tube anode • Energy range: 40 - 620 keV
heat storage capacity, maximum power of 53.2 kW and the HiLight
Matrix detector with Volara DAS and other advanced OptiDose* 5/8” NM Detector
dose management features for exceptional CT image quality and • 59 circular PMTs - 53 x 3” (76 mm) and 6 x 1.5” (38 mm)
low dose to patients. • Crystal thickness: 5/8” (15.9 mm)
Key features of the free-geometry Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro • One ADC per PMT, 30.0 MHz sampling rate
design include: • UFOV: 21.25” x 15.75” (54 cm x 40 cm)
• Energy range: 40 - 620 keV
• Slim-profile, wide-bore, robotic gantry design
• 180° and 90° orientations of the detectors for high SPECT and WB NM Gantry
scanning efficiency
Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro 70 cm wide-bore gantry combines a
• Rapid, simultaneous multi-axis gantry motions
slim NM gantry with a CT compact design. It enables acquisition
• Upright and horizontal detector orientations for exceptional
of SPECT, whole body planar and SPECT, gated planar and gated
clinical versatility, including patients that are in a hospital bed,
SPECT studies in various geometries, combined with multi-slice CT
standing or sitting during scan
scanning for a wide patient population.
• Multi-functional, dual-axis imaging table
• Automatic “home” positioning enables easy setup of the gantry Key features include:
and the table using pre-programmed detector geometries and • Automated detector radial motion (in/out), rotation around the ring,
imaging modes transitions between 180° and 90° **geometries or other orientations
• Real-time automatic body contouring • Flexible design enabling a variety of orientations to enable
• User-friendly, intuitive Linux-based user interface scanning of patients that are sitting upright, standing or lying
• Ignite integrated workflow with Xeleris processing and review prone on a stretcher
workstation designed to help enhance departmental productivity • A stationary gantry secured to the floor for tomographic center-
of-rotation precision
Primary Benefits • Camera setup performed interactively by the remote control
• Excellent image quality based on advanced Elite NXT detector handset and via user-definable, pre-programmed acquisition-
technology with SPECT-optimized design specific “home” positions
• Dose reduction without compromising image quality, enabled in • A gantry display unit showing current status of the gantry’s
both CT and NM scans by: moving parts and the patient table
– Innovative CT OptiDose and ASiR*§ dose management • Real-time, infrared-based Automatic Body Contouring (ABC)
technologies designed to enhance scanning efficiency and resolution in 90°
– Evolution§ family of advanced reconstruction algorithms and 180° SPECT and whole body procedures and help minimize
• Exceptional productivity enabled through half-time planar and patient-detector distance and maximize image quality
SPECT scans, fast and flexible robotic gantry motions for maximal
clinical versatility and Ignite streamlined workflow
Patient Table
• Advanced, integrated Xeleris workstation clinical applications Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro features a dual-axis cantilevered table,
with remote PC and PACS processing and review solutions used for planar, whole body, SPECT and other scanning procedures
• Simple and easy upgradeability path to ASiR§ dose reduction performed in a horizontal patient orientation.
technology, and ability to add Xeleris advanced applications and Key features include:
other options
• Maximum patient weight - 500 lbs. (227 kg)
System Components • Whole body scan range - 78.7” (200 cm) or 88.6” (225 cm) with
optional table extender
Elite NXT NM Detectors • Minimum table height - 59 cm (23.2”) - facilitating patient loading
Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro NM image quality is based on two and unloading from a wheelchair or stretcher
Elite NXT slim, large field-of-view rectangular digital detectors, • Dual-axis cantilevered table with a dual-position CT-NM
performing the following five corrections on each detected event in telescopic transporter for precise SPECT-CT registration
real time, even at high count-rates: • Low attenuation carbon fiber tabletop includes mattress pad with
straps for patient comfort
• Automated positioning simplifying setup • Acquisition termination by preset time, preset count or
• Optional interactive bedside touch-ruler for easy setup of manual stop
scan range • Pan/zoom and rotate modes
• Manual emergency patient egress • Ability to resume paused acquisitions for whole body, SPECT and
• Mobile design enabling easy swiveling of the table away from the gated SPECT
gantry around a pivot point which facilitates fast dual-collimator
exchange and scanning of patients who are either seated or on a Utilities
hospital bed/stretcher Acquisition software includes control of camera maintenance
• Firm anchoring to the floor with locking pins and floor plates activities including:
allowing for free access from both sides for patient loading/
• Disk space management
unloading with IV, EKG or other devices
• Pulse Height Analysis (PHA)
• Optional accessories such as a head holder, table extender, arm
• Center-of-Rotation (COR)
support, leg support and table pads/straps
• Single isotope uniformity correction map for all isotopes
NM Acquisition Station • Single isotope energy, sensitivity and linearity maps for
all isotopes
The integrated SPECT-CT acquisition console employs a Graphic • Daily/periodic QC including gantry calibrations
User Interface for exam scheduling, scan acquisition, CT • Customizable system parameters
reconstruction and scan QC as well as utilities for protocol editing, • Definition and setup of acquisition sequences
routine quality control and analysis and networking, including: • Use of preset acquisition protocols
• Universal connectivity via DICOM 3.0 (as per DICOM conformance
statement) and Interfile 3.3 TCP/IP based protocols Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro is capable of acquiring single or multi-
• HIS-integrated workflow including DICOM Worklist and MPPS isotope scans in the following acquisition modes:
which creates and updates a Modality Performed Procedure Static Acquisition
Step report whenever scans are successfully completed, for
• Single frame image (word mode), frame sizes:
streamlined hospital diagnostic imaging billing management
322, 642, 1282, 2562, 5122
• The Optima CT540 desktop environment, available for CT
• Optional bi-lateral detector motion with Pinhole collimator,
imaging*** including: protocol definition, networking and
motion range: 13.8” (35 cm)
archiving manual film control, as well as CT image processing
such as multi-planar reformatting (MPR), multi–projection volume
Dynamic Acquisition
rendering (MPVR) and MR image display
• Frame sizes: 322, 642, 1282, 2562
Display • Maximum frame rate: 50 frames/sec
• 1280 x 1024 true-color display
Whole Body Scanning
• Threshold and windowing control in multiple window settings
• Cinematic display of dynamic and all multi-frame datasets • Infrared-based real-time Automatic Body Contouring
• Online, live display of acquired data and imaging parameters • Sequential multi-spot (“step-and-shoot”) or continuous scanning
modes
• Maximum scan range-78.7” (200 cm) or up to 88.6” (225 cm) with
Main Features optional table extender
• Minimum WB continuous scan speed: 1.97”/min (5 cm/min)
Acquisition
• Maximum WB continuous scan speed
The Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro acquisition station is based on the – Standard: 11.8”/min (30 cm/min)
Linux operating system with an icon-based graphical user interface – optional: 78.7” (200 cm/min)
shared with the Xeleris workstation. • Simultaneous anterior/posterior dual view scan
Data acquisition may be performed in any of the following imaging • Image matrix: 256 x 1024
modes: static, dynamic, multi-gated, whole body, SPECT and gated
SPECT.
Multi-Gated Acquisition
• Equi-time and equi-phase gating modes with real-time irregular
Operation of the Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro is done with the
beat rejection
interactive, graphical GE Common User Interface (CUI). The CUI is
• ECG display during acquisition
designed to help maximize flexibility and productivity and includes
• On-line R-to-R histogram display
the following features:
• Multi-gated acquisition capacity: 8, 16, 24, or 32 frames per cycle
• Pre-defined or user-configurable protocols for rapid recall and
setup SPECT Acquisition
• On-the-fly digital linearity, energy and uniformity corrections
• Infrared-based on-line Automatic Body Contouring system
• Energy spectrum histogram (PHA) display with 16 windows per
• Step-and-shoot mode with: 2°, 3°, 5°, 6°, 9°, 10°, 12°, 15°, 18°, 30°,
detector ensuring acquisition into a correct energy window for a
36°, 45°, 60° and 90° angular steps
given isotope(s)
• Continuous mode with 3°, 4°, 5° or 6° angular sampling SPECT Processing and Review
• Maximum scan range – 78.7” (200 cm) + noncontinuous 15.7"
Xeleris offers Volumetrix* MI, a hybrid imaging tomography review
(40 cm) with tabletop extender
package to superimpose and display matching pairs of nuclear and
• Consecutive multiple SPECT scans combined with table
CT tomograms. Volumetrix MI is an interactive display allowing users
translation enable Volumetrix pasting of up to 7 FOVs
to navigate in 3D throughout the entire tomographic study, including
• Either 90° (“L-mode”) or 180° (“H-mode”) geometries
comparative display of corrected and uncorrected images.
• Matrix size: 64 x 64, 128 x 128, 256 x 256
Ignite
Gated SPECT Acquisition The Ignite feature for Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro and Xeleris is designed
• Gated tomography with real-time irregular beat rejection to help streamlines clinician workflow via three simple steps:
• User-modified R-R acceptance window
• Select the patient in worklist
• An extra bin sums all data, both accepted and rejected, securing
• Set up patient and utilize auto-home positioning
non-gated study completion in case of an exceptionally irregular
• Click once to begin acquisition of scan and automatic transfer and
heart rate
processing of results on Xeleris
• Number of frames per R-R interval may vary between
4, 8, 12, 16 and 24 Volumetrix MI
Dynamic SPECT Acquisition (option) Volumetrix MI is a tomographic data viewing and processing
package that is a consolidated application for SPECT and PET data
• SPECT scan time: Minimum – 1 min/360°
processing with or without anatomical data (CT or MR), capable of
Maximum – 15 min/180°
multi-SPECT sessions pasting, follow up on multiple studies and
• Up to 40 consecutive SPECT scans in H-mode
input of anatomical oblique slices.
• Supported collimators: LEHR, ELEGP, MEGP, HEGP + fan beam
• Continuous mode acquisition & angular sampling: 3°, 4°, 5°, 6° Its integrated SPECT reconstruction and correction algorithm
• Supports pan and zoom includes interactive selection of optimal image reconstruction
• Supports multi-isotope and multi-peak energy settings parameters and Hybrid QC (ACQC) tools to help improve alignment
of SPECT and CT data sets for accurate attenuation correction
CT Acquisition and localization.
• All CT acquisition features provided by the Optima CT540 are • Inputs anatomical oblique slices and features on-the-fly for
available***, excluding: oblique creation/manipulation
– Gantry tilt • Facilitates dual isotope and study follow-up reading and accepting
– SmartStep (CT Interventional Kit) multiple SPECT, PET, CT and MR datasets
– SmartView Fluoro • Supports standard uptake value (SUV) calculation and display
• Maximum CT scan range: 191 cm with head holder or mode for PET (LBM, BSA and BW methods)
tabletop extender • Flexible and user-customized layouts
• Auto Condense mode to automatically condense slices to fit on
Hybrid SPECT/CT Acquisition one screen for printing or filming
Any supported SPECT and CT single or multiple exams may be • Multiple fusion modes, including weighted fusion, which allows
combined to create hybrid protocols. the user to adjust the contribution of the NM and CT images to
the fused results
• Hybrid scans may be performed for attenuation correction or for • Both the anatomical and the functional images retain resolution
anatomical mapping purposes • Fast CT scroll
• CT modes include: Scout, Axial and Helical scans
• Scan range defined on persistence (SPECT first) or CT scout image MDC - Motion Detection and Correction (option)
(CT first)
• Automated cardiac and general purpose SPECT motion correction
• Consecutive multiple SPECT scans followed or preceded by
• Sinogram and linogram images for QC analysis
multiple CT scans combined with Volumetrix enable pasting of up
• Tools for manual adjustment and correction
to 5 Hybrid SPECT/CT FOVs.
• Maximum SPECT/CT scan range: 159 cm with an additional 32 cm SPECT Reconstruction
acquisition from a separate scan with head holder
• Adjustment of any of the reconstruction settings
NM Data Processing and Review • On-the-fly image correction setup including resolution recovery
(option), attenuation and scatter
The Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro acquisition station allows networking
• Filter selection with filter gallery review to determine the
to local area networks.
most effective filter and filter parameters-2D Hanning, Metz,
Data acquired on the Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro is transferred Butterworth, Hamming and Wiener filters are available for FBP
under Ignite workflow, a one-click productivity solution, to Xeleris reconstruction... 3D Butterworth, Hanning and Gauss filters are
processing and review workstations via DICOM 3.0 standard for available for OSEM reconstruction
processing, archiving, reporting and hard copying.
QC Package for Hybrid NM/CT Studies • 3D VR of fused SPECT-CT, PET-CT or MR images
• NM segmentation tools to include or exclude portions of either
This package enables effective alignment of hybrid NM and CT data
volume in the 3D rendered images, including removal of the
sets in order to minimize potential inter-study misalignments. It can
table from the CT image and threshold based semi-automatic
help reduce the potential need for study retakes and features:
segmentation
• Automatic Hybrid QC (user overridden) of the NM FOV relative to • Clip & Cut Planes to integrate traditional Axial, Sagittal and
Hybrid CT FOV Coronal slices simultaneously into the 3D rendered objects
• Confirm or reject each FOV separately
• Correct or generate attenuation maps Volumetrix IR
Optional software which provides a choice of DICOM 3.0 CT data
Multi-FOV Pasting
sets to be registered to NM or PET data sets in the NM workflow:
• Automatic pasting (user overridden) up to 7 FOVs (covering the
• Rigid registration of NM to CT or MR
whole body)
• Manual adjustment via shift/rotate
• Preview pasted volume on SPECT/CT (NM & fused available – up
• Full or regional registration (fusion and collect supported)
to two FOVs)
• Auto accept or user intervention are allowed
Registration
High Precision Collimators
• Manual adjustment via shift/rotate
Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro features a choice of optional collimators
• Single landmark registration
which cover a comprehensive selection of applications in a wide
• Regional registration
range of energies including fan beam and pinhole collimators. For a
• Fusion and spots collection are supported on registered images
detailed list of collimators is provided on pages 11 and 12.
• Auto accept or user intervention are allowed at any one of the
above packages Evolution for Bone
This is an optional iterative reconstruction with resolution recovery
Evolution for Bone (details under “options”)
well-suited for Bone SPECT studies. The Evolution for Bone algorithm,
Evolution for Cardiac (details under “options”)
which was developed at John Hopkins University and UNC Chapel
Evolution toolkit (details under “options”) Hill, models the collimator-detector response, improves Bone SPECT
resolution and signal-to-noise ratios and reduces noise variability.
Volumetrix Suite
Use of the option enables:
Optional software for Volumetrix MI that expands the review
1. Improved resolution of Bone SPECT studies acquired over
capabilities of SPECT/CT, including:
standard acquisition time or
• Volumetrix 3D optional s/w package, integrating 3D Fusion into 2. Non-inferior image quality with up to 50% reduction in count
nuclear medicine workflow (more details under “options”) density, enabling:
• Volumetrix IR optional s/w package, registering external CT or MR a. Imaging at half the acquisition time compared to standard Bone
to SPECT or PET data (more details under “options”) SPECT protocols or
b. Imaging at half the dose compared to standard Bone SPECT
Attenuation Correction imaging protocols or
Using CT transmission maps for reducing SPECT scans c. Various combinations of (a) and (b).
attenuation artifacts, Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro provides a
highly effective cardiac and general purpose SPECT attenuation Evolution Toolkit
correction system. Imported CT transmission data can be used in Optional package enabling improved resolution and reduced noise
both 90° and 180° detector geometries. for SPECT studies of Tc-99m, I-123, In-111 and Ga-67 by the use of
the Evolution reconstruction technique with resolution-recovery.
Standard Selectable Items Compared to standard FBP or iterative reconstruction, Evolution
Toolkit can enable improved visual clarity.
• Local language kits including user’s manuals and local
keyboard layout Evolution for Bone Planar
Optional add-on feature to Whole Body and Spots Bone Review
application. Evolution for Bone Planar is an Adaptive Structure
Options Matching Non-Local Filter which preserves the fine structures in
Volumetrix Suite the image. It employs an effective noise-reduction algorithm, well-
suited pixel size and optimal energy window settings. Evolution for
Optional software for Volumetrix MI that expands the review
Bone Planar enables up to 50% reduction in count density compared
capabilities of Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro and offers extended display
to standard protocol, delivering any of the following:
and reporting flexibility.
1. Improved WB planar image quality*** for the same scan time
Volumetrix 3D 2. Shorter WB planar scan time while preserving image quality
Optional software package, integrating 3D Fusion into the nuclear 3. Reduced injected dose of the same scan time while preserving
medicine workflow, bringing together the benefits of advanced 3D image quality
visualization with the productivity of traditional 2D image analysis.
Evolution for Cardiac Other Options
This is an optional OSEM resolution recovery reconstruction Additional options include:
algorithm which models the collimator-detector response developed
at John Hopkins University and UNC Chapel Hill. It improves cardiac • High Performance Collimators (refer to pages 11-12)
SPECT resolution, signal-to-noise ratios and noise variability. • Carbon fiber axial head holder for brain SPECT scans
The package provides non-inferior image quality with up to 50% • External IVY R-Wave Trigger with and without ECG chart recorder
reduction in count density of Cardiac SPECT studies, enabling: • Table Leg Extender
• QA bar phantom
1. Imaging at half the acquisition time compared to standard MPI • Rectangular Co-57 flood (Site license required)
protocols or • Butterfly arm support
2. Imaging at half the dose compared to standard MPI protocols or • Leg support
3. Various combinations of (1) and (2). • Pediatric scanning accessory
• A variety of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) models
***Note: Image quality improvement is defined in terms of SNR and
lesion contrast.

Cardiac Morphing
Siting Requirements
Optional software providing the following performance:
Minimum Room Size

• Delivers enhanced perfusion image quality for Gated SPECT data • Exam Room Size: 20’8” x 12’1” (6.3 m x 3.7 m)
• Overcomes non-uniform blurring of the myocardium due to • Control Room Size: 9’ x 14’ (2.74 m x 4.27 m)
cardiac motion, enhancing the visual clarity of the images • With single desktop table: 15’5” x 8’11” (4.7 m x 2.4 m)
• Based on elastic summation of tomograms representing all bins in These values meet minimum clearance requirements under U.S.
a cardiac cycle – rescaled to match end-diastolic LV size Federal Regulations and National Standards: 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA),
NFPA 70E (Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace) and NFPA
Quantitation 101 (Life Safety Code). Specific room requirements may also need to
comply with local and regulatory requirements.
Advanced quantitation and CT AC enhancement options include:
• Dosimetry Toolkit optional application enabling quantification
of changes in radiopharmaceutical absorption at multiple body
Power Requirements
organs over time through analysis of SPECT or planar WB studies Power conditioning is incorporated into the primary power supply of
and a hybrid SPECT/CT scan. The results may help in radiotherapy the system. The system can operate on line voltage based on local
treatment planning. The quantification algorithm includes: conditions and codes.
– Aligning multiple planar WB and/or SPECT studies to each other 380-480 VAC nominal, 3 phase Delta or Wye, 50/60 Hz. Power
and to a registered hybrid SPECT/CT scan of the same patient consumption is 90 kVA peak, 22 kvA average.
– Delineating organ VOIs through CT segmentation
– Applying the VOIs for organ uptake quantification in a series
of NM scans acquired over time resulting in calculated residual Operating Conditions
time per organ Maximum
Parameter Maximum Minimum
• Q.Metrix‡ option, employing SPECT and CT segmentation Change Rate
tools for quantifying radiopharmaceutical uptake using patient
26° C 18° C 3° C/hr
demographics information and the same methods that are Temperature
(79° F) (64° F) (5° F/hr)
currently used to calculate SUV for PET images to quantify the
60% 30%
following parameters: Humidity non-condensing non-condensing 5 % / hr
– Radiotracer uptake in Bq/ml relative relative
– % of injected dose
– Total uptake assessment in segmented organs/lesions Cooling Requirements
• Q.AC‡ option, for maintaining AC quality at low CT dose. Its
• The cooling requirements do not include cooling for the room
unique CT reconstruction and processing algorithms provide
lighting, personnel or non-NM/CT equipment present. Cooling
SPECT attenuation correction that maintains quantitative SPECT
requirements are listed by subsystem to allow planning for each
measurements accuracy even at very low CT dose.
room of the NM/CT suite.
• WideView‡ option for reduced CT clipping artifacts, enabling
• Cooling requirements are given for minimum, recommended and
CT attenuation correction of SPECT scans throughout the entire
growth allowance scenarios.
reconstructed SPECT field-of-view.
• The minimum cooling figures assume patient throughput of 3
patients per hour and 75 scan rotations per patient
• The recommended cooling requirements assume patient.
throughput limited by the tube-cooling algorithm.
• The suite cooling can be sized for future developments by using
 the growth allowance figures. This cooling will accommodate more Regulatory Compliance
patients per hour and/or potential future system enhancements.
This product is designed to comply with applicable safety
standards. The Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro system is CE marked
Minimum Allowance (± 10%)
and it complies with the requirements of IEC 60601-1 and relevant
Subsystem Watts BTU/hr collateral, UL 60601-1, Safety Standards for Medical Electrical
Equipment.
Gantry 7,700 26,300 GE Healthcare has been certified to be ISO-9001 and ISO-13485
compliant.
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Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro Mechanical Specifications

Patient Table Specification
Table weight 1,246 lbs. (565 kg)
Maximum patient load capacity 500 lbs. (227 kg)
Maximum NM WB scan length 78.7” (200 cm) + 9.9” (25 cm) with tabletop extender
Maximum SPECT scan range 78.7” (200cm) + 15.7” (40 cm) SPECT FOV with tabletop extender
Maximum CT scan length 75.2" (191 cm) with head holder or tabletop extender
Maximum hybrid NM/CT scan length 62.6” (159 cm) + non-continuous 12.6” (32 cm) with head holder
Table width 24.0” (61 cm)
Tabletop width 15.8” (40 cm)
Table length 9’2” (280 cm)
Minimal: 23.2” (59 cm)
Height
Maximal: 39.4” (100 cm)
<10% for 140 keV gamma rays
Attenuation
<27% for 120 kVp X-rays
Maximum pallet height at center 34.1” (86.7 cm)
Slow: 34 sec
Vertical travel time (full range)
Fast: 26 sec
Slow: 0.98”/s (24.8 mm/s)
Horizontal speed (manual, handheld controller)
Fast: 3.94”/s (100 mm/s)
NM/CT Gantry Specification
Depth (length) 86.6” (220 cm)
Width 85.8” (218 cm)
Height (excluding the gantry display pole) 83.1” (211 cm)
Gantry bore size (diameter) 27.6” (70 cm)
Weight 8,322 lbs. (3,778 kg) without collimators
NM Rotational (Axial) Motion Speed 0.033 to 3.0 rpm automatically; 1.0 or 3.0 rpm manually
NM Independent Radial Motion Speed 19.7” or 29.5”/min (50 or 75 cm/min)
Emergency stops 5
NM rotation range 540°
NM Gantry Orientations
SPECT 90° and 180° opposing, Horizontal 0° Planar, Vertical 180° Planar
Planar 90° and 180° opposing
NM Swivel Tilt Range 0° to 180° about detector axis
Each detector can swivel independently ± 45° (available only on hospital
NM Caudal/Cephalic Tilt Range
bed/gurney)

NM Detector Scan Radius Minimum: 3.9” (10 cm) radius/7.8” (20 cm) diameter
(With LEHR Collimators) Maximum: 13.8” (35 cm) radius/27.6” (70 cm) diameter

NM Lateral Motion Speed 19.7” or 29.5”/min (50 or 75 cm/min)

Main programmed orientations of Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro gantry

Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro NM Features Summary

SUBSYSTEM KEY FEATURE USER/PATIENT BENEFIT
2 rectangular digital detectors with real-
High resolution large FOV detectors with excellent image quality and
time corrections for sensitivity, linearity,
stability
energy, isotope decay and COR
Low gantry load for excellent mechanical precision and wide detector
NM Elite NXT Slim detectors
clearance for wide referral population
3/8” or 5/8”
DETECTORS Automatically follows the contour of the patient for both SPECT
and whole body imaging, maintaining minimal patient-to-detector
Real-time Automatic Body Contouring
distance for high resolution images; minimizes time-to-position
patients
Energy range: 40 - 620 keV Optimized for wide energy range and multiple isotope studies
Collision sensitive pads on collimators Protect against collision with patient body: automatically halt
surface and on body contouring device detector/table motions for patient safety
COLLIMATION High Precision Collimators Maintain excellent image quality in all applications
Dual-collimator cart combines storage and Productivity, ease of use and safety; both collimators removed/
exchange functions replaced during one exchange session
SUBSYSTEM KEY FEATURE USER/PATIENT BENEFIT
Single table for all study types with Ease of use and productivity: fast and easy planar Whole Body,
automatic setup of table positions SPECT, SPECT/CT and CT procedures setup and acquisition
Telescopic transporter design provides
Improves SPECT/CT registration precision by minimizing potential
solid support for the tabletop in both the
table-sagging-induced NM-CT misalignments
NM and the CT scanning positions
Accommodates greater portion of the scanned population compared
Patient weight load of up to 500 lbs. (227 kg)
with previous GE NM camera models
Tabletop longitudinal travel accommodates Accommodates greater portion of the scanned population compared
6’7” (200 cm) patient with previous GE NM camera models
Table vertical travel range:
Ease of patient transfer from wheelchair or stretcher; well suited for
Minimal: 23.2” (59 cm)
geriatric and pediatric patients
DUAL AXIS Maximal: 39.4” (100 cm)
IMAGING TABLE Study flexibility for seated and stretcher patients, as well as
Mobile design pivots on rear floor pin
collimator exchange; reduces tripping hazards
Curved profile, low attenuation carbon- Patient comfort on wide table can help reduce patient movement
fiber tabletop and, therefore, improve image quality
Touch ruler for scan range delineation Fast and simple, may enhance operator productivity
Hand grips on sides and cradle release on Ease of table positioning and fast patient egress (cradle release) in
rear of table case of emergency
Accommodates head holder Fixed patient positioning for high quality brain SPECT studies
Accommodates wide arm support straps Patient comfort and user productivity
Ability to image taller patients in legs-in position and extend WB
Accommodates tabletop extender
scan range from standard 200 cm to 225 cm
Icon-based design Ease of use for simple patient setup
NM HANDHELD
CONTROLLER Pole-mounted handheld controller on top User can operate controller from either side of the gantry for
of gantry flexibility; user can start exam without leaving the patient’s side
Exam Room Size:
Minimal room layout requirements
20'8" x 12'1" (6.3 m x 3.7 m)
Detectors shape optimized for 90° Shaped detector edges fit together tightly during 90° cardiac mode,
geometry (valid for LEHR and ELEGP) minimizing dead space for high sensitivity and resolution
Gantry does not move on rails, providing for mechanical stability and
Secured position on floor
reliability; reduces tripping hazards
Ease of use and quick patient setup with factory home positions
of: collimator exchange, 180° SPECT, 180° Brain SPECT, 180° Whole
Automatic study “Home” positions
Body, Vertical orientation facing out, 90° Cardiac SPECT, 90° SPECT
Spine and Stretcher

NM GANTRY Externally mounted dual detectors Patient friendly; ease and speed of patient positioning
Emergency Stop buttons Stops all system motions upon emergency for patient safety
Motorized radial detector movement in 90° Highly flexible patient positioning for cardiac imaging; COR stability
position and reproducibility
Free geometry capability of various 0°, 90° High throughput configurations for cardiac SPECT and whole body
and 180° configurations imaging, as well as providing flexibility of a single-head camera
Flexible detectors positioning including
upright standing or seated patients and High clinical utility including “single-head positioning flexibility”
hospital bed scanning
Rapid transition between the various
Technologist productivity; ease and speed of study set-up
gantry geometries
 SUBSYSTEM KEY FEATURE USER/PATIENT BENEFIT
Graphical user interface with Xeleris
Facilitates ease of use
workstation
Standard high-end Windows PC running a
May enhance productivity with multi-window, multi-tasking system
real-time multi-tasking interface
NM ACQUISITION
Parallel operations allow simultaneous acquisition and display to
STATION Linux operating system
help enhance productivity
Fully-integrated PECT/CT workflow Workflow productivity for streamlined imaging procedures including
solution with Ignite camera/patient setup, acquisition, processing and archiving
Networks to Xeleris Processing & Review Non-proprietary communication protocols; open system

DICOM Networks to DICOM-compliant systems Communicates with 3rd party DICOM-compliant workstations
CONNECTIVITY DICOM Modality Worklist Streamlines patient admittance and scheduling

Elite NXT NM Detector Performance Specifications§ Summary

DATA DATA
SPECIFICATION PARAMETER RANGE
(3/8” Crystal) (5/8” Crystal)
Length 54 cm 54 cm
Field-of-View UFOV =
Width 40 cm 40 cm
Intrinsic Energy Resolution
UFOV FWHM ≤ 9.5 % 9.5 %
(Tc-99m @ 20 kcps)
FWHM ≤ 3.7 mm 4.5 mm
CFOV
FWTM ≤ 6.8 mm 8.5 mm
Intrinsic Spatial Resolution
FWHM ≤ 3.8 mm 4.6 mm
UFOV
FWTM ≤ 6.9 mm 8.7 mm
CFOV Differential ≤ 2.1% 2.1%
Integral ≤ 3.0% 3.0%
Intrinsic Uniformity
Differential ≤ 2.3% 2.3%
UFOV
Integral ≤ 3.6% 3.6 %
Differential ≤ 0.2 mm 0.2 mm
CFOV
Absolute ≤ 0.4 mm 0.5 mm
Intrinsic Spatial Linearity
Differential ≤ 0.2 mm 0.2 mm
UFOV
Absolute ≤ 0.4 mm 0.5 mm
Multiple Window Spatial
  ≤ 0.5 mm 1.0 mm
Registration

Maximum Count Rate ≥ 460 kcps 460 kcps

Intrinsic Count Rate Maximum @ 20% Window ≥ 400 kcps 400 kcps

20% Loss @ 20% Window ≥ 250 kcps 250 kcps

SPECT Reconstructed Central ≤ 9.9 mm 10.3 mm

Spatial Resolution with Radial ≤ 9.9 mm 10.3 mm
Scatter (LEHR Collimators) Tangential ≤ 7.5 mm 7.9 mm

§
Per NEMA NU-1 2007.
Evolution for Bone SPECT Performance Specifications
SPECIFICATION PARAMETER RANGE Full time Half time

Evolution for Bone SPECT Central ≤ 6.4 mm 7.0 mm

Reconstructed Spatial Resolution Radial ≤ 5.7 mm 6.0 mm
with Scatter§ (LEHR Collimators) Tangential ≤ 5.1 mm 5.4 mm
§
reconstructed without post-filtering

Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro Parallel Hole Collimators

DESCRIPTION NAME CATALOG RECOM- FIELD CALCULATED SYSTEM SYSTEM SYSTEM TYPE HOLE SEPTAL HOLE WEIGHT
NUMBER MENDED OF PENETRATION SENSITIVITY SENSITIVITY RESOLUTION OF DIAMETER THICKNESS LENGTH (kg/lb)
(a) ISOTOPE VIEW (%) (cps/MBq) FWHM (mm) HOLE (mm) (mm) (mm) 1 pcs
(cpm/µCi)
(cm) @100 mm @100mm
@100 mm
(b) 3/8”/5/8” 3/8”/5/8” (d)
3/8”/5/8”
Per
Per
Detector (c)
Detector (c)
Low Energy** Tl-201/
83/N.A. 38/N.A.
Ultra-High LEUHR H2506TH Tc99m 54 x 40 0.3 (Tc-99m) 6.1/N.A. hex 1.22 0.15 38 80/176
(Tc-99m) (Tc-99m)
Resolution Studies

Low Energy** Tl-201/

160/165 72/74
High LEHR H2506TB Tc99m 54 x 40 0.3 (Tc-99m) 7.4/7.7 hex 1.5 0.2 35 60/132
(Tc-99m) (Tc-99m)
Resolution Studies

Extended** 320/330
I-123/
Low Energy 0.3 (I-123) (Tc-99m) 144/148 (Tc-99m)
ELEGP H2506TD Kr-81 54x 40 10.3/10.6 hex 2.5 0.4 40 62/136
General 2.3 (Kr-81) 224/245 101/110 (I-123)
Studies
Purpose (I-123)

Medium Ga-67/
144/150 65/67
Energy General MEGP H2506TC In-111 54 x 40 2.0 (Ga-67) 9.4/9.8 hex 3.0 1.05 58 103/227
(Ga-67) (Ga-67)
Purpose studies

High Energy
I-131 97/165 43/73
General HEGP H2506TE 54 x 40 2.0 (I-131) 12.0/12.5 hex 4.0 1.8 66 131/289
studies (I-131) (I-131)
Purpose

a. Each commercial item includes 2 collimators mounted on a cart

b. Collimator field-of-view
c. Measured with 20% window using relevant isotope for each collimator, with ±10% tolerance
d. Measured at 100 mm distance from collimator face with ±4% tolerance

**L-mode SPECT (90° detectors geometry) is effective with low energy collimators (LEUHR, LEHR, and ELEGP)

Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro Pinhole Collimator

DESCRIPTION NAME CATALOG RECOMMENDED FIELD OF Weight (kg/lb) Insert hole SYSTEM SYSTEM SYSTEM
NUMBER APPLICATION/ VIEW diameter (mm) SENSITIVITY SENSITIVITY RESOLUTION
ISOTOPE (mm) (cpm/µCi) (cps/MBq) FWHM (mm)
@100 mm @100 mm @100mm
3/8”/5/8”” 3/8”/5/8” 3/8”/5/8” (c)
Per Detector (b) Per Detector (b)

General Purpose 2 43/47 19/20

Thyroid/Tc99m, 200 98/216 – 1 pcs. 3.8/4.2
Pin Hole GPPH(a) H2506TF 4.45 200/216 90/95
I123, I131 diameter 169/370 – 2 pcs. 6.5/7.1/11.4/12.1
(3 inserts) 8 570/ 600 258/268

a. Commercial item includes a single collimator mounted on a cart

b. Sensitivity measured with Co57 (point source at 100 mm from insert center with PSD cover, 20% window) extrapolated to Tc-99m with ±10% tolerance
c. Resolution measured with ±4% tolerance
Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro Fan Beam Collimator
The optional Fan Beam Collimator enables higher efficiency brain SPECT studies compared to LEHR collimator.
DESCRIPTION NAME CATALOG RECOM- FIELD CALCULATED TYPE OF HOLE SEPTAL HOLE Volume SPECT Weight
NUMBER MENDED OF PENETRATION HOLE DIAMETER THICKNESS LENGTH sensitivity (c) resolution (kg/lb)
(a) APPLI- VIEW (%) (mm) (mm) (mm) 3/8”/5/8” 3/8”/5/8” 1pcs
CATION/ (mm) (d)
ISOTOPE @ (b)
Central
39,960 8.0/8.2 mm
[cpm/μCi/cm2] Peripheral Radial
Fan Brain/ 540 x
Fan Beam H2506TG 0.1 (Tc99m) hex 1.5 0.2 40 18,000 8.5/8.7 mm 64/140
Beam Tc99m 250
[cps/MBq/cm2] Peripheral
Tangential
6.7/7.0 mm

a. Commercial item includes 2 collimators mounted on a cart

b. Collimator field-of-view
c. Sensitivity measured on two detectors, Tc99m with 15% window, with ±10% tolerance
d. SPECT resolution measured with ±6% tolerance

Notes:
• Recommended brain scan radius is 14-16 cm
• Focal distance from collimator surface is 350 mm
• Effective collimator thickness is 57 mm

Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro 16-slice CT Key Specifications

CT Features Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro CT Performance
Gantry
Aperture 70 cm
Scan Field 50 cm (up to 70 cm with WideView option)
Rotation Time 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0
Temporal Resolution (min) 125 ms
Data Acquisition System
Maximum Number of Slices/Rotation 16
Number of Physical Detector Rows 24
Axial Acquisition Modes 1 x 1.25 mm, 1 x 5 mm, 1x 10 mm, 2 x 0.625 mm, 2 x 2.5 mm, 2 x 5 mm,
2 x 7.5 mm, 2 x 10 mm, 4 x 1.25 mm, 4 x 2.5 mm, 4 x 3.75 mm, 4 x 5 mm,
8 x 1.25 mm, 8 x 2.5 mm, 16 x 0.625 mm, 16 x 1.25 mm
Tube Assembly
Tube GE Performix Ultra CT X-ray Tube
Tube Current Voltage 10 - 440 mA
Tube Voltage 80, 100, 120, 140 Kv
Tube Anode Heat Storage Capacity 6.3 MHU
Heat Dissipation Anode (max) 840 KHU/min
Casing (cont) 300 KHU/min
Tube Unit 6.9 kW continuous for 10 min
Focal Spot Size According to IEC 60336/1993 small 0.7x 0.6 mm
large 0.9 x 0.9 mm
CT Features Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro CT Performance
Generator
Maximum Power 53.2 Kw
Axial Acquisition
Reconstructed Slice Widths 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 3.75, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 mm
Scan Times Full Scan (360°) 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0s
Multi-slice Helical Acquisition
Reconstructed Slice Widths 0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 3.75, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 mm
Scan Times Full Scan (360°) 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0s
Reconstruction Increment 0.1 mm
Pitch Factor 0.5625:1, 0.9375:1, 1.375:1, 1.75:1 for 16-Slice Helical
Spiral Scan Time (max) 120 s (single helical scan)
Scan Length (max) 159 cm (continuous)
191 cm (including 32 cm, noncontinuous)
Low-Contrast Detectability (CATPHAN Phantom measured in both helical and axial scans)
at 6.67 mGy with ASiR (ASiR 60% enabled) 5 mm @ 0.32%
at 10.0 mGy with ASiR (ASiR 60% enabled) 5 mm @ 0.30%
at 20.84 mGy with ASiR (ASiR 60% enabled) 3 mm @ 0.32%
at 27.9 mGy with ASiR (ASiR 60% enabled) 3 mm @ 0.30%
at 8.90 mGy without ASiR 5 mm @ 0.32%
at 13.3 mGy without ASiR 5 mm @ 0.30%
at 27.47 mGy without ASiR 3 mm @ 0.32%
at 37.2 mGy without ASiR 3 mm @ 0.30%
High Contrast Resolution - Axial
4.0 lp/cm @ 50% MTF
Standard Algorithm 6.5 lp/cm @ 10% MTF
8.5 lp/cm @ 0% MTF
8.5 lp/cm @ 50% MTF
Hi-Res Algorithm 13.0 lp/cm @ 10% MTF
15.4 lp/cm @ 0% MTF
High Contrast Resolution - Helical
4.3 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (X/Y) 7.5 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (Z)
Standard Algorithm - typical 6.8 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (X/Y) 14.2 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (Z)
8.5 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (X/Y) 19.6 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (Z)
10.2 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (X/Y) 7.9 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (Z)
Hi-Res Algorithm (Edge) - typical 13.9 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (X/Y) 15.1 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (Z)
15.4 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (X/Y) 19.6 lp/cm @ 50% MTF (Z)
Dose, CTDI100 Values
17.0 mGy/100mAs - Center
Head
16.8 mGy/100mAs - Surface
5.5 mGy/100mAs - Center
Body
10.0 mGy/100mAs - Surface
Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro Minimal Room Layout: 630 cm x 370 cm (20’8” x 12’1”)

The floor plan of minimum room layout above (6.30 m x 3.70 m / 20’8” x 12’1”) meets the following egress and service clearance
requirements under U.S. Federal Regulations and National Standards:
• 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA), NFPA 70E (Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workspace)
• NFPA 101 (Life Safety Code)

Specific room layouts may be subject to additional local and regulatory requirements. For non-U.S. installations, specific installations are
subject to country, local and regulatory requirements. For more information, please contact your local GE representative.
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**Only LEHR, LEUHR and ELEGP collimators can be used for SPECT at 90° geometry
***See Optima CT540 Data Sheet for more detail
§ (1) ASiR is licensed for use with a GE x-ray tube. Use of a third party x-ray tube will require an additional license.
(2) In clinical practice, the use of ASiR may reduce CT patient dose depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical
location and clinical practice. A consultation with a radiologist and a physicist should be made to determine the
appropriate dose to obtain diagnostic image quality for the particular clinical task.
(3) Evolution Disclaimer and tags:
• In clinical practice, Evolution options (Evolution for Bone, Evolution for Cardiac, Evolution for Bone Planar) and Evolution
Toolkit are recommended for use following consultation of a NM physician, physicist and/or application specialist to
determine the appropriate dose or scan time reduction to obtain diagnostic image quality for a particular clinical task,
depending on the protocol adopted by the clinical site.
• Evolution claims are supported by simulation of count statistics using default factory protocols and imaging of Tc-99m
based radiotracers with LEHR collimator on anthropomorphic phantom or realistic NCAT – SIMSET phantom followed by
quantitative and qualitative images comparison.
• Evolution Toolkit claims are supported by simulation of full count statistics using lesion simulation phantom images based
on various radiotracers and collimators and by showing that SPECT image quality reconstructed with Evolution Toolkit
provides equivalent clinical information but has better signal-to-noise, contrast and lesion resolution compared to the
images reconstructed with FBP/OSEM.
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