Vital影像公司开发出新版本的心肺功能分析软件

新型软件可以用于二维、三维和四维心功能分析（CFA）以及具有CT肺脏检查选项，最近已经投入使用。

3.7版本的Vitrea 2是由Vital影像公司(Minneapolis, MN, USA; www.vitalimages.com)研制开发的，包括InnerviewGI的增强组件，这是该公司的CT结肠软件。3.7版适合提高工作流程以及提高工作效率。Vital影像公司的总裁兼首席执行官Jay D.Miller说：“我们特别自豪推出这个版本，因为我们研制了两种选择：心脏功能分析与CT肺检查，以及对Innerview GI进行了改进。这三种应用软件都能够对现存程序提供效果更好、成本更低、以及对患者更加友好的替代选择。”

CFA选择项能够在二维和三维空间内观察正在跳动的心脏。而且，CFA能够评估左心室射血分数，这是反应心脏功能的一项重要指标。当使用Vital影像的CT心脏功能选项的时候，心血管医生能够在CT条件下充分评估心脏功能。这些工具通过将新型多探头CT扫描仪的能量和速度最大化，提升了心血管医生有效监测患者病变的能力。

InnerviewGI选项包括对无干预平滑通过能力的改进，从而使其能够更加容易地通过结肠进行检查，能够更容易地在二维和三维空间进行移动。美国放射学影像网络学院(ACRIN)正在使用这个版本的InnerviewGI，进行一项重要的临床实验来评估CT结肠成像与传统结肠镜。
 
Software for Cardiac, Lung Functional Analysis
 
New software for two-dimensional (2D), 3D, and 4D visualization analysis of cardiac functional analysis (CFA) with computed tomography (CT) lung options has been recently introduced.

The Vitrea 2, Version 3.7 was developed by Vital Images (Minneapolis, MN, USA; www.vitalimages.com) and includes enhancements to InnerviewGI, the company’s CT colon software. The Version 3.7 is geared to enhance workflow and productivity. “We are especially proud to launch this version as we have developed two options--cardiac function analysis and CT lung--as well as improvements to Innerview GI. These three applications all potentially offer better, lower-cost, and more patient-friendly alternatives to existing procedures,” said Jay D. Miller, president and CEO of Vital Images.

The CFA option visualizes a beating heart in 2D and 3D. Furthermore, CFA assesses the ejection fraction of the left ventricle--a major measurement of heart function. When used with Vital Images’ CT cardiac option, cardiologists can fully assess cardiac function in the CT environment. These tools strengthen cardiologists’ ability to effectively detect patient abnormalities by maximizing the power and speed of new multidetector CT scanners.

The InnerviewGI option includes improvements to its hands-off fly-through capability that make it easier to visually travel through and examine the colon, along with the ability to move between 2D and 3D images with greater ease. The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) is using this version of InnerviewGI in a major trial comparing CT colonography to conventional colonoscopy.