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Revolution GSI
A Better Exam.
 Put yourself instantly at
the forefront of spectral CT.
Revolution* GSI is a new generation of CT that delivers consistently
high-definition imaging, for confident diagnoses across applications.
It equips you to take CT beyond classical anatomical assessment

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to quantitative tissue characterization and advanced functional
imaging. And it does all this while minimizing your patients' radiation
dose and the need for costly invasive procedures.
The result: a CT system that can help virtually any institution thrive,
even in today’s cost-constrained healthcare climate.

GSI is the key.

Gemstone* Spectral Imaging (GSI) uses fast kV switching
between 140 kV and 80 kV to generate true monochromatic
images, single–energy images that:
• Minimize artifacts from metal, calcium, iodine and other highly
generation GSI
attenuating materials.
• Deliver quantitative information about chemical composition.
• May enable contrast-dose reduction by generating lower
keV images.
Now in its fourth generation, GSI’s dose-neutral spectral energy One system helps
acquisition, fast setup and workflow-enhancing post-processing
have already made this capability part of the clinical routine for you do more:
facilities around the world.

Characterize lesions
Scan more patients
Eliminate costly procedures
Reduce dose
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 A new era of CT specificity. “We’re applying GSI not only to detect but also for more accurate
staging and characterization of disease. Spectral CT is dependably
Revolution GSI lets you apply spectral CT routinely to applications quantitative, reproducible, validated and easy to apply clinically.”
from oncology to cardiology, neurology to spine imaging, urology to – Dushyant V. Sahani, MD
musculoskeletal studies, and more. That can mean major gains in Director of Computed Tomography
specificity and diagnostic accuracy. Massachusetts General Hospital

GSI Lesion Characterization Quantitative characterization at a full 50-cm FOV GSI Vascular Abdominal CTA with only 20 cc of contrast

3 Liver Met
2 Liver Parenchyma
1 Liver Cyst

70 keV Spectral 70 keV Spectral color 51 keV MD Iodine (water)

Spectral Hounsfield unit curve Normalized Spectral Hounsfield unit curve 51 keV MD Iodine (water)

Characterizing the inconclusive Unleashing detail

Unlike conventional CT, GSI allows images to be viewed at keVs from 40 to 140 for enhanced contrast. GSI lets you view low-keV images with better contrast conspicuity.
That means improved characterization of small and subtly enhancing lesions.

Images courtesy of Dr. Karimi, University of California, San Diego

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 GSI Cardiac GSI Kidney Stone
Cardiac perfusion pre-stent versus post-stent CCTA displaying significant reduction of defect for stress perfusion Quantitative characterization to enhance diagnosis and therapy

Pre Stent Pre Stent Pre Stent

Monochromatic image showing LAD occlusion

Stress perfusion displaying anterior

wall defect Delivering deeper insights
GSI provides quantitative information to help determine the composition of objects such as kidney stones. That means faster triage and
initiation of treatment.
Post Stent Post Stent Post Stent
Images courtesy of University of Alabama at Birmingham

Monochromatic image showing LAD occlusion GSI Metal Artifact Reduction

GSI monochromatic energy to help reduce metal artifacts

Stress perfusion displaying anterior

wall defect

Integrated GSI Cardiac with SnapShot* Freeze

Scanning almost anyone

GSI is exceptionally useful for imaging patients with dental or metal implants and for post-operative MSK exams.
Images courtesy of Dr. Pessis, Centre Cardiologique du Nord, Saint-Denis, France

GSI Cardiac 65 keV GSI Cardiac with SnapShot Freeze @ 65 keV GSI Cardiac with SnapShot Freeze @ 100 keV

Making the prognosis clear

GSI Cardiac allows you to acquire both anatomical and functional information in a single scan. For highly
accurate stenosis assessment, with less motion artifact, use it with SnapShot Freeze. 40-140
keV
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 The technology that makes Bold new ways
Revolution GSI possible. to deal with dose.
Enabled by the Gemstone detector, our unique GSI ultra-fast kV Radiation dose remains a crucial issue for
switching technology offers you 0.25-msec temporal sampling CT. And Revolution GSI helps you address it
and near-perfect anatomical registration at the full, 50-cm in two important ways.
field of view (FOV) – even at the dose levels of a single standard First, pace-setting ASiR iterative recon-
acquisition. struction technology enables significant
Rather than relying on image blending, GSI capitalizes on raw dose reductions. Fully integrated and
data-based processing. And because it uses a single tube already proven in more than 60 million
and detector to generate monochromatic images, it enables studies worldwide, ASiR lets you "dial down"
you to achieve highly accurate material decomposition while dose without compromising diagnostic
dramatically reducing artifacts. detail – and while improving low-contrast
detectability and artifact suppression.†
And you can achieve further dose
Building on a strong foundation. reductions by upgrading to Veo model-
Revolution GSI capitalizes on the platform established by the based iterative reconstruction. This
proven Discovery* CT750 HD – the pioneering system that proprietary capability delivers profound
With GSI, both high- and low-energy data sets are collected nearly equipped the world with: image clarity at doses of under 1 mSv.† Single energy study | CTDIvol 9.75 GSI study with similar sized patient | CTDIvol 7.22
simultaneously, improving image registration for material separation
• Ultra-low-dose ASiR* and Veo* reconstruction. Second, Revolution GSI equips you with
throughout the full 50-cm field of view.
• The first high-definition, 0.23-mm resolution imaging capabilities that make GSI dose-neutral
capability. compared to standard 120-kV scanning.
It starts with our exclusive GSI acquisition
• FREEdom Edition** capabilities to address the toughest
technique, and includes Virtual UnEnhanced
challenges of cardiac CT.
(VUE) non-contrast-like imaging.
• The clinical breakthroughs associated with Gemstone
The outcome: optimal image quality at
Spectral Imaging.
the lowest practical dose, all to benefit
With capabilities such as these, it’s no wonder that GSI has your patients.
become a part of the clinical routine around the world – and
has already been the featured technology in more than 100
published papers.

ASiR chest / abdomen / pelvis | 5.8 mSv Colon study using Veo | 0.4 mSv

0.25 msec
50 cm
†In clinical practice, the use of ASiR and Veo 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

temporal sampling field of view diagnostic image quality for the particular clinical task.

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 Revolution GSI technologies are game-changers for CT image quality. For
instance, the Gemstone detector delivers dramatic improvements in low-contrast
detectability. And the Volara DAS produces significant improvement in spatial
resolution across the entire field of view.

An imaging chain that sets

new performance standards.
Take a close look at the Revolution The Gemstone detector, for instance, is the foundation of this
system’s high-definition capabilities. Its proprietary scintillator
GSI imaging chain, and you’ll find material – the first new material in 20 years – employs a garnet
performance-enhancing innovations structure to enable high-definition imaging during sub-second
from start to finish. scanning, even with fast kV switching.
The Volara* Data Acquisition System (DAS) makes additional
contributions to this performance – most notably, significant
reductions in electronic noise to improve image quality in both
high- and low-signal anatomies.
The Performix* HD Tube also contributes, providing greater
detail study after study, thanks to features like dynamic
focal-spot control.

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The Performix HD tube enables ultra-fast kVp switching, and
maximum mAs of 570 and 835 on the small and large focal
spots, respectively.

The Volara DAS gathers 2.5 times more views than previous
generations – approximately 2,496 views per rotation – to
improve both x- and y-axis resolution. It also suppresses artifacts
and boosts spatial resolution throughout the field of view.
views per rotation

The Gemstone detector employs a scintillator material whose

primary speed is 100 times faster than its competitors; its

Revolution GSI
recovery time, four times faster. This means improvements of
up to 40% in low-contrast detectability plus access to new,
non-invasive diagnostic capabilities.
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 With its advanced capabilities, Revolution GSI can often provide all the information
a clinician needs for confident diagnoses without additional exams – even in the
presence of conditions, such as high heart rates, that challenge conventional
CT equipment.

Suddenly,
cardiac CT
is routine.
When it comes to advanced applications, Revolution GSI offers
you so much more – including tools to make cardiac CT part of
your daily routine.
That's because it overcomes the obstacles that have limited the
utility of conventional CT for this application – including coronary
motion, calcium blooming, high heart rates, and difficult
plaque characterization.
Equally important, Revolution GSI arms you with excellent High definition cardiac Low dose | 0.65 mSv
cardiac CT imaging performance – including spatial resolution
of 18.2 lp/cm for accurate quantification of stenosis in
coronary vessels.
The result: cardiac CT capabilities that your patients and their
physicians can rely on.

29 msec
temporal resolution†

Conventional CT With SnapShot Freeze

† The reduction in motion artifact is comparable to a 0.058 sec equivalent gantry rotation speed with
effective temporal resolution of 29 msec, as demonstrated in mathematical phantom testing.
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Simply smart,
from every point of view.
Smarter for the bottom line.
The diagnostic confidence provided by Revolution GSI may
Smart Technologies is an innovative suite of SMART DOSE helps you acquire high-quality images using also contribute to your facility’s bottom line – helping to reduce
intelligent tools designed to improve efficiency and lower doses of radiation. Standard capabilities include: overall costs, build your referral base, boost patient volume and
expand applications, all while delivering diagnostic enhance the efficiency of managing challenging patients.
• kV Assist, which provides automated, Scout-based kV, mA, and
WW/WL recommendations, with each protocol tailored to patient, Consider, for instance, this system’s ability to serve as a
confidence at lower radiation dose.
anatomy and clinical indication. gatekeeper to more expensive and invasive procedures, and
its potential for improving patient outcomes and reducing
SMART SPECTRAL lets you make spectral imaging routine • Higher Helical Pitch, enabling a pitch of 1.531 to produce image
length of stay.
by streamlining setup of these advanced procedures. It provides quality comparable to a 1.375:1 pitch at a lower dose.
GSI Assist to support the acquisition in tailoring protocols to each Or consider Revolution GSI’s inherent cost-efficiency. Its unique
• Organ Dose Modulation, which automatically reduces dose for
patient and indication. And it improves visualization of the acquired one-tube, one-generator architecture minimizes downtime and
superficial tissues such as the eyes and anterior chest, creating
spectral information via the GSI Viewer 3D, which leverages post- makes both siting and maintenance surprisingly affordable –
a virtual shield for sensitive anatomy.
processing capabilities from volume rendering to segmentation and an important economic consideration.
vessel analysis directly embedded into the software program. Finally, Revolution GSI is supported by a full range of flexible
SMART FLOW helps you streamline workflow and access to
financing and service packages to meet your needs precisely.
information. With capabilities such as default patient positioning,
SMART CARDIAC allows you to prescribe even complex Image Check and the Xtream Display, you can see your productivity
cardiac procedures quickly, reliably and repeatedly. It includes tools improve by up to 40% while the patient is on the table.†
such as SnapShot Freeze and SnapShot Pulse to reduce coronary
A better exam with Revolution GSI.
motion and lower dose, as well as SnapShot Assist to support the With a powerful combination of improved specificity, lower dose
acquisition for consistently successful cardiac acquisitions. and Smart Technologies, Revolution GSI can help you see, know
and do more everyday. Please contact your GE representative or
visit www.gehealthcare.com

Revolution GSI puts personalized care

and smart workflow within easy reach.
Among the tools accessible at the gantry
are one-stop scanning mode, default
patient positioning, and ECG waveform
on the Xtream Display, which can also be
personalized with the patient’s name and
used to play distraction videos.

Up to

40% improved productivity

† Actual results may vary depending on the circumstances, including but not limited
to exam type, clinical practice, and image reconstruction technique. This information
was based on a simulation using the GE Healthcare Optima* CT660 device and is
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