Toshiba shows its full nuclear medicine platform

Toshiba Medical Systems showcased its e.soft Version 4.0 nuclear medicine platform which has been updated with a new look and feel at the 52nd Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting in Toronto, Canada, June 18-22. A component of the t.cam Signature Series Variable angle, dual-detector gamma camera system, the e.soft software platform improves upon the t.cam's clinical productivity via automated Nu.LOGIC workflows for a faster procedure from acquisition to final output, according to the company.
  
 "The software is extraordinarily fast and easy to use," said Martha Bonino, Nuclear Medicine Program manager for Toshiba. "And the camera provides high-quality diagnostic imaging with open, patient feet first comfortable architecture with an entertainment system for patient comfort and for the accuracy of the exam."

Some of the options available on e.soft include: e.soft express, Flash 3D General and Cardiac, Segami NeuroGam, Clinical Wizard e.soft option, CT Attenuation Correction, Advanced Image Fusion with syngo 3D, and the Dual Monitor Software Option which allows for the connection of two flat-panel monitors to an e.soft Processing workstation for greater efficiency.

Toshiba also gave attendees an up-close look at the latest V.3.0 e.soft express software solution for remote review of cardiac and general nuclear medicine studies.

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