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Imaging3 Inc.
Photo-fluoroscopic imaging
08.11.08
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The Dominon Scanner uses photo fluoroscopy to produce 3-D medical diagnostic image in realtime. (Imaging3 Inc.)
Burbank, Calif.-based Imaging3 Inc. has developed and patented the Dominion Volumetric Imaging Scanner™, which utilizes high-resolution photo fluoroscopy to produce 3-D medical diagnostic images in realtime.
Because these 3-D images are instantly constructed in realtime, they can be used for any current or new medical procedures in which multiple frames of reference are required to perform medical procedures on or in the human body.
The Dominion Vi Scanner is a mobile fluoroscopic imaging device designed to provide 3-D/2-D real-time fluoroscopic imaging of the patient during diagnostic, surgical, and interventional procedures.
Clinical applications may include cholangiography, endoscopic, urologic, orthopedic, neurologic, vascular, cardiac, critical care, and emergency room procedures. This system may also be used for other imaging applications at the physician’s discretion.
“The Dominion Vi Scanner scans 360 degrees, one revolution every 0.2 to 0.8 seconds, and acquires several images throughout the scan. These images are instantly placed into a 3-D construct and updated again every 0.2 to 0.8 seconds,” says Dean Janes, Imaging3 chairman and CEO.
“What is being displayed is similar to fluoroscopic imaging, though instead of a single 2-D plane, every plane in 360 degrees is being displayed and updated live in a 3-D image and is continuously updated.”
The Dominion also stands to benefit a multitude of medical sectors, including trauma, cardiology, pain management, pediatrics, orthopedics, sports medicine, vascular, and neurovascular. The Dominion’s 3-D, real-time imaging capabilities will allow surgeons to complete less invasive and more precise procedures – a valuable ability for the patient, the surgical team, the facility, and the insurer.
“The Dominion Vi Scanner would most likely be used for MIS, minimally invasive surgery, as its 3-D real-time imagery would greatly enhance the physician’s ability to reference anatomy and guide the placement of catheters and implants placed in the body,” says Janes. “Conventional surgical techniques would be benefited from the Dominion Vi Scanner as well, especially from a diagnosis and entrance to the anatomy.”
The Dominion is expected to enable several advanced procedures currently impossible and improve existing procedures through increased speed and greater accuracy. The Dominion is mobile, will fit through a standard room door, and is powered by a standard wall outlet.
Therefore, by increasing throughput while improving diagnostic and clinical accuracy, the Dominion provides patients with reduced trauma and shorter recovery times, while allotting healthcare centers a high return on investment.
“The Dominion Vi Scanner will not only improve the performance and ability of existing procedures, but also open new possibilities for emerging technical procedures, especially those involving minimally invasive surgical techniques,” says Janes.
“By providing 3-D real-time imagery of the body, the Dominion Vi Scanner will greatly improve the physician’s ability to visualize anatomy and diagnose and/or guide invasive tools and implants into the human body far more accurately than standard 2-D imaging,” Janes says.
“Three-dimensional real-time imaging will be essential for several imaging modalities in surgery, orthopedics, urology, vascular, neurovascular, endoscopic, cardiac, critical care, and emergency room procedures,” Janes concludes.
— Imaging3 Inc.
www.imaging3.com
Because these 3-D images are instantly constructed in realtime, they can be used for any current or new medical procedures in which multiple frames of reference are required to perform medical procedures on or in the human body.
The Dominion Vi Scanner is a mobile fluoroscopic imaging device designed to provide 3-D/2-D real-time fluoroscopic imaging of the patient during diagnostic, surgical, and interventional procedures.
Clinical applications may include cholangiography, endoscopic, urologic, orthopedic, neurologic, vascular, cardiac, critical care, and emergency room procedures. This system may also be used for other imaging applications at the physician’s discretion.
“The Dominion Vi Scanner scans 360 degrees, one revolution every 0.2 to 0.8 seconds, and acquires several images throughout the scan. These images are instantly placed into a 3-D construct and updated again every 0.2 to 0.8 seconds,” says Dean Janes, Imaging3 chairman and CEO.
“What is being displayed is similar to fluoroscopic imaging, though instead of a single 2-D plane, every plane in 360 degrees is being displayed and updated live in a 3-D image and is continuously updated.”
The Dominion also stands to benefit a multitude of medical sectors, including trauma, cardiology, pain management, pediatrics, orthopedics, sports medicine, vascular, and neurovascular. The Dominion’s 3-D, real-time imaging capabilities will allow surgeons to complete less invasive and more precise procedures – a valuable ability for the patient, the surgical team, the facility, and the insurer.
“The Dominion Vi Scanner would most likely be used for MIS, minimally invasive surgery, as its 3-D real-time imagery would greatly enhance the physician’s ability to reference anatomy and guide the placement of catheters and implants placed in the body,” says Janes. “Conventional surgical techniques would be benefited from the Dominion Vi Scanner as well, especially from a diagnosis and entrance to the anatomy.”
The Dominion is expected to enable several advanced procedures currently impossible and improve existing procedures through increased speed and greater accuracy. The Dominion is mobile, will fit through a standard room door, and is powered by a standard wall outlet.
Therefore, by increasing throughput while improving diagnostic and clinical accuracy, the Dominion provides patients with reduced trauma and shorter recovery times, while allotting healthcare centers a high return on investment.
“The Dominion Vi Scanner will not only improve the performance and ability of existing procedures, but also open new possibilities for emerging technical procedures, especially those involving minimally invasive surgical techniques,” says Janes.
“By providing 3-D real-time imagery of the body, the Dominion Vi Scanner will greatly improve the physician’s ability to visualize anatomy and diagnose and/or guide invasive tools and implants into the human body far more accurately than standard 2-D imaging,” Janes says.
“Three-dimensional real-time imaging will be essential for several imaging modalities in surgery, orthopedics, urology, vascular, neurovascular, endoscopic, cardiac, critical care, and emergency room procedures,” Janes concludes.
— Imaging3 Inc.
www.imaging3.com
