syngo MR XA61 - What's New (MAGNETOM Altea and Sola)

MAGNETOM Sola and MAGNETOM Altea Advance your magnetic resonance imaging syngo MR XA61A – What’s New siemens-healthineers.us/mri SIEMENS Healthineers Dear MAGNETOM user, We are pleased to announce the arrival of our latest MRI scanner software, syngo MR XA61A. This new software version includes comprehensive improvements to the existing scanner functionalities and provides access to exciting new features. MAGNETOM MRI scanners that qualify for this software update include: • MAGNETOM Sola • MAGNETOM Altea Learn more about syngo MR XA61A in this informative packet and discover how it can improve your daily routine. Enjoy reading! Sincerely yours, Your Siemens Healthineers MR team Contents Contents 1. New sequences, protocols, and applications 4 1.1. myExam Implant Suite 4 1.2. myExam 3D Camera 6 1.3. Deep Resolve for EPI Diffusion 7 1.4. Deep Resolve HASTE 8 V 1.5. Open Recon 9 1.6. Physiologging 10 V 2. Improvements to sequences, protocols, and applications 11 V 2.1. Improved VIBE Phase Encoding Order 11 2.2. Complex averaging for diffusion-weighted images 12 VV 3 E A syngo MR XA61A – What’s New 1. New sequences, protocols, and applications 1.1. myExam Implant Suite Available for: MAGNETOM Sola and MAGNETOM Altea Category: Standard feature Pre-requisites: None myExam Implant Suite supports MR examinations of Highlights and benefits: patients with MR Conditional implants1 by offering the • examiner an easy way to individually set SAR limits Allows scanning of patients with MR Conditional (for both head and whole body) or B1 +rms limits. implants (active and passive implants) The system ensures that these limits are not exceeded • Supports limits for SAR or B1+rms during the examination, protecting both the patient • Included in the patient registration process and the implant. • Defined limits are stored in a DICOM structured How does it work? report object • myExam Implant Suite functionality is activated during Allows additional comments to be stored in the patient registration. The system provides an additional DICOM report object user interface (UI) for implant patients that allows the • Includes SAR-adapted examination sequences user to enter maximum B1+ rms or SAR (head and whole in the Siemens Healthineers protocol tree for body) values. These limits are automatically observed specific body regions during the scan and can be monitored at any time during the scan process by the user. Furthermore, users also have the possibility to define a scan time limit if specified by the implant manufacturer. The user will then receive timely notifications before the timer expires. myExam Implant Suite also provides the possibility for additional comments or notes, which will be archived together with the patient study. 1Siemens Healthineers does not assume any responsibility or liability for the operation of a MAGNETOM MR System with any implantable device. Please direct any safety related questions to your facility’s MR Safety Officer (MRSO), MR Medical Director (MRMD), or Directing Radiologists. 4 E A syngo MR XA61A – What’s New Predefined ................. Scheduler Included in the SAR-reduced Q Limits for MR Conditiono Patients ( asadg.161437 AM Examination Information patient registration protocols available Tester Possibility for Intuitive entry of additional Implant Scanning implant-specific MI Conditions comments Program Selection SAR or B1+ rms FRF Transmit Mode limits Body Part and Laterality Patient Orientation 5 E A syngo MR XA61A – What’s New 1.2. myExam 3D Camera Available for: MAGNETOM Sola and MAGNETOM Altea Category: Optional feature Pre-requisites: None myExam 3D Camera automates patient setup and Highlights and benefits: makes patient positioning more efficient, accurate, • and reproducible. It captures the shape and position Enables an automated, seamless, and fast patient of the patient on the table in three dimensions and workflow offers two main functionalities: • Allows for a faster & more accurate patient positioning in the isocenter myExam 3D Camera extends the AutoPositioning • capabilities of our BioMatrix Select&Go interface with Safeguards accurate patient registration with additional body regions and coils. It also supports the an automatic detection of height, weight, and isocenter positioning our flexible multi-purpose coils. orientation • Supports for wide range of coils, clinical applications In addition, the AutoRegistration feature of myExam and patient orientation (supine, prone, head-first, 3D Camera is designed to streamline and help feet-first) safeguard accurate patient registration based on an automatic detection of the patient’s height, weight, and orientation. Healthineers myExam 3D Camera For further information please check out the myExam 3D Camera workflow video at: siemens-healthineers. com/en-us/magnetic-resonance-imaging/technologies- and-innovations/my-exam-companion 6 E A syngo MR XA61A – What’s New 1.3. Deep Resolve for EPI Diffusion Available for: MAGNETOM Sola and MAGNETOM Altea Category: Optional feature Pre-requisites: High-end MaRS Deep Resolve Boost and Deep Resolve Sharp are now With Deep Resolve Boost for EPI Diffusion, you can available for the EPI Diffusion sequence. Deep Resolve improve image quality and lesion conspicuity, and Boost takes deep learning image reconstruction to the significantly reduce the acquisition time of your body next level. It enables previously inaccessible parallel diffusion scans. imaging acceleration. This is made possible by our first raw-data-to-image deep learning reconstruction. The Highlights and benefits: neural network behind Deep Resolve Boost enables • effective denoising that improves the signal-to-noise Deep Resolve boosts acquisition speed and image ratio of the images. sharpness • Three levels selectable for the denoising strength Deep Resolve Sharp is a novel image reconstruction • technology to increase the sharpness in the resulting Deep Resolve for EPI Diffusion can be combined with images. The deep neural network at the core of Deep Simultaneous Multi-Slice for even better performance Resolve Sharp generates a high-resolution image from • Perform a bi-parametric PI-RADS 2.1 prostate exam low resolution input data. in less than 6 minutes with Deep Resolve Conventional PAT 2 1.4 x 1.4 x 6.0 mm3 TA 3:30 min Deep Resolve PAT 3 1.4 x 1.4 x 6.0 mm3 TA 0:59 min 1aaaa4372 7 E A syngo MR XA61A – What’s New 1.4. Deep Resolve HASTE Available for: MAGNETOM Sola and MAGNETOM Altea Category: Optional feature Pre-requisites: High-end MaRS Deep Resolve Boost and Deep Resolve Sharp are now Highlights and benefits: available for the HASTE sequence. Deep Resolve Boost • takes deep learning image reconstruction to the next Enabling higher parallel imaging factors, resulting level. It enables previously inaccessible parallel imaging in substantially decreased scan times acceleration. This is made possible by our first raw-data- • Enabling shorter echo train durations and reduced to-image deep learning reconstruction. The neural T2 blurring network behind Deep Resolve Boost enables effective • Significantly reduce the acquisition time of your denoising that improves the signal-to-noise ratio of T2-weighted body scans in a single breath-hold the images. Deep Resolve Sharp is a novel image reconstruction technology to increase the sharpness in the resulting images. The deep neural network at the core of Deep Resolve Sharp generates a high-resolution image from low resolution input data. With Deep Resolve, you can improve image quality and significantly reduce acquisition times for your HASTE body scan. T2 HASTE fs Deep Resolve for T2 HASTE fs Conventional Deep Resolve 0.9 x 0.9 x 6.0 mm3 0.5 x 0.5 x 6.0 mm3 Three breath-holds Single breath-hold 1aaaa4372 8 E A syngo MR XA61A – What’s New 1.5. Open Recon Available for: MAGNETOM Sola and MAGNETOM Altea Category: Standard feature Pre-requisites: High-end MaRS Open Recon is a developer-friendly interface that Highlights and benefits: facilitates the creation and deployment of innovative • MR reconstruction algorithms. Open Recon opens Simplified reconstruction environment for scientists the MR system for such algorithms to be deployed • Convenient access to reconstruction parameters via by scientists, 3rd party companies and Siemens dedicated “inline” card Healthineers. Different reconstruction algorithms • Facilitated scientific collaboration via the ISMRM can be executed in a container on the reconstruction raw-data format system, exchanging data via a dedicated interface. • Possibility of MR reconstruction algorithms deployment With Open Recon, custom reconstruction algorithms for third parties and SHS can easily be run and adjusted, enabling seamless workflow. Open Recon also facilitates the sharing of algorithms across institutions relying on the ISMRM raw data format. With syngo MR XA60A, customized reconstructions are possible both in image-to-image as well as in raw data-to-image domain. USER > head >> Brain Assist >> program >> t1_qtse_dark-fluid_sag_p2 ? X General @ 4:38 min 4 Auto @ 2 @ 0.7x0.7x4.0 mm3 1.00 Protocol Parameters ............... Inline Use Routine Contrast Resolution Geometry System Physio Inline Sequence Voice Commands Run custom prototype image Execution Subtraction MIP Composing Open Recon reconstruction on the scanner Image Management Algorithm myRecon 1 Auto Load 3rd party or custom Copy References algorithm Preview Select 3rd party or custom Preset denoise Parameter 1 Setting A reconstruction algorithm to Free Text denoise denoise-enhanced-level1 Parameter 2 Setting B mg be run denoise-enhanced-level2 denoise-enhanced-level3 Option 1 User-friendly interface super-resolution Option 2 Adapt parameters provided by smooth-super-resolution edge-super-resolution the algorithm like on any other super-resolution-gre-mpr tab card super-resolution-dwi The Open Recon tab can be found under “Inline”. 9 E A syngo MR XA61A – What’s New 1.6. Physiologging Available for: MAGNETOM Sola and MAGNETOM Altea Category: Optional feature, included with Inline BOLD and/or 3D PACE Pre-requisites: Physiological sensors Physiologging enables the extraction of physiological Highlights and benefits: data. Time stamps on the physiological data allow easy • synchronisation of physio data to corresponding fMRI Timestamped physiological data for easier data acquired with either EPI BOLD or EPI PACE. This will synchronisation with fMRI data help researchers to correct fMRI data for physiological • Recording can be started via a checkbox on the UI motion and noise. All parameters recorded by internal (Physio > Signal tab) physiological sensors (such as respiratory sensor, • Physio data are stored as a separate DICOM file respiratory belt, ECG, pulse sensor, beat sensor) are then which can also be archived available in a convenient data format for further offline processing. The physio curves will be stored in a separate DICOM file including timestamps. 00:32 Access time-synced sensor data for fMRI scans as part of the DICOM study Sample code available for extraction Planned Available for EPI BOLD & PACE Physiologging 10 E A syngo MR XA61A – What’s New 2. Improvements to sequences, protocols, and applications 2.1. Improved VIBE Phase Encoding Order Available for: MAGNETOM Sola and MAGNETOM Altea Category: Standard feature Pre-requisites: None In rare cases, when applying the VIBE protocol without motion artifacts. When you have more motion in slice fat saturation or without regional fat saturation, motion direction the Phase Encoding Order “Slices in Lines” is artifacts might occur in the slice direction, resulting beneficial, whereas the Order “Lines in Slices” is better in cloud-like artifacts in the subtraction images. With when the dominant motion is in phase encoding syngo MR XA61A, in addition to the “Automatic” Phase direction. Encoding Order, there is the flexibility to choose the Phase Encoding Order as “Lines in Slices” or “Slices in Benefits: Lines”, depending on the needs of the body region being imaged. The choice of the appropriate Phase Encoding Motion artifacts in the VIBE sequence can be reduced by Order allows to reduce or change the appearance of choosing the appropriate Phase Encoding Order for the body region being imaged. 1:07 min Auto @ None @ 2.3x2.3x2.0 mm3 1.00 Routine Contrast Resolution Geometry System Physio Inline Sequence Part 1 Part 2 Assistant Introduction RF Spoiling Incr. Gradient Spoiling Breast Application Phase Enc. Order Automatic Automatic Lines in Slices Slices in Lines The Phase Encoding Order can be chosen in Part 2 of the sequence tab. 11 syngo MR XA61A – What’s New A B 1aaaa4355, 1aaaa4357 Non-fat saturated VIBE breast subtraction image with (A) “Lines in Slices” Phase Encoding Order, which results in cloud-like artifacts as indicated by the arrow, and (B) the new “Slices in Lines” Phase Encoding Order, where the artifacts could be reduced. 2.2. Complex averaging for diffusion-weighted images Available for: MAGNETOM Sola and MAGNETOM Altea Category: Standard feature Pre-requisites: None Diffusion-weighted imaging can be challenging due Highlights and benefits: to the lower signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). In an effort to • enhance SNR, often multiple images are acquired that Improved background noise suppression in are subsequently averaged. Thus, background noise, diffusion-weighted images which is assumed to be random and of a certain • Can potentially decrease the number of averages statistical distribution, cancels out through the multiple that are required to achieve a desired SNR level averages and signal is preserved. Signal averaging is conventionally performed in magnitude domain; by extracting the magnitude, the noise floor of the image is elevated, which leads to a noise bias with averaging. In complex averaging, the noise remains zero centered and scales inversely with the square root of the number of averages – meaning by preserving the entire range of signal obtained from the MRI system, one can achieve substantially better SNR and contrast through averaging. 12 Siemens Healthineers AG (listed in Frankfurt, Germany: The outcomes and statements provided by customers SHL) pioneers breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. of Siemens Healthineers are unique to each customer’s Everywhere. Sustainably. 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