Penn Veterinary Medicine | University of Pennsylvania

At the Ryan Veterinary Hospital Facilities

 

Radiographic Suites 

General Diagnostic Rooms

Room 1 (1137) Multi-purpose general diagnostic radiology room

• DR Panels (Eklin EDR6 14’’x17’’. 5.9 MP array with 160 micron pitch. 12 bits grayscale. DICOM 3.0 compatible. Advanced multi-frequency image post-processing algorithms), movable to allow horizontal cross-table acquisitions.
• General Electric MPH 65 (65 kW, 800 mA, 150 kVp) high frequency multi-pulse generator with automatic exposure control; Maxiray 100 double focus (0.6/1.25 mm) x-ray tube; Compax 40E heavy duty, elevating, four-way float radiographic table.

 

Special Procedures Rooms

Room 2 (1143): General Electric Premium Legacy with Enhanced DRS

• GE Advantx high frequency, multi-pulse 65 kW generator;
• Advantx Legacy 90/15 (88 degrees to 15 degrees Trendelenberg) radiographic and fluoroscopic table, motorized 8-way tabletop; oscillating table Bucky with 12:1, 36 lines/cm (90 lines/inch) grid;
• Maxiray 100 fluoroscopic x-ray tube (under table), 0.6/1.0 mm double focal spot; Maxiray 100 overhead x-ray tube, 0.6/1.25 mm double focal spot;
• Advantx 9 inch image intensifier, 9/6/4.5 inch triple field image tube, motorized 10:1, 60 line/cm (152 lines/inch) grid, Primicon B camera, spot film device (2 images/second);
• Advantx Digital Radiology System (DRS) Productivity Enhancement Package with real-time and post-processing edge enhancement, contrast/brightness adjustments, last hold image, digital acquisition up to 6 frames/sec, 1200 image storage.

Room 3 (1140): Fluoroscopy and Digital Radiography

• Fixed Digital Radiography panel (Eklin EDR6 14’’x17’’. 5.9 MP array with 160 micron pitch. 12 bits grayscale. DICOM 3.0 compatible. Advanced multi-frequency image post-processing algorithms).
• General Electric Premium Legacy with Advanced DRS:
  • GE Advantx high frequency, multi-pulse 65 kW generator;
  • Advantx Legacy 90/15 (88 degress to 15 degrees Trendelenberg) radiographic and fluoroscopic table, motorized 8-way tabletop;
  • Oscillating table Bucky with 12:1, 36 lines/cm (90 lines/inch) grid;
  • Maxiray 100 fluoroscopic x-ray tube (under table), 0.6/1.0 mm double focal spot; Maxiray 100 overhead x-ray tube, 0.6/1.25 mm double focal spot;
  • Advantx 12 inche image intensifier, 12/9/6/4.5 inch four field image tube, motorized 10:1, 60 line/cm (152 line/inch) grid, Primicon B camera;
  • Advantx Digital Radiology System (DRS) v3.2 Productivity Enhancement Package, DRS 3.2 Angiographic and Interventional Package with 800 image storage, superimposed road-mapping with peak opacification, real-time digital subtraction.

 

Computed Tomography Suite (CT suite in the RITC)

• General Electric BrightSpeed 16-slice CT:
  • Table/Gantry - advanced slip-ring technology,
  • 3.5 MHU tube, 42kW generator;
  • 4 Helical Modes of Data Output:
    • 16x0.625mm or 1.25mm
    • 8x1.25mm or 2.5mm
  • Prospective Multiple Thickness Reconstruction
  • 0.8-1.0  second scan time.
  • Horizontal range 162 cm, table load capacity 205 kg
  • DICOM 3.0 Storage Service Class
  • GE-Nemoto power injector
• General Electric AW VolumeShare2 workstation with 2 flat panel color monitors:
  • Basic viewing/reformatting functions,
  • 3D protocols including 3D MIP, Multi-planar reformat, Volume rendering CTA, General Volume Rendering, AutoBone Xpress,
  • Additional software package for vascular / perfusion analysis
    • VesselIQ XPress,
    • CT Perfusion 4 Multi-Organ Package.

 

     

CT-angiographies in dogs (thorax, left - thyroid glands, right)

Ultrasound Suite (1133)

• Two – General Electric Logiq 9 Ultrasound machines which features the latest advances in Ultrasound Imaging: spectral, color flow and power Doppler capability, harmonic imaging, 3D and contrast applications. M12L, M8C, 8C, 3.5C transducers.
• One – General Electric LogicBook in the Emergency Service
• One - Philips 7500 Sonos in Cardiology
• One – Philips 5500 Sonos in Cardiology

 

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

A 1.5 Tesla GE MRI unit is available at the RITC (Scantool 9.1 software and dedicated workstation). See RITC page

 

Viewing Stations

• In Radiology: Reading room (1126 and 1127):
  • 4 viewing stations on separate wide desks, each of them has 1 navigating monitor and 2 Medical Grade High-Resolution 3 MegaPixels 21.3’’ monitors (Nio 3MP-2H BarcoMed).
  • 2 additional viewing stations next to radiology suites for immediate viewing and evaluation. Stations are connected to a PACS system (Philips Stentor PACS system). Ordering, reporting and billing are made through a Radiology Information System (Empiric Systems).
• Wide screen monitor viewing stations are installed throughout the hospital including ORs, wards, ICU, ES and consult rooms.