Canon Medical Introduces 12- X 16-Inch High-Definition Detector

November 23, 2021—Canon Medical Systems Corporation announced the introduction of a new size for its high-definition flat-panel detector: the 12- X 16-inch high-definition detector. The new technology provides more than twice the spatial resolution of conventional flat-panel detectors to help visualization of fine details in complex interventional procedures, including peripheral and abdominal procedures in interventional radiology, oncology, neurology, and cardiology.

Available on the Canon Alphenix Sky +, 4D CT with Sky +, Biplane, and Core+ interventional systems, the new 12- X 16-inch detector joins the company’s existing 12- X 12-inch high-definition detector to provide clinicians with the ideal size for their unique procedural needs.

According to the company, the high-definition detector features 76-µm resolution for resolving fine details. The hybrid 12- X 16-inch panel is combined with high-definition flat-panel technology that results in resolutions of 2.6 lp/mm (standard) and 6.6 lp/mm (high-definition detector).

Canon Medical will be showcasing the Alphenix high-definition detector technology at RSNA 2021, the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting held virtually from November 28 through December 2.

“All those things which the device does that were impossible to see with conventional flat-panel detectors become overly abundant with high-definition detector technology,” commented Adnan Siddiqui, MD, in the company’s press release. Dr. Siddiqui is Director of Neurological Stroke Services, Kaleida Health; Chief Executive Officer of The Jacobs Institute; and Professor of Neurosurgery at The University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.