Anatomy software Lung Lobe Quantification™

SPECTsurgicalpreoperative

Improve outcomes for patients undergoing lung volume reduction surgery with accurate Lung Lobe Quantification method. 2. Lung SPECT VQ Navigate, co-register, and analyse ventilation and perfusion data quickly and with ease. Lung Lobe Quantification™ achieves quick and precise prediction of function in each lobe by combining semi-automated CT segmentation of lung, airway, and lobar anatomy with functional image data. PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION OF REGIONAL LUNG FUNCTION Lung Lobe Quantification™ software provides an automated workflow for accurate and reliable surgical planning; preoperative evaluation of regional lung function is crucial to planning and predicting the outcomes of surgery.1 Individual identification of the most affected lobe in pulmonary emphysema before volume reduction procedures is essential to optimize the respiratory pump function,2 and prevents mistargeting a lobe that makes significant contribution to lung function. FAST AND RELIABLE QUANTITATIVE RESULTS Processing takes 5-10 minutes per patient for a complete evaluation, compared with 45 minutes for manual segmentation and calculation. Excellent correlation was found with the results of manual segmentation methods and phantom studies in published validation work.4-5 A manually guided segmentation workflow is available for the most challenging cases. EXTERNAL CT FOR ANATOMICAL DEFINITION There is excellent concordance between lung perfusion results for hybrid SPECT/CT vs the non-hybrid approach.