Fidex is a unique three-modality diagnostic imaging system designed specifically for companion animal veterinary practice and research laboratories. Fidex combines into a single machine: computed tomography (CT), digital radiography (DR), and fluoroscopy. Fidex can also be configured as a one-, or two-modality system. Fidex’s combination of these modalities into one machine conserves valuable space and financial resources, as well as energy and other operational expenses, thus making the clinical and economic advantages of in-house CT capability vastly more achievable.
Fidex ‘Basic’ system includes:
Cone-beam CT
Small-field (13 cm x 13 cm) DR
Scout view/drag-and-drop positioning software
Computer-controlled patient table
Scan-control computer/diagnostic computer
Reconstruction and visualization software
Volume rendering software
DICOM software
Fidex +LDR system includes:
All features included with Basic system
11” x 17” Varian 4336 DR panel
Automatic DR panel placement
Foot pedal exposure trigger
Fidex +Fluoro system includes:
All features included with Basic system
Automated or manual angulation control
Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) software
Foot pedal exposure trigger
Fidex Three Modality
CT, DR, and fluoroscopy in one machine
All features included with Basic system, plus all features of +LDR and +Fluoro systems
Technical specifications of CT:
Type: Cone beam CT
Field of view: 8, 15, or 23 cm diameter
Scan length: 80 mm per revolution
Maximum scan length: 60 cm
Detector: 13 cm flat panel; Pitch 0.127 mm (Vendor: Varian Medical Systems)
Scan time: 5 to 25 sec. per revolution
X-ray power: 120 kV, 60 mA
Spatial resolution: Better than 0.2 mm (better than standard human CT systems)
Image size (standard): 512 x 512 x Z (Z up to 1200)
Image size (high quality): 1024 x 1024 x Z (Z up to 2400)
Reconstruction software: COBRA (www.exxim-cc.com)
Reconstruction time: 18 sec (for 512 matrix)
Visualization: 2D (MPR, MIP, oblique, slab view), 3D (volume rendering in semitransparent colors)
Technical specifications of DR:
Field of view: 14" x 17" plate / 36 cm x 43 cm panel
Spatial resolution: 3072 x 2560 pixels (Vendor: Varian)
Throughput: 10 sec. cycle time (0.14 mm pixel size)
Exposure angles: Any/Variable
Beam collimation: Preset or manual
User control: From console or through the gantry control panel
Processing presets: Standard (factory defaults) and user defined
Other features: Integrated User Interface for processing, storage and retrieval, geometric registration with CT and Fluoroscopy scenes
Technical specifications of fluoroscopy:
Frame rate: Variable, 5 – 60 fps – up to 30 fps in real time
Display: Real-time on gantry-monitor, playback at workstation
Angulation: Any - variable through 360° (cardiac studies, esophagrams)
Other features: Foot switch for low dose and cine mode, Accumulated dose display, Digital background subtraction, Rotational Fluoroscopy
Video:
So far there are nearly 10 Fidex installations in EU, three were done by us in the Czech Republic. Refferal clinic is Veterinární klinika Bílá Hora of Dr. Jan Hnízdo.