Computer Assisted Detection (CAD) assists radiologists analyzing images to detect cancers and diseases of interest of the breast, lung and colon. With CAD suspicious regions are highlighted and marked. This steers the radiologist to review or confirm an area that may require further analysis after the initial assessment. CAD boosts detection rates - especially important with regard to lung nodule detection because of the dismal survival rate of lung cancer.
With thousands of chest x-rays performed every day, the Philips lung nodule assessment solution has the potential to turn each one into an effective early warning system.
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| xLNA Enterprise - X-ray Lung Nodule Assessment |
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xLNA Enterprise is a new generation of CAD software for improving diagnostic accuracy, efficiency and confidence. xLNA Enterprise supports physicians in the visualization, identification, evaluation and reporting of pulmonary lesions / nodules in digital radiographic chest images. It provides CAD capabilities and real-time interactive toolkits to assist physicians’ detection of lung nodules, especially small ones between 5-15mm.
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Supports physicians in visualization, identification, evaluation and reporting of lesions / nodules
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Provides opportunity for finding unexpected lung nodules in daily routine
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Improves detection rate of small nodules (5-15mm) up to 80%, compared to 35-65% without xLNA Enterprise assistance, as demonstrated in clinical environments
- Enhances diagnostic confidence and helps to provide better quality of care
- Compromises intelligent assistance tools in a real-time and interactive fashion, which are easy and intuitive to use
- Integrates seamlessly into your PACS workstation without code-level integration or installation of any additional software
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| Three-step workflow approach |
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1. Image reading
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DICOM-compliant patient study selection
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Image visualization toolkits with multiple viewing modes
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Nodule specific contrast-enhanced view and nodule-enhanced view
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Mechanisms for physician to perform lesion marking and selection
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2. Region of interest (ROI) analysis
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Lesion / nodule segmentation in automated or manual mode
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Instantaneous automatic computation of quantitative measurements from segmentation results
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Mechanisms for physician to add additional diagnostic assessment comments
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3. Clinical report
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Automatic generation of clinical report on physician confirmed diagnostic information
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Allows physicians to input notes and digital signature
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Secures report with time stamp
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Report stored in DICOM format ready for PACS archiving
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| Integration into your PACS workflow |
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xLNA Enterprise seamlessly integrates into your existing PACS environment – neither code-level integration nor the installation of any additional software is required. When selecting an analyzed X-ray chest image from your PACS worklist the interactive xLNA toolkit will launch automatically. Instantly the full functionality of assistive tools is available directly at your PACS workstation.
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See for yourself and experience the xLNA Nodule Enhanced View in our gallery of clinical cases. The reported findings have been confirmed by computer tomography scans. Simply click on the image to start.
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Download the  brochure on Philips xLNA Enterprise
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Some products, systems and/or accessories may not be available in a particular country. Please contact your local Philips Medical Systems office or representative for specific information.
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