AMULET Sophinity

NEW
Digital Mammography

Sophisticated features. Human comfort.

Sophisticated features.
Human comfort.

Smarter and more comfortable. Pursuing a design concept that is close to the senses of patients, doctors and technologists. This leads to a smooth and relaxed test experience and provides high-quality test results and diagnostic images more reliably. This is the birth of AMULET SOPHINITY, which has refined “gentleness” to meet the needs of all women.

USABILITY

A more comfortable positioning experience

The thin and compact imaging table with reduced side bulging reduces stress during positioning. The curved shape of the front of the detector reduces the feeling of pressure on the abdomin associated with the CC view and improves the fit of the side of the body for the MLO view, provid-ing for more comfortable positioning.

Armrest improves patient comfort for various imaging views

The bar on which the examinee places her arms/hands during imaging has been made longer to support comfortable examination postures for examinees. Can also be used as a hand rest during the CC view.

Accessible button layout improves the test flow

Arm rotation and height buttons have been added to the side of the tube head. Easy-to-oper-ate buttons can be selected according to the situation, enabling smoother testing.

Smooth compression plate operation

Allows fine adjustment of electric compression without removing the line of sight from the breast area during positioning. The compres-sion plate can be operated while confirming the breast condition, contributing to pain reduction for the patient.

Easy paddle attachment / removal

An array of compression paddles are tailored for the size of the breast and view to be performed. The attachment and removal of the paddles from the gantry is fast and easy for the technologist.

Displays and imaging information at a readily visible panel location

Displays the patient and positioning informa-tion on the panel at the bottom of the shooting stand. The operator can easily see the informa-tion regardless of the situation during the test.

A new exterior design that significantly saves space and is aesthetically pleasing

By integrating a high-voltage device within the main unit, the overall size has been significantly reduced. Can be installed in a limited space. The slim and rounded design is more aesthetically pleasing for patients and technologists alike of the patient.

HIGH QUALITY

High-definition images with 50 μm pixel size. Enables low-dose imaging.

High-definition images with 50 μm pixel size.
Enables low-dose imaging.

The smallest direct conversion FPD pixel size of 50 μm enables high-definition imag-ing of microcalcifications. It also include ISC, which adjusts contrast and low X-ray dose using a Tungsten target.

Excellent-m 2D

Enlarged view (pixel size 50 μm)

(Reference)
Image converted to 100 μm

Conventional square pixel

AMULET Innovality hexagonal pixel

Dynamic Visualization ― Provides high contrast image

It has density/contrast adjustment processing, frequency enhance-ment processing, and dynamic range compression processing, which allow for automatic adjustment of the amount of dynamic range compression for each image. It recognizes image areas that include the characteristics of the mammary gland and fat areas, and increases the contrast of those areas independently making the density of each constant.

MFP (multi-frequency processing)

DYN (Dynamic Visualization)

HIGH QUALITY

X-ray tube

Tomosynthesis

Generates more projection images to reduce artifacts
Continuous tube motion for tomosynthesis sweep and images taken from multiple
positions are reconstructed. It can provide images focused on the structures you want to see, further facilitating observation of lesions that are difficult to detect due to overlapping mammary gland structures.

A 2D image

Tomographic images

A 2D image

Tomographic images

Dynamic Visualization ― Provides high contrast image

It has density/contrast adjustment processing, frequency enhance-ment processing, and dynamic range compression processing, which allow for automatic adjustment of the amount of dynamic range compression for each image. It recognizes image areas that include the characteristics of the mammary gland and fat areas, and increases the contrast of those areas independently making the density of each constant.

ST (Standard) mode

Sweep angle: ±7.5°
Number of shots: 19
Pixel size: 100/150 m

This mode enables high-speed imaging by reducing the sweep angle and speeding up image readout. The depth of field is deep, and the cine display allows efficient viewing of tomographic images.

HR (High Resolution) mode

Sweep angle: ±20°
Number of shots: 35
Pixel size: 50/100 m

This mode has a larger sweep angle with improved depth resolution. The shallow depth of field allows for a better focus on an area of interest.

Functions to support diagnosis

S-View (Synthesized View)

Optional

A synthetic 2D image that includes breast thickness information is created from the tomosynthesis image at 50  m. A single tomosynthesis imaging session produces a tomosynthesis (3D) image and a synthetic 2D (S-View) image that includes features of tomosynthesis.

Fixed face guard for tomosynthesis imaging
(Face Guard T Comfort)

Optional

To prevent movement of the face guard during tomosynthesis imaging, the face guard is secured to the supporting column of the device. The arm connecting the face guard to the supporting column collapses in accordance with the tube movement, so the face guard will not be visible at either the ST (15 degrees) or HR (40 degrees) angles.

FUNCTIONALITY

Positioning support function developed using AI technology

Projection Function (Positioning MAP)

Optional

Skin lines and nipple positions extracted from past images are projected onto the imaging table surface, making it possible to capture images that can be easily compared with past images. To compare the right and left breasts, the image of the opposite side can be inverted and projected onto the table.

To further improve positioning techniques

Positioning Analysis

Optional

Supports technicians in improving their imaging skills by using AI technology to analyze positioning from the images taken.
*The extraction of the reference point of the pectoralis major muscle and nipple position for positioning was designed using an AI technique called deep learning. There is no automatic change in performance or accuracy of the system after installation.

FUJIFILM’s medical AI technology brand “REiLI” aims to realize better medical care by combining the image processing technology that FUJIFILM has cultivated to date with cutting-edge AI technologies to provide diagnostic support for doctors in diagnostic imaging and improve workflow efficiency.

Compression automatic decompression control
(Comfort Comp)

For the aim of reducing pain

This function reduces the compression pressure within the range (± 3 mm) where the thickness of the breast does not change after the completion of normal breast compression and therefore reduces the pain of the examinee. The hysteresis* phenomenon is used to reduce the time that the pressure is at maximum pressure compared to normal compression methods.

Conventional

29kV 44mAs 0.83mGy
33mm 102N

Comfort Comp

29kV 44mAs 0.83mGy
34mm 62.8N

Principle of automatic decompression

*Hysteresis: A phenomenon in which the state of a substance or system depends on the course of forces applied in the past. L. Han, M. Burcher, and J.A. Novle. Non-invasive Measurement of Biomechanical Properties of in vivo Soft Tissues. MICCAI 2002, LNCS 2488, pp. 208-215, 2002.

CEDM function
(Contrast Enhanced Digital Mammography)

With one compression, it continuously performs low tube voltage (low energy) imaging close to the ordinary mammography imaging and high tube voltage (high energy) imaging with a Cu filter, and automatically generates and displays a subtraction image of the obtained images.
*When an iodinated contrast medium is used.