Sonic DL: Life-Speed Imaging, Now in 3D

Sonic DL has expanded far beyond cardiac to enable rapid 3D MR imaging in brain, spine, musculoskeletal (MSK) and body anatomies, together accounting for over 75%¹ of MR exams. Effortlessly capture high-quality volumetric images of your highest-volume patient groups. Sonic DL is available in a variety of implementations, compatible with SIGNA™ 1.5T, 3T, and 7T MRI systems⁴ – allowing seamless workflow across healthcare facilities.

With the option to accelerate MR image acquisition up to 12x² and reduce scan times by up to 86%³, imagine the vast possibilities for improving your department’s productivity. You could improve patient throughput and backlogs, regaining precious time in an over-burdened work environment. Furthermore, Sonic DL replaces conventional acceleration techniques, such as parallel imaging and compressed sensing, with a simple, seamless workflow, by removing interdependencies with hardware configurations, coil selections, and user variabilities.

MR imaging has long been considered a difficult technology within which to produce consistently high image quality exams due to the complexity of the physics. However, as leaders in the AI innovation market, GE HealthCare promised to deliver new deep-learning solutions for Effortless Imaging. First with AIR Recon DL’s image sharpening capabilities, and then with Sonic DL, which substantially accelerates scan times using two innovative techniques: tuned under-sampling – dramatically reducing the quantity of data required, and deep-learning AI technology, which provides advanced MR imaging reconstruction through its algorithm. The powerful union of both AIR Recon DL and Sonic DL into one seamless workflow can generate pin-sharp images in a fraction of the time.

Sonic DL enables departments to do the impossible: accurately scan patients who could not be effectively scanned before. Even sick, claustrophobic, and uncooperative patients can be scanned effortlessly, allowing more time for reassurance and high-quality patient care. By minimizing artifacts from movement and distortions, the need for rescans is significantly reduced.