Enhanced diagnostic
capabilities for health care
practitioners in the detection of
A l z h e i m e r ’s d i s e a s e a n d r e l a t e d
neurological disorders.
“NeuroQuant is a powerful tool that allows me to gauge
whether a patient’s brain atrophy is abnormal for his or
her age. This atrophy has been shown to be a sensitive
marker of Alzheimer’s Disease.”
Michael S. Rafii, MD, PhD
Director, Memory Disorders Clinic
Assistant Professor of Neurosciences
Associate Medical Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study
Attending Neurologist, Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
University of California, San Diego
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Age-Related Atrophy Report contains the absolute and
DynaSuite Neuro with NeuroQuant A Breakthrough Application
relative volumes of the hippocampus and inferior lateral
Invivo has partnered with CorTechs Labs to provide
in dementia patients. The resulting values are automatically
NeuroQuant quantitative analysis on its D ynaSuite Neuro
compared to age-appropriate reference distributions.
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ventricles, structures that typically show significant atrophy
plat form. Invivo is of fering NeuroQuant as an option to
compliment the advanced applications of D ynaSuite Neuro
which include per fusion, dif fusion and functional MRI
Advances in processing of MRI data have lead to the
(fMRI). Data is automatically processed and displayed
development of applications that can automatically quantify
in predefined layouts which are customizable for each
the volume of key neuro structures. These results can aid
physician’s preference. A simplified user inter face provides
in the assessment and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease,
the neuroradiologist with the tools to analyze cases quickly
epilepsy and other neurological disorders.
and easily. Invivo of fers extensive sales, ser vice, and
“NeuroQuant provides me with the
impor tant volumetric MRI quantification
that helps me to assess Alzheimer’s
and other dementia patients. It is fully
automated and is easy to add into a
routine practice”
applications support to provide the comprehensive
NeuroQuant takes a high-resolution 3D T1-weighted,
solution our customers expect.
sagittal, non-contrast-enhanced MRI scan and automatically
returns a new full-volume spatially corrected and
anatomically labeled dataset along with two printable
patient repor ts containing the absolute and relative volumes
of the hippocampus, temporal horn, and other structures.
NeuroQuant is a breakthrough application that can make
James Brewer, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Departments of Radiology and Neurosciences
University of California, San Diego
quantitative MRI measurement a routine part of clinical
practice. It brings sophisticated, accurate, and fully
automated MRI post-processing capabilities for the physician.
This software provides neurologists, radiologists, and clinical
researchers with a convenient and cost-effective means of
quantification.
General Morphometr y Report provides the absolute and relative volumes for the right
and left-side of the following brain structures: Forebrain Parenchyma, Cortical Gray
Matter, Lateral Ventricle, Inferior Lateral Ventricle, Hippocampus, Amygdala, Caudate,
Putamen, Pallidum, Thalamus and Cerebellum. It also provides an Asymmetr y Index
(defined as the difference between left and right volumes divided by their mean).
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better images mean better results
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Education
A world leader in innovative MRI solutions, Invivo is focused on your clinical needs. We take pride in providing the best in customer
support and clinical education, to create a true partnership with you. Realizing that better support means better results, our TechPoint
customer care provides:
Remote technical support, for fast, easy support no matter where you are
On-site applications training, to keep you on top of applications and updates
• Rapid turnaround time on repairs, to reduce down-time in your practice
• Physician to physician workshops
• Marketing toolkits
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D ynaSuite Neuro with NeuroQuant integration.
Key Features Include:
• Fully Automated Segmentation of MRI exams of the whole brain and regional volumetric
quantification of structures
• Automatic Correction for image artifacts including gradient nonlinearities and RF field inhomogeneities
• Atlas-Based image registration, anatomical segmentation, and volumetric • High Validity -- Automated segmentation shown to be highly consistent with that quantification of the hippocampus, ventricles and other brain structures
performed by human expert neuroanatomist
• High Reliability -- Making results ideal for longitudinal follow-up and tracking
of disease.
• Numerical Results are automatically compared to normative data to highlight atrophy greater than expected from normal aging
For more information about DynaSuite Neuro with NeuroQuant or
any of the Complete Solution products from Invivo, please call us
at 1-800-331-3220, or visit our website at www.invivocorp.com.
• Medial Temporal lobe volumes from NeuroQuant shown to be sensitive to MCI and early AD in multi-vendor, multi-site MRI data
NeuroQuant provides two reports from its volumetric analysis, an age related report and a general
morphometr y report as shown below. DynaSuite Neuro provides special hangings for viewing each repor t
with multi-planer images of the user’s choice.
Invivo Corporation
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