SOFIA-Whole Breast Imaging- Automated Breast Tomography System

SOFIA is an efficiency tool enabling the supplemental imaging of dense Breast patients.

Scan Time: 52 seconds / Breast

Review Time: 60 seconds / Breast

Patients can be scheduled every 10 minutes per bilateral exam.

Ease of Use

SOFIA's touchscreen user interface provides operators with intuitive icon driven menus for ease of operation. ThePre-Scanmenu allows the operator to perform a 360° rapid review scan to confirm optimization of scan parameters (Depth, Focal Zones, DR, TGC). TheAutomated Scanmenu allows the operator to perform a fully automated whole breast scan without user interaction once the Start icon is selected. Images are automatically acquired and stored for post processing. TheManual Scanmenu allows the operator to advance or reverse the transducer position. Probe location is mapped and displayed graphically for instant user feedback. This feature allows the operator to perform additional ultrasound procedures such asdopplerandelastographyexaminations

Tomographic Review

SOFIA™ provides radiologists with state of the art whole breast tomographic data sets that

Patient Experiencecan be presented in2D, 3D, and MPRviews for enhanced characterization of abnormal anatomical features. Due to the tomographic nature of acquired data sets, SOFIA™ is uniquely capable as an adjunct to mammography fordense breast patients, for identification ofbilateral and multi-focaldisease states, diagnosis ofpalpable breast masses, evaluation ofbreast implants, and whole breast imaging for patients wheremammography is contraindicated. An entire bilateral whole breast examination can be read by the Radiologist in One (1) minute per breast.

The patient is scanned in theprone position. The SOFIA table can be lowered to facilitate patient access or elevated to make interventional procedures more comfortable for the radiologist. Prone positioning provides the patient with complete privacy. The SOFIA table with its multi-layer memory foam construction offers the patient a Spa like experience during the rapid scan procedure. SOFIA provides whole breast imaging without ionizing radiation, compression, or contrast injection.

Patient Experience

SOFIA's Automated Breast Tomography (ABT) system allows practices to increase patient throughput, reduce read times associated with otherautomated breast ultrasound systems, and decreases the cost per patient. In addition, incremental reimbursement may be available based on tomography add-on codes.

Practice Enhancement

SOFIA's Automated Breast Tomography (ABT) system allows practices to increase patient throughput, reduce read times associated with other automated breast ultrasound systems, and decreases the cost per patient. In addition, incremental reimbursement may be available based on tomography add-on codes.

Women’s Health

SOFIA for Whole Breast Imaging

Automated Breast Tomography System

An Efficiency Tool Enabling the Supplemental

Imaging of Dense Breast Patients

Fully Automated Image Acquisition

SOFIA's fully automated scan procedure provides

rapid whole breast image acquisition with one button operation. Patients can be scheduled every 10 minutes for a bilateral breast examination. 

This automated process does not require operator interaction during the scanning procedure eliminating technique  and technician dependencies. This acquisition protocol enables temporal comparisons of data sets. Patients are scanned in the prone position resulting in a more comfortable and private procedure. Due to the prone position of the breast and tomographic reconstruction of images, SOFIA™ data sets can be compared in the same plane and orientation as those acquired with other tomographic modalities such as DBT and MRI.

Radiology

 SOFIA for Whole Breast Imaging

 Automated Breast Tomography System

An Efficiency Tool Enabling the Supplemental

Imaging of Dense Breast Patients

Fully Automated Image Acquisition

SOFIA's fully automated scan procedure provides

rapid whole breast image acquisition with one button operation. Patients can be scheduled every 10 minutes for a bilateral breast examination. 

This automated process does not require operator interaction during the scanning procedure eliminating technique and technician dependencies. This acquisition protocol enables temporal comparisons of data sets. Patients are scanned in the prone position resulting in a more comfortable and private procedure. Due to the prone position of the breast and tomographic reconstruction of images, SOFIA™ data sets can be compared in the same plane and orientation as those acquired with other tomographic modalities such as DBT and MRI.

General Imaging

 SOFIA for Whole Breast Imaging

 Automated Breast Tomography System

An Efficiency Tool Enabling the Supplemental

Imaging of Dense Breast Patients

Fully Automated Image Acquisition

SOFIA's fully automated scan procedure provides

rapid whole breast image acquisition with one button operation. Patients can be scheduled every 10 minutes for a bilateral breast examination. 

This automated process does not require operator interaction during the scanning procedure eliminating technique and technician dependencies. This acquisition protocol enables temporal comparisons of data sets. Patients are scanned in the prone position resulting in a more comfortable and private procedure. Due to the prone position of the breast and tomographic reconstruction of images, SOFIA™ data sets can be compared in the same plane and orientation as those acquired with other tomographic modalities such as DBT and MRI.