Development and manufacture of the dedicated spiral breast CT nu:view with Photon-Counting Detector for diagnostic breast imaging.

AB-CT – Advanced Breast-CT GmbH

Henkestrasse 91, 91052 ErlangenNew on Amplifa

2016Founded

50Employees

Henkestrasse 91, 91052 ErlangenLocation

Ø 200 mm x 160 mmnu:view Field of Measurement

About AB-CT

AB-CT – Advanced Breast-CT GmbH is a medical technology company based in Erlangen, which originated from the Institute of Medical Physics at the University of Erlangen (FAU). The company, with 50 employees, develops and manufactures the breast CT scanner nu:view – the first dedicated spiral breast CT with Photon-Counting technology. The detector uses directly converting Cadmium Telluride sensors (CdTe), which deliver up to 2,000 projection images per 360° rotation. A full spiral scan takes 7 to 12 seconds and is performed without breast compression at a dose level comparable to mammography. The field of measurement is Ø 200 mm x 160 mm with an isotropic voxel size of 0.15 mm³. The system is CE marked and is in use at university clinics and radiology departments in Europe; integration into RIS and PACS is planned.

Site: Erlangen
Processes: Diagnostic Breast Imaging / Spiral Breast CT (Mamma-CT), Development and manufacture of dedicated breast CT (nu:view) with Spiral CT and, Biopsy Option, RIS/PACS Integration
Materials: Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)
Certificates: CE Marking (MDR)
Founded: 2016
Employees: 50
Industries: Medical Technology, Radiology / Diagnostic Breast Imaging

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Research and Development
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Hardware and Software Development
03
Manufacturing and System Integration
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Regulatory Qualification (CE)
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Sales and Clinical Integration (RIS/PACS)

Technology and Processes

CdTe

Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)

Directly converting photon-counting detector sensor, 0.75 mm thick, pixel size 0.1 mm × 0.1 mm.

Locations

Erlangen

Headquarters, Development and Manufacturing

Part weight / size: Measurement field Ø 200 mm x 160 mm
Materials: Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)

nu:view Spiral Breast CT with Photon-Counting Detector

Systems and Applications

**nu:view Breast CT Scanner**Spiral CT with Photon-Counting · Medical Technology

**nu:view Breast CT System**Spiral CT · Diagnostic Breast Imaging

Inside the production

Patient-friendly examination without breast compression

Industries

Medical TechnologyRadiology / Diagnostic Breast Imaging

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Diagnostic Breast Imaging / Spiral Breast CT (Mamma-CT)Testing	–	–	–	–	Cadmium Telluride (CdTe)

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Spiral Breast CT (Mamma-CT) with Photon-Counting Detector	AB-CT nu:view	–	Field of measurement: Ø 200 mm x 160 mm	–	Erlangen, Germany

Additional services

Development and manufacture of dedicated breast CT (nu:view) with Spiral CT andBiopsy OptionRIS/PACS Integration

Reference customers

Universitätsklinikum Zürich (USZ)LUMC Leiden (mentioned in publications/interviews)

Quality

The CE marking for nu:view has been granted; Regulatory and Quality Management is led by Jasmin Weber. The system is in use at university clinics and radiology departments in Europe.

Evidence	Erlangen
CE Marking (MDR)

History

2008
Prof. Willi A. Kalender leads the project 'Breast CT' funded by the EU and BMBF
2016
Founding of AB-CT as a spin-off of the Institute of Medical Physics at the University of Erlangen (FAU)
CE marking for nu:view; use in university clinics and radiology departments in Europe