United Imaging Healthcare: CT scanners

2025: Product Announcement

In August 2025, United Imaging Healthcare announced a revolutionary photon counting spectral computed tomography technology that allows for the first time in the world to obtain color images of human internal organs. Two innovative CT scanners are installed in medical institutions in Shanghai to conduct clinical trials of a new diagnostic technology. The devices are capable of creating detailed multi-spectral images, significantly superior in information content to traditional black and white tomographic images.

According to the developers, the fundamental difference between the new technology and traditional methods lies in the way X-ray radiation is processed. Conventional CT scanners use scintillation detectors that first convert X-rays into visible light and then use photodiodes to turn it into an electrical signal.

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The innovative system uses semiconductor detectors to directly convert X-rays into electrical signals. This approach makes it possible to accurately determine the energy of each individual photon, which is impossible with traditional detection methods.

The technology provides visualization of the main components of the tissues of the human body in a multi-spectral mode. The system is able to distinguish between iodine, calcium, water and soft tissues, displaying them in the form of color images. This provides medical professionals with significantly more clear and accurate diagnostic information.

The president of the CT division of United Imaging Healthcare, Du Yanfeng, reported a significant decrease in radiation load when using new equipment. The radiation dose is reduced by 60-70% compared to traditional methods, and for the study of some organs, the decrease reaches 80-90%.^[1]

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