About NOCISCAN (Prod 11795)
NOCISCAN™ is being developed as a software suite to enables MR systems to conduct MRS exams of lumbar discs to assist clinicians in diagnosing painful vs. non-painful discs in chronic, severe discogenic low back pain patients. Signals are measured at regions along the MRS frequency spectrum associated with chemicals that have been correlated to vary significantly between painful vs. non-painful discs. The Nociscan software suite includes two modules. A Nociscan Pulse Sequence is a software upgrade installation to standard 3T MRI systems with MRS capabilities. This instructs the MR system to run the unique Nociscan MRS examination of the lumbar discs. A Nociscan Processor is a software engine that receives information acquired during the Nociscan Pulse Sequence and processes that information through various algorithms to provide diagnostic results. The Nociscan Processor is currently an external PC application connected via a PACS network. A NOCIGRAM™ report is generated that "enhances" a standard MRI image to indicate which discs are believed to be painful or non-painful based on the NOCISCAN exam, and intended to be used by clinical diagnosticians who form the ultimate diagnosis in their own professional judgement based upon the NOCIGRAM report in context with other available information.
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