Faster image acquisition and more intuitive analysis are among new features in Heidelberg Engineering’s latest update to the Spectralis 6.00 OCT software.
The company said the free download reinforced the benefits of the technology being an upgradeable platform.
The upgrade allowed Spectralis users to interrogate and gain more information from both new and previously taken scans, providing full segmentation of the retinal layers and longitudinal section analysis for a top-down view, it added.
Christopher Mody, Heidelberg Engineering clinical programme manager, said: ‘For those with a retinal interest the new software includes transverse section analysis and multi-layer segmentation. This multi-layer segmentation includes 10 different thickness maps – for all retinal layers. We believe this is the only commercially available means of segmenting GCL and IPL. This really demonstrates the benefit of investing in an upgradeable OCT platform.’
Transverse section analysis provides the user with a ‘bird’s-eye view’ of the retinal layers. Both new and previously taken scans of the retina are segmented into individual retinal layers, which can then be viewed from top to bottom. This allows for visualisation of the extent of pathology across the retina, which when combined with OCT sections through the retina, provides a comprehensive analysis of the health of the eye.
Improved network stability and user account management options are also included in the update.