Canon Aquilion Prime SP 80-Slice CT Scanner

Aquilion Prime SP 80 Highlights & Benefits

The Canon Aquilion Prime SP 80 combines 80-slice imaging, fast acquisition, wide-bore patient access, dose-management technology, and configurable cardiac, vascular, oncology, and interventional imaging capabilities.

Prime SP 80 Imaging & Patient Access Benefits

• • 80-slice axial and volume imaging per rotation
  • 80 rows of 0.5 mm PUREViSION detector elements
  • 40 mm physical detector coverage per rotation
  • Rotation times down to 0.35 seconds
  • 78 cm (30.7 in) gantry opening
  • Patient table capacity up to 315 kg (694 lb), depending on configuration
  • PUREViSION Optics for efficient use of the X-ray signal
  • AIDR 3D Enhanced reconstruction for image-noise and dose management
  • Optional AiCE deep-learning reconstruction on compatible configurations
  • Optional 70 cm (27.6 in) extended field of view

 

Aquilion Prime SP 80 Platform Video

See the Prime SP patient-access design, imaging capabilities, and clinical workflow.

 

Prime SP 80 Detector Coverage & Acquisition

80 × 0.5 mm PUREViSION Detector

The Aquilion Prime SP 80 uses 80 rows of 0.5 mm PUREViSION detector elements to capture 40 mm of anatomy per rotation.

The thin detector elements provide detailed image data that can be reconstructed in multiple viewing planes and 3D views for routine body CT as well as cardiac, vascular, neurologic, musculoskeletal, oncology, and other advanced examinations.

80-Slice Output & Helical Reconstruction

The Prime SP 80 is classified as an 80-slice CT scanner because it produces 80 axial or volume slices during a single rotation.

During helical scanning, 0.5 mm data can be reconstructed at overlapping 0.25 mm intervals, producing up to 160 reconstructed helical slices per rotation. This does not change the system’s 80-slice axial and volume configuration.

The Prime SP 160 is different because it uses coneXact Double Slice technology to produce 160 axial or volume slices per rotation. Keeping these two specifications separate helps distinguish the Prime SP 80 from its 160-slice sister configuration.

0.35-Second Rotation & 40 mm Coverage

Rotation times down to 0.35 seconds help shorten data acquisition, reducing the opportunity for motion during chest, trauma, vascular, cardiac, and other time-sensitive examinations.

The 40 mm detector coverage captures more anatomy with each rotation while retaining thin 0.5 mm data for detailed reconstruction.

 

Prime SP 80 Image Quality, Dose & Reconstruction

PUREViSION Detector & Optics

PUREViSION Optics combines optimized X-ray beam shaping with the PUREViSION detector to make more efficient use of the available X-ray signal.

This supports image detail and visibility of subtle differences in tissue while helping manage radiation exposure across different patient sizes and examinations.

AIDR 3D Enhanced Noise Reduction

Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D Enhanced, or AIDR 3D Enhanced, reduces image noise during reconstruction while helping preserve clinically useful anatomical detail.

Because the technology is integrated into the reconstruction workflow, it can support routine examinations without requiring a separate post-processing step.

Automatic Exposure & Tube Voltage Selection

SUREExposure automatically adjusts X-ray output according to the patient and examination.

Available SUREkV can select an appropriate tube voltage based on patient size and the clinical task, helping balance image quality, radiation exposure, and contrast use.

AiCE Deep-Learning Reconstruction

Compatible Prime SP 80 configurations can include Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine, or AiCE, a deep-learning reconstruction technology designed to separate useful image information from noise.

AiCE can improve noise characteristics, visibility of subtle contrast differences, and fine image detail. Availability depends on the software generation and compatible reconstruction hardware installed on the individual scanner.

 

Prime SP 80 Wide-Bore Patient Access & Positioning

78 cm Bore for Broader Patient Access

The scanner opening, or gantry bore, measures 78 cm (30.7 in), providing additional room for patient positioning.

The wide-bore design can simplify setup for bariatric and mobility-limited patients as well as emergency, interventional, and other examinations that require additional clearance.

High-Capacity Patient Table & Extended Scan Range

Prime SP 80 table configurations can support maximum patient loads of approximately 220 kg (485 lb) or 315 kg (694 lb), depending on the installed couch.

Available scan ranges extend from approximately 150 cm (59.1 in) to 200 cm (78.7 in), allowing the patient-table configuration to be matched to the facility’s imaging requirements.

Extended Field of View for Larger Anatomy

The standard reconstruction field of view extends up to 50 cm (19.7 in), with an optional extended field of view up to 70 cm (27.6 in).

The larger reconstruction area can help include anatomy extending beyond the standard field during bariatric imaging, radiation treatment planning, or challenging patient positioning.

Tech Assist Lateral Slide

Available Tech Assist Lateral Slide provides approximately 8.4 cm (3.3 in) of side-to-side table movement.

This allows technologists to center anatomy within the gantry with less manual patient repositioning, helping streamline setup and improve positioning accuracy.

 

Prime SP 80 Clinical Environments & Applications

The Aquilion Prime SP 80 supports routine and advanced CT across a broad range of clinical settings. Exact capability depends on the reconstruction system, software licenses, patient table, and clinical applications installed on the individual scanner.

Care Settings for Prime SP 80

• Hospitals and health systems
• Community hospitals
• Outpatient imaging centers
• Independent diagnostic imaging facilities
• Emergency and trauma departments
• Cardiac and vascular imaging programs
• Oncology and interventional imaging departments
• Radiation oncology departments on appropriately configured systems
• Physician-owned and specialty practices with dedicated CT
• Veterinary referral and specialty hospitals

Clinical Specialties

• Diagnostic Radiology
• Emergency Medicine & Trauma
• Cardiology
• Vascular Medicine & Surgery
• Neurology & Neurovascular Imaging
• Oncology
• Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Imaging
• Interventional Radiology
• Pediatric Radiology
• Radiation Oncology
• Veterinary Medicine

Common Prime SP 80 CT Applications

• Brain, head, and neck CT
• Chest and lung CT
• Abdominal and pelvic CT
• Emergency and trauma imaging
• Stroke and neurovascular imaging
• CT angiography
• Cardiac CT and coronary CT angiography on appropriately configured systems
• Oncology imaging, staging, and treatment follow-up
• Musculoskeletal and orthopedic CT
• Pediatric CT using age- and size-appropriate protocols
• CT-guided biopsy and intervention
• CT simulation and treatment-planning imaging on appropriately configured systems
• Veterinary diagnostic CT in specialty and referral settings

 

How Prime SP 80 Compares Within the Aquilion Family

The Prime SP 80 combines the later-generation Prime SP platform with an 80-slice axial and volume configuration. This separates it from both the earlier PRIME and PRIME S 80 systems and the higher-slice Prime SP 160.

Prime SP 80 vs. Prime SP 160

The Prime SP 80 and Prime SP 160 share an 80-row, 0.5 mm PUREViSION detector architecture with 40 mm of physical detector coverage.

The key difference is axial and volume slice output. The Prime SP 80 produces 80 slices per rotation, while the Prime SP 160 uses coneXact Double Slice technology to produce 160 axial or volume slices per rotation.

The appropriate configuration depends on the facility’s examination mix, reconstruction requirements, installed clinical software, workflow needs, and equipment budget.

Prime SP 80 vs. PRIME S 80

Both are 80-slice CT systems, but they belong to different generations of the Aquilion platform.

The PRIME S 80 uses the earlier TSX-303A platform. The Prime SP 80 uses the later TSX-303B generation, with PUREViSION detector and optics technology, updated processing hardware, and support for later reconstruction technologies such as AiCE on compatible configurations.

The shared 80-slice designation therefore does not make the two systems equivalent.

Prime SP 80 vs. Earlier PRIME 80

The earlier Aquilion PRIME 80 and Prime SP 80 both use 80-row detector architectures, but the Prime SP belongs to a later platform generation.

Prime SP adds PUREViSION imaging technology, updated processing hardware, later workflow capabilities, and broader compatibility with newer reconstruction and clinical software.

For facilities comparing pre-owned 80-slice Canon CT systems, platform generation and installed options can be just as important as slice count.

 

Prime SP 80 Cardiac, Vascular, Oncology & CT Simulation

Advanced capabilities vary by installed software and hardware on individual Prime SP 80 systems.

Cardiac CT & Adaptive Heart-Rate Imaging

Available SURECardio Prospective coordinates image acquisition with the patient’s cardiac cycle for coronary CT angiography and other electrocardiogram, or ECG-gated, examinations.

If an irregular heartbeat is detected during applicable examinations, the system can adapt the acquisition window to help preserve usable cardiac data.

Variable Helical Pitch for Complex CT Exams

Available three-phase Variable Helical Pitch, or vHP3, can change table speed and acquisition settings during a single continuous spiral CT scan.

This allows gated and non-gated portions of certain examinations to be combined, supporting applications such as cardiac and aortic CT without requiring completely separate scan sequences.

Vascular Subtraction & Iodine Mapping

SURESubtraction can digitally remove bone, calcium, and stents from applicable CT angiography datasets to provide a clearer view inside blood vessels.

Iodine-mapping applications can display contrast distribution within tissue, supporting vascular evaluation, blood-flow assessment, and oncology imaging.

Dual Energy & Metal Artifact Reduction

Available Dual Energy imaging collects information at two X-ray energy levels to provide additional information about tissue and material composition.

Single Energy Metal Artifact Reduction, or SEMAR, reduces streaking and distortion caused by metallic implants to improve visualization of adjacent bone and soft tissue.

Oncology, CT Simulation & Image-Guided Procedures

Prime SP 80 supports thin-section oncology imaging for lesion detection, staging, treatment assessment, and follow-up.

Appropriately configured systems can also support CT simulation with features such as an extended field of view, respiratory-gated acquisition, compatible flat tabletop options, and room-laser integration.

CT fluoroscopy can provide rapidly updated images during biopsy, drainage, and other image-guided procedures.

 

Prime SP 80 Workflow, Automation & Image Management

Automated Exposure & Protocol Management

SUREExposure and other protocol-integrated controls can adjust acquisition settings according to patient size, anatomy, and examination requirements.

Automation helps reduce repetitive manual adjustments while supporting consistent scan setup across routine and advanced examinations.

Patient Positioning & Scan-Room Efficiency

The 78 cm bore, available low table configurations, room-side controls, and Tech Assist Lateral Slide can simplify patient setup.

Reducing manual repositioning is particularly useful for emergency, bariatric, mobility-limited, interventional, and other challenging examinations.

Fast Reconstruction, PACS & Post-Processing

Applicable Prime SP 80 configurations support helical image reconstruction at approximately 50 images per second, with speeds up to approximately 70 images per second available on certain configurations.

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, or DICOM, is the standard used to exchange medical images and study information. It supports integration with compatible picture archiving and communication systems, or PACS, and radiology worklists.

Available Vitrea or other compatible workstations can add reconstruction in multiple viewing planes, 3D visualization, cardiovascular, vascular, and other advanced image-analysis tools.

 

Pre-Owned Canon Aquilion Prime SP 80 Configurations

A pre-owned Canon Aquilion Prime SP 80 can vary by model year, software generation, tube history, reconstruction hardware, patient table, workstations, clinical applications, accessories, and previous upgrades.

MXR can help evaluate these differences and match the system configuration to the facility’s clinical workload, workflow requirements, patient population, and budget.

80-Slice Reconstruction, Software & AiCE

The Prime SP 80 is configured for 80 axial and volume slices per rotation from its 80-row, 0.5 mm detector.

Individual systems can differ in reconstruction hardware, software version, AIDR 3D Enhanced, AiCE availability, advanced imaging licenses, and previous upgrades.

MXR can help determine how these differences affect image quality, reconstruction performance, workflow, and the examinations the facility plans to perform. AiCE availability depends on compatible reconstruction hardware, software generation, and installed licensing.

X-Ray Tube, Generator & Patient Table

Tube condition, generator configuration, and patient-table setup can affect long-term ownership and how well a pre-owned Prime SP 80 fits the facility.

Relevant system details include:

• • Model year
  • X-ray tube model
  • Tube installation date and usage history
  • 72 kW generator configuration
  • Patient table type
  • Maximum patient weight capacity
  • Maximum scan range
  • Gantry and positioning accessories
  • Tech Assist Lateral Slide availability

MXR can help evaluate these hardware differences in the context of the facility’s workload, patient-access needs, and installation requirements.

Installed Clinical Applications & Workstations

A pre-owned Prime SP 80 may include different combinations of:

• • Cardiac CT applications
  • SURECardio Prospective
  • vHP3
  • SURESubtraction
  • Dual Energy
  • SEMAR
  • CT fluoroscopy
  • Perfusion applications
  • Respiratory-gated imaging
  • Radiation oncology options
  • Vitrea or other advanced post-processing
  • Extended field of view

MXR can help match the installed clinical software and workstation capabilities to the examinations the facility plans to perform.

Toshiba Aquilion Prime SP 80 Branding

Some pre-owned Prime SP 80 systems may carry Toshiba rather than Canon branding.

A Toshiba Aquilion Prime SP 80 belongs to the same product lineage, so the more useful comparison is the scanner’s hardware, software generation, tube history, reconstruction system, patient table, and installed clinical applications rather than the name displayed on the gantry.

 

Canon Aquilion Prime SP 80 Price & Availability

Canon Aquilion Prime SP 80 pricing varies by model year, tube history, software generation, AiCE availability, reconstruction hardware, patient table, workstations, clinical applications, accessories, and overall project scope.

MXR can help identify or source a pre-owned Canon Aquilion Prime SP 80 configuration aligned with your clinical workload, imaging requirements, facility needs, and equipment budget.

For buyers evaluating certified pre-owned CT options, select systems may also be available through MXR  Imaging’s Platinum Certified CT & MRI Systems.

 

Prime SP 80 Installation & Facility Planning

The Aquilion Prime SP 80 can be installed in approximately 14.8 m² (159.3 sq ft) of minimum equipment-room space with the short couch configuration.

Available systems use a 72 kW generator, with documented power configurations of approximately 100 kVA or 110 kVA depending on installed equipment.

Actual room dimensions, electrical requirements, cooling, shielding, table clearance, equipment-access path, and control-room layout depend on the exact scanner being installed.

MXR can support site planning, equipment coordination, and installation through Turnkey Imaging Project Management.

 

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Canon Aquilion Prime SP 80 Specifications

Specifications vary by model year, software generation, patient couch, reconstruction hardware, and installed options.

80-Slice Detector & Acquisition

• • System configuration: 80-slice CT
  • Axial/volume slices per rotation: 80
  • Helical slices per rotation: up to 160 using overlapping reconstruction
  • Detector technology: PUREViSION
  • Physical detector rows: 80
  • Detector element thickness: 0.5 mm
  • Detector coverage: 40 mm per rotation
  • Minimum rotation time: 0.35 seconds
  • Standard field of view: up to 50 cm (19.7 in)
  • Extended field of view: up to 70 cm (27.6 in), optional
  • Whole-body CT capability

Gantry, Table & Positioning

• • Gantry aperture: 78 cm (30.7 in)
  • Gantry tilt: up to ±30°
  • Patient table capacity: approximately 220 kg (485 lb) or 315 kg (694 lb), depending on configuration
  • Maximum scan range: approximately 150 cm (59.1 in) to 200 cm (78.7 in), depending on table
  • Tech Assist Lateral Slide: optional
  • Lateral table movement: approximately 8.4 cm (3.3 in) when equipped

X-Ray Tube, Generator & Exposure

• • X-ray tube heat capacity: 7.5 MHU (million heat units)
  • Generator output: 72 kW
  • Maximum tube current: up to 600 mA with documented 72 kW configuration
  • Tube-voltage selections: 80, 100, 120, and 135 kV
  • Automatic exposure management: SUREExposure on applicable configurations
  • Automatic tube-voltage selection: SUREkV on applicable configurations
  • X-ray tube model and usage history: configuration-dependent

Reconstruction & Clinical Software

• • Iterative reconstruction: AIDR 3D Enhanced
  • Deep-learning reconstruction: AiCE on compatible Prime SP 80 configurations
  • Helical reconstruction speed: approximately 50 images per second
  • Optional reconstruction speed: up to approximately 70 images per second
  • SEMAR: available
  • Dual Energy: available
  • SURESubtraction: available
  • SURECardio Prospective: available
  • vHP3: available
  • CT fluoroscopy: available
  • Perfusion applications: configuration-dependent
  • Respiratory-gated imaging: configuration-dependent
  • CT simulation options: configuration-dependent

Site, Power & Connectivity

• • Minimum documented installation area: approximately 14.8 m² (159.3 sq ft) with short couch
  • Power capacity: approximately 100 kVA, with 110 kVA documented for applicable configurations
  • DICOM connectivity
  • PACS and radiology worklist integration
  • Electrical, cooling, shielding, and room requirements vary by configuration
  • Final site planning should be based on the exact Prime SP 80 being installed