Canon Aquilion Prime SP 160-Slice CT

Aquilion Prime SP 160 Highlights & Benefits

The Canon Aquilion Prime SP 160 combines 160-slice imaging with an 80-row PUREViSION detector, fast acquisition, wide-bore patient access, advanced dose management, and configurable cardiac, vascular, oncology, and interventional applications.

Prime SP 160 Imaging & Patient Access Benefits

• • 160 unique image slices per rotation
  • 80 rows of 0.5 mm PUREViSION detector elements
  • 40 mm anatomical 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 X-ray signal use
  • AIDR 3D Enhanced iterative reconstruction
  • AiCE deep-learning reconstruction on compatible configurations
  • Optional 70 cm (27.6 in) extended field of view

 

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Prime SP 160 Detector & 160-Slice Reconstruction

80 × 0.5 mm PUREViSION Detector

The Aquilion Prime SP 160 uses 80 rows of 0.5 mm PUREViSION detector elements, providing 40 mm of physical detector coverage per rotation.

The thin detector elements support detailed multiplanar and 3D reconstruction for routine body CT as well as cardiac, vascular, neurologic, musculoskeletal, and other advanced examinations.

How the Prime SP 160 Produces 160 Slices

The Prime SP 160 combines its 80-row detector architecture with reconstruction technology that generates 160 unique image slices per rotation.

The detector-row count and slice count describe different parts of the imaging process. The 80 physical detector rows acquire data across 40 mm of anatomy, while the scanner produces 160-slice image output from that acquired data.

For pre-owned systems, MXR can help assess the reconstruction hardware, software generation, and installed clinical options to match the Prime SP 160 configuration to the facility’s imaging requirements.

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 a broader section of anatomy with each rotation while retaining thin 0.5 mm data for detailed reconstruction.

 

PUREViSION 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 helps support low-contrast visibility and image detail while balancing radiation exposure across different patient sizes and examinations.

AIDR 3D Enhanced Noise Reduction

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

Available SUREkV can automatically 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 configurations can include Advanced intelligent Clear-IQ Engine, or AiCE, a deep-learning reconstruction technology designed to separate useful image signal from noise.

AiCE can improve noise characteristics, low-contrast visibility, and spatial detail. Because AiCE availability depends on software generation and compatible reconstruction hardware, it should be confirmed on an individual pre-owned system.

 

Prime SP Wide-Bore Patient Access & Positioning

78 cm Bore for Broader Patient Access

The Aquilion Prime SP 160 uses a 78 cm (30.7 in) gantry opening, making it a wide-bore CT scanner with additional room for patient positioning.

The larger opening is particularly useful for bariatric patients, mobility-limited patients, emergency examinations, interventions, and other situations where additional clearance can simplify setup.

High-Capacity Patient Table & Extended Scan Range

Prime SP 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 that extends 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 160 Clinical Environments & Applications

The Aquilion Prime SP 160 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 160

• • 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 160 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
  • 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

 

Prime SP 160 vs. Earlier Aquilion PRIME Generations

The Prime SP 160 is a later-generation Aquilion system that combines 160-slice imaging with updated detector, reconstruction, and workflow technology. This matters when comparing it with earlier 160-slice PRIME systems because scanners with the same slice count can still differ substantially in hardware, software, and clinical capabilities.

Prime SP 160 vs. PRIME 160

Both the Prime SP 160 and earlier PRIME 160 provide 160-slice imaging from an 80-row detector architecture, but they belong to different platform generations.

The earlier PRIME 160 uses the TSX-303A platform. Prime SP 160 uses the later TSX-303B generation, adding PUREViSION Optics, newer processing hardware, updated workflow capabilities, and support for later reconstruction technologies such as AiCE on compatible systems.

The shared 160-slice designation therefore does not make the two systems equivalent.

Prime SP 160 vs. PRIME S 160

The PRIME S 160 and Prime SP 160 both provide 160-slice imaging, but they also belong to different Aquilion generations.

The PRIME S 160 uses the earlier TSX-303A platform, while the Prime SP 160 uses the later TSX-303B generation. In practical terms, Prime SP adds updated imaging hardware, PUREViSION Optics, newer reconstruction capabilities, and compatibility with later reconstruction technology.

The shared slice count should therefore be considered alongside the platform generation, installed software, reconstruction hardware, and clinical applications.

Prime SP 160 vs. Prime SP 80

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

Their primary distinction is slice output. The Prime SP 160 generates 160 image slices per rotation, while the Prime SP 80 is configured for 80-slice imaging.

Software generation, reconstruction hardware, patient table, and installed clinical applications can also vary between individual pre-owned systems.

 

Advanced Cardiac, Vascular, Oncology & CT Simulation

Advanced applications vary by installed software and hardware on individual Prime SP 160 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 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 helical 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 remove bone, calcium, and stents from applicable CT angiography datasets to provide a clearer view of vessel lumens.

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

Dual Energy & Metal Artifact Reduction

Available Dual Energy imaging acquires 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 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 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 configurations support helical reconstruction at approximately 50 images per second, with speeds up to approximately 70 images per second available on certain configurations.

DICOM, the standard used to exchange medical images and study information, supports integration with compatible PACS image-storage systems and radiology worklists.

Available Vitrea or other compatible workstations can add multiplanar, 3D, cardiovascular, vascular, and advanced visualization tools.

 

Pre-Owned Canon Aquilion Prime SP Configurations

A pre-owned Canon Aquilion Prime SP 160 can vary by model year, software generation, tube history, patient table, reconstruction hardware, clinical applications, workstations, 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.

160-Slice Reconstruction & AiCE

The Prime SP 160 combines its 80-row detector with 160-slice image output. Individual systems can differ in reconstruction hardware, software generation, AIDR 3D Enhanced, AiCE availability, advanced imaging licenses, and previous upgrades.

MXR can help assess these configuration differences and determine whether the available system supports the image quality, reconstruction performance, and advanced applications required by the facility.

AiCE is available on compatible Prime SP 160 configurations, with availability depending on the installed reconstruction hardware and software generation.

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 160 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

Installed Clinical Applications & Workstations

A pre-owned Prime SP 160 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.

Legacy Toshiba Aquilion Prime SP 160 Branding

Earlier systems may be labeled Toshiba Aquilion Prime SP because the product generation spans the transition from Toshiba Medical Systems to Canon Medical Systems branding.

A Toshiba Aquilion Prime SP 160 belongs to the same product lineage, so the more meaningful 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 160 Price & Availability

Canon Aquilion Prime SP 160 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 160 configuration aligned with your clinical workload, advanced imaging requirements, facility needs, and equipment budget.

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

 

Prime SP 160 Installation & Facility Planning

The Aquilion Prime SP 160 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 160-Slice Specifications

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

Detector & Acquisition

• • System configuration: 160-slice CT
  • Image output: up to 160 unique slices per rotation
  • 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
  • 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 160 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 being installed