Top Line: Heidelberg Engineering, a provider of ophthalmic imaging and health care data solutions, has received FDA clearance for Spectralis OCTA Module with SHIFT technology, which reduces acquisition time by 50 percent. 
Close Up: The preset OCTA speed of 125 kHz is designed to help streamline workflow, enhance clinical efficiencies, and maintain Heidelberg image quality, the company stated. With a more powerful OCT engine, Heidelberg Engineering added the updated graphics processing technology, and software optimization, SHIFT technology delivers increased speed, maintains data integrity, and improves performance. 
“While Spectralis OCTA Module has always been a safe and cost-effective precursor to traditional angiography, delivering unparalleled resolution, many eyecare practitioners have hesitated to fully adopt this advanced technology into daily clinical practice because of the acquisition time,” says Ram Liebenthal, general manager USA at Heidelberg Engineering.
Vital Stats: A more powerful OCT engine, updated graphics processing technology, and software optimization, SHIFT technology delivers increased speed, maintains data integrity, and improves performance. The technology is available exclusively on third-generation Spectralis devices. The 85 kHz preset for structural OCT and the 125 kHz preset for OCT angiography (OCTA) allow eyecare practitioners to complete their patient exams more efficiently. Furthermore, the company noted that the 125 kHz OCTA image acquisition rate allows for visualization of flow, even in minuscule vessels, while minimizing artifacts, resulting in sharp and detailed images of the capillary network.
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