Pegaso is a CT scanner built specifically for equine practice, able to scan the head and neck of a standing, sedated horse using high-definition CT technology that reaches micro-CT-quality resolution while using dramatically less radiation than conventional CT. Epica built the acquisition workflow, motion-tolerant reconstruction and review tools that make standing equine imaging practical.
Software for a moving patient
A standing horse is never perfectly still. Pegaso's software pairs motion-aware acquisition with reconstruction that suppresses artefacts, so clinicians get diagnostic images without the risk and cost of general anaesthesia.
That single decision — imaging a standing, sedated horse — removes the biggest hazard in equine CT. The software exists to make it reliable: detecting motion during acquisition, compensating in reconstruction, and flagging when a pass needs repeating before the horse leaves the table.
Built for the barn, not the radiology suite
Protocols are tuned for equine anatomy, and the interface is designed for a barn-side environment — gloved hands, variable light, a team focused on the animal rather than a screen. The common actions are large, obvious and hard to trigger by accident.
Reducing variability between operators matters as much as any single feature: a locum and a lead technician should produce comparably diagnostic studies from the same protocol.
From scan to decision, fast
Reconstructed volumes flow straight into a review workspace with multiplanar and 3D views, so the veterinary team can make decisions while the horse is still on the table. Time-to-first-image is measured in seconds, not minutes.
Studies archive to the cloud for referral, second opinion and long-term follow-up — so a specialist elsewhere can weigh in immediately, and a follow-up scan months later sits alongside the original for comparison.
Common questions
- Does the horse need anaesthesia? No — Pegaso images the head and neck of a standing, sedated horse.
- How much less radiation? Dramatically less than conventional CT while reaching micro-CT-quality detail.
- Can we get a second opinion quickly? Yes — studies archive to the cloud for immediate remote review.
- Does it handle motion? Motion-aware acquisition and reconstruction suppress artefacts from a moving patient.
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