With the introduction of the Artis zeego®, the first multi-axis C-arm system based on robotic technology from Siemens Healthcare, physicians at Oslo’s Rikshospitalet are achieving new levels of flexibility, efficiency and 3D imaging quality in a wide range of clinical environments, from cardiology, body and neurointerventional radiology suites to high-end imaging in the OR. 

By Nils Lindstrand

Recent developments in cardiac surgery have led to new therapies integrating surgical procedures with skin incisions and interventions, e.g. transcatheter techniques with the puncture of a vessel. For these procedures, integrated operating rooms are needed. In addition to surgical equipment, these hybrid operating rooms need high-end imaging equipment equivalent to the angiography devices used in interventional radiography and cardiology.

By Prof. Dr. Georg Nollert, Siemens