FAST CARE MEANS CARE THAT FITS

With minimal accurate dose and fewer retakes, FAST CARE allows care providers to treat even the most delicate patients with the lowest radiation dose possible. See how St. Louis Children’s is reducing dose with FAST CARE.

FAST CARE works with Siemens SOMATOM Definition scanners to create an improved scanning experience for patients and technologists alike. FAST CARE automation allows for a more accurate scan. And the lowest radiation dose possible. With FAST CARE, technologists will spend less time at the scanner and more time with the patient.

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Every patient’s situation is unique. And until now, each patient’s scan required time-consuming and complex adjustments to ensure a reliable outcome. As a consequence, a technologist’s time could be consumed at the scanner instead of with the patient.

By dramatically streamlining the CT workflow, FAST assists in every step of the examination. From planning and scanning, to image reconstruction. In some cases, FAST reduces time-consuming and complex procedures to just a click. FAST not only streamlines the workflow, but also increases the consistency of the CT images. Patients will appreciate fewer retakes because FAST helps get the results right the first time.

Exposure to radiation is always a concern for healthcare providers and patients. Therefore the principle “As Low as Reasonably Achievable” (ALARA) was central to the research and development of CARE. CARE exposes patients to the lowest radiation dose possible by providing a CT scan personalized to fit their individual needs.

Together with syngo.via and automated setup, for example, CAREKv, Fast Spine and others, FAST CARE streamlines the complete examination, from scan preparation to data evaluation. FAST CARE ensures highly-reliable and efficient diagnosis with minimal patient burden.

• FAST Planning:
  Sets an organ-based scan and recon ranges aiming for the lowest-dose-possible scan. Faster and more standardized workflow at the scanner gives technologists more time to spend with patients.



• FAST Cardio Wizard:
  Provides on-screen, step-by-step guide to cardiac scanning. Higher reliability and reproducibility in cardiac CT means the results of the scan are consistent.



• FAST Spine:
  Aligns the preparation of spine recons with just a single click. Time saved in preparation translates to faster results and decisions made by the trauma team. A few minutes that may have tremendous consequences for the patients.



• CARE Dashboard:
  Visualizes activated dose reduction features. Dose reduction techniques allow the technologist to visually check to make sure the optimal dose is used. Giving patients the lowest dose possible every time.

With minimal accurate dose and fewer retakes, FAST CARE allows care providers to treat even the most delicate patients with the lowest radiation dose possible.

• CARE Profile:
  Shows the dose distribution along the topogram, prior to the scan. Giving technologists a better understanding of the real-time dose modulation.



• CARE kV:
  Reduces dose by up to 60% with the first automated, exam-specific voltage setting to optimize contrast-to-noise-ratio. Which means kV levels can be automatically selected to fit every patient’s body-type, while maintaining excellent image quality.
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• CARE Child:
  Provides dedicated pediatric CT imaging, including the industry’s first 70 kV scan modes. CARE Child, along with specific pediatric protocols, significantly lowers radiation and gives children a scan that’s right for them.
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FAST CARE eliminates the “one size fits all” CT scan. It makes each scan even more personalized to the patient while reducing the number of adjustments the technologist needs to make.

• FAST Scan Assistant and FAST Adjust:
  
  Reduces scan parameter adjustment at the push of a button. A more streamlined process means an easier and less stressful environment for both the patient and the technologist.



• CARE Dose Configurator:
  Simplifies the configuration of Siemens’ renowned real-time dose modulation CARE Dose4D. Introduces new reference curves for each body region and for each body habitus, which eliminates the need for manual adjustments.
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View Online Demos

Saturday, March 24 - March 27, 2012
Chicago, IL
http://accscientificsession.cardiosource.org/ACC12.aspx

Saturday, April 21 - 26, 2012
New York Hilton, New York, New York
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http://www.asnr.org/2012/

Sunday, June 17 - 20, 2012
Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA
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http://www.isct.org/mdct.html

Thursday, July 19 - 22, 2012
Marriott Baltimore Waterfront, Baltimore, Maryland
Details TBA
http://www.scct.org/annualmeeting/2012/index.cfm

Sunday, August 12 -15, 2012
Gaylord Palms, Orlando, FL
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http://www.ahraonline.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=AHRA2012_Orlando

September, 2012
Details TBA
http://www.erad.org/

Sunday, November 25 - November 30, 2012
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
http://rsna2012.rsna.org/

Learn more about the key features of FAST CARE that make CT scanning more efficient and accurate.

Learn more about the key features of FAST CARE that produce a CT scan at the lowest possible dose.

Learn more about the key features of FAST CARE that allow for a greater flexibility when working with CT scans and patients.