Siemens pioneered the first medical ultrasound system in 1953, and we have been making amazing discoveries in imaging ever since, including:
Not everyone in the world has access to ultrasound yet, but someday they will – from people in the most elite hospitals to people in the most humble clinics – and Siemens will play a significant role in making that happen.
Siemens pioneers ultrasound to make the impossible possible. We continually explore the boundaries of science, medicine, and technology to make breakthroughs that help save lives.
Siemens. The ultrasound pioneers.
After ruling out the usual suspects, the doctor ordered an ultrasound exam to discover the root of the problem. He used advanced imaging technologies from Siemens to ensure that he didn’t miss a single important detail.
With comprehensive insight into the patient's internal anatomy, her doctor was able to determine what was causing the pain and develop a treatment plan to fix it.
Siemens is on the forefront of innovation in engineering ultrasound products and applications for radiology, including breakthrough solutions that meet a wide range of needs. Some of these include:
Tissue stiffness is often associated with pathology. Virtual Touch tissue is the first technology to offer quantitative assessment of tissue stiffness properties. This allows physicians to evaluate liver tissue based on a quantitative value of sound wave speed to assess the nature and progression of liver disease.
Gaining insight into potential pathologies requires the ability to see as much as possible about the structure in question. This advanced technology effectively separates and displays the tissue or contrast agent for excellent border and lesion detection and characterization.
The 6C1 HD transducer employs a high density element array to obtain more valuable ultrasound data, delivering the highest detail resolution in abdominal imaging along with the color sensitivity to match.
SieScape Panoramic Imaging technology allows the realtime acquisition and display of B-mode panoramic images up to 160 cm in length. Irregular vessels can be displayed in their entirety for improved diagnostic confidence.
* Not available in the USA.
** The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has cleared ultrasound contrast agents only for use in LVO.
When a patient with known atherosclerotic disease entered his local care unit with chest pain and shortness of breath, the CCU team needed to quickly determine his condition.
Using the eSie PISA™ volume analysis application on the ACUSON SC2000™ ultrasound system, they were able to obtain critical information on the status of his valular disease to determine their next move.
From the time the patient arrived through the successful procedure he underwent several days later, advanced technologies from Siemens Ultrasound helped the team to discover what was happening inside his heart and choose the best treatment plan.
Siemens delivers a broad range of technologies and applications for cardiology that give physicians new ways to meet the challenges they face. Some of these include:
Conventional volume echo is full of compromises – stitched exams and excluded patients are no answer to clinical needs. Based on full 90x90 volumes in one beat, our eSie LVA™ volume LV analysis and eSie PISA, the world’s first volume flow analysis, delivers consistent results without assumptions.
This real-time coherent imaging technology enables the user to focus on the entire field of view instead of a single focal zone. IN Focus technology sharpens the full-field image at all times for superior diagnostic volumetric imaging, without the need to continuously readjust focus.
With the ACUSON AcuNav™ ultrasound catheter, physicians can perform a complete ultrasound exam when it counts most - during interventional procedures and before the patient leaves the catheterization or electrophysiology lab. Each system delivers the highest standard in imaging performance for a variety of needs in echocardiography.
A young woman arrived for her annual physical exam complaining of a small painless lump in her breast. With a family history that placed her at higher risk for breast cancer, her physician referred her for a full-field 3D scan using the ACUSON S2000™ Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS).
The scan revealed an irregular tissue mass. She was scheduled for surgery where the coronal plane images acquired through the ABVS helped her surgeon visualize all the affected tissue so that it could be completely removed.
Siemens Ultrasound delivers a range of innovative clinical and workflow products and applications for obstetrics, gynecology, and other areas of women’s health, including those featured below:
The ACUSON S2000™ Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS) is a highly advanced ultrasound system that quickly and comfortably obtains high-resolution volumetric images of the breast. By eliminating operator variability, this automated system produces consistent, standardized image quality that can be shared, and used as a foundation for confident diagnoses.
A unique Siemens technology that provides unparalleled detail of fetal skeletal anatomy. This innovative solution offers exceptional detail and clarity for evaluation of the fetal skeleton, providing high-resolution 3D and 4D images of the fetal spine that allow healthcare professionals to see vital details that help guide decision-making.
This exclusive Siemens technology diffuses a user-moveable light source into the imaged structure, yielding the most photo-realistic 3D and 4D fetal ultrasound images ever produced. Amnioscopic rendering is an invaluable tool for assessing fetal health and sharing vivid, true-to-life images with patients.
Making measurements in OB can be very time consuming, which is why Siemens developed syngo AutoOB, an advanced clinical tool that reduces keystrokes by up to 75 percent in routine fetal measurements. Workflow becomes more streamlined and efficient, while consistency and reproducibility of fetal biometry measurements improve.
Siemens Unveils New Ultra-Premium Ultrasound System at RSNA 2011
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