In May 1974 Siemens became the first medical equipment vendor to bring a CT system on the market. Computer technology has come a long way since then and now allows for astonishingly rapid imaging of human anatomy that would have been unthinkable three decades ago. A brief look at the history of computed tomography.

By Peter Schmitt

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Siemens has always been a trendsetter in the computed tomography industry and its SOMATOM Sensation 64 is yet another example of this technology leadership. With its unprecedented image quality, detail and speed, the scanner establishes a new benchmark for diagnostic excellence.

By Tim Schröder

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The first SOMATOM Sensation 64 is operated jointly by the Institute of Medical Physics and the Institute of Diagnostic Radiology at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Medical Solutions talked to the Institutes’ directors, Professor Willi A. Kalender, Ph.D., and Professor Werner Bautz, M.D., about their first experience with the new system.

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