Below you find frequently ask questions and answers for Siemens' AXIOM Artis TA;

AXIOM Artis TA FAQs

Can I retrieve medical images and data from other departments in the hospital?

Is it possible to analyze images and determine therapy while still in the examination room?

Is it possible to access archived images and patient data during the course of the examination?

Is the image quality automatically optimized?

Is it possible to reduce radiation exposure while positioning the patient?

Are preset working positions available?

Can I view CT, MR, and angiographic images on the same screen?

Can I incorporate my system in a DICOM network?

What is the weight limit on an Artis table?

What is the course of a peripheral examination?

What is the advantage of DYNAVISION for 3D reconstructions?

AXIOM Artis TA FAQs

Yes. AXIOM Artis supports full DICOM functionality, allowing easy and efficient transmission and exchange of data. With AXIOM Artis you transcend the limits of the typical examina- tion room, because the system is no longer a stand alone system, rather it's part of the overall hospital data manage- ment system. Depending on your individual needs, you can archive data directly to the network, via DICOM, on the hard copy camera, or on CD. With the Query/Retrieve function in the imaging system, you can access images from various modalities, not only via an external workstation, but right in the examination room itself.

You are in complete control of the system, and you are able to perform all worksteps in the patient's vicinity, at the patient table. This gives you immediate access to important decision making criteria to determine how the examination will proceed. For example, you are able to quickly select the desired exposure or fluoroscopy frame rate, or to perform stenosis and left ventricle quntification during an ongoing examination.

Yes. With AXIOM you are in control right from the examination table. During the course of an examination it is possible to view archived images and other patient data. With the DICOM Query/Retrieve function, you can receive images from other modalities, even in the imaging system, which can then be displayed directly in the examination room, an extremely useful and unique feature.

Yes, through DDO. Dynamic Density Optimization (DDO) is new and an additional quantum leap in image quality. DDO works in real-time and harmonizes the distribution of gray steps in the image. The diagnostic quality of your images is enhanced and provides you with more detailed information.

CAREPOSITION, the new and unique Siemens functionality, allows for patient positioning without radiation. Through the use of graphic markers in the last image hold, you can position the patient image relative to the last fluoro image. You save on radiation and protect your patients.

According to the particular application profile, you use the joystick to bring the system into pre-programmed working positions, saving you time and simplifying the examination process.

The unique Multimodality Display enables you to display CT and MR images in the examination room. The benefit for you, a direct comparison of images in the examination room with an immediate decision regarding therapy. No more time consuming comparisons of images from different modalities outside the examination room. This increases safety and reduces examination times, a noticeable advantage for both physician and patient, and all of this helps to reduce costs.

With AXIOM Artis TA you transcend the limits of the typical examination room, because the system for universal angiographic diagnostics and interventions is no longer a stand alone system, rather it's part of the overall hospital data management system. Depending on your individual needs, you can archive data directly to the network, via DICOM on the hard copy camera, or on CD. With the Query/Retrieve function in the imaging system, you can access images from various modalities, not only via an external workstation, but right in the examination room itself.

The patient weight limit on an Artis table is 440 pounds (200 kg).

In peripheral angiography with stepping, using only one contrast medium injection, the object region being examined is imaged in individual segments. During this run, optimum acquisition parameters are determined automatically. The Last Image Hold in the fluoroscopic mode allows radiation- free collimation and positioning of the semi-transparent filters. Afterwards the mask run is performed. Once all masks are acquired, the system automatically changes to the DSA technique, allowing it to monitor the flow of the contrast medium. Depending on the flow rate, the stepping can then be adjusted individually.

DYNAVISION is a system integrated solution for aquisition of a 3D dataset with rotational angiography. The imaging system, generator system and stand work smoothly and effectively together, thus providing optimal matching of the mask and the filling images. DYNAVISION generates the exposures with angle-triggering: An extremely precise match is achieved through the fixed assignment of mask and fill images, even at low frame rates and fast rotation. It also minimizes the patient dose, reduces examination time and improves image quality and patient comfort.