Press Releases: Computed Tomography

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Nine UK orders received for flash speed and low dose CT

17 December 2009

The SOMATOM® Definition Flash, Siemens Healthcare’s next generation Dual Source CT, has received nine orders in five months of clinical availability in the UK. The system, globally launched at RSNA 2008, is now operational in NHS and private healthcare institutions. More

Images in a flash at the lowest dose at Spire Bushey Hospital

09 December 2009

Spire Bushey Hospital in Hertfordshire has taken delivery of the first private sector SOMATOM® Definition Flash CT from Siemens Healthcare. The installation marks the first phase of a multi-million pound development to offer new services to patients. The scanner replaces a visiting mobile unit that was available three times a week so that patients now have access to a state-of-the-art, permanent on-site scanning facility. More

UK first for The London Chest Hospital

25 November 2009

The London Chest Hospital, part of Barts and The London NHS Trust, has installed the first Siemens SOMATOM® Definition Flash CT system in the UK for fast CT speed combined with the lowest radiation dose. The scanner purchase was made possible by funding from The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), enabling experts at Barts and The London Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit to undertake cardiac research. More

Addenbrooke’s Hospital introduces revolutionary CT to transform patient care

17 November 2009

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has today unveiled the first SOMATOM® Definition Flash situated outside of London. Set to enhance cardiac services at the Trust, the state-of-the-art CT will offer local patients an advanced onsite technology for faster, more accurate diagnoses. Funding for the system was secured by a combination of NHS funding and a charitable donation through Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust. More

Bassetlaw installs a trio of Siemens systems for high quality imaging

26 October 2009

Bassetlaw Hospital, part of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is benefiting from enhanced imaging capabilities and streamlined workflow following the installations of a MAGNETOM® Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI, Artis zee™ Multipurpose and SOMATOM® Sensation CT from Siemens Healthcare. More

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary installs Scotland’s first adaptive Definition AS+

14 October 2009

Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, part of NHS Grampian, has installed a SOMATOM® Definition AS+ CT from Siemens Healthcare. The system will provide a long-term solution to meet the hospital’s CT needs. The Definition AS+ is being used for head and body scans while the other CT at the hospital is concentrating solely on body scanning. The system adapts seamlessly to all patient types, including paediatric and bariatric patients. More

CT scans unlock ancient Egyptian secrets

21 September 2009

A team of radiographers from City University London recently examined a 2,500 year old Egyptian mummy named Tahemaa. A SOMATOM^® Emotion CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare was used to learn more about how Tahemaa died without damaging the corpse. More

Addenbrooke’s Hospital adds Emotion to CT portfolio

17 August 2009

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has added a SOMATOM^® Emotion to its CT department. The new CT is a welcome addition to the department, enabling clinicians to meet demands for rapid diagnosis by speeding up the number of routine patients they can scan. More

Addenbrooke’s places first UK order for next generation imaging system

06 July 2009

Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge will be one of the first sites to benefit from Siemens’ advanced CT, the SOMATOM® Definition Flash. The hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has placed the first UK order for the new system which will be installed later in the year. More

Royal Bournemouth Hospital sails into new era of imaging capabilities

22 June 2009

The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, part of The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has officially opened its CT, MR and interventional imaging suites, marking a milestone in the radiology services it can offer patients. Two Artis zee™ interventional systems and two MRI units from Siemens Healthcare were welcomed at an opening event held recently to mark the end to four years of development. More

Ramsay Health Care extends services with mobile 64-slice CT

11 May 2009

Ramsay Health Care UK, in conjunction with Siemens, has installed a 64-slice CT scanner into a mobile vehicle. The SOMATOM® Definition AS is a leading high-end multislice CT with uncompromising versatility. It is being used to provide a high quality CT service to eight hospitals within the Ramsay Health Care group and replaced a six-slice Siemens SOMATOM Emotion CT. More

Siemens awarded multi-million medical imaging contract to kit out new acute hospital

16 April 2009

The new acute hospital to serve the healthcare needs of residents in Birmingham and the West Midlands will benefit from a raft of innovative medical imaging technologies when it opens its doors to patients in 2010. A multi-million pound investment on four MRI scanners, four CT and three SPECT/CT systems has been made by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). Siemens Healthcare will be supplying the equipment in these three modality areas for the new hospital, which has just been named as the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB), providing a first class service to patients. More

High quality imaging solutions for individual patient needs highlighted at UKRC 2009

31 March 2009

At this year’s UKRC, Siemens will be showcasing its range of solutions for high quality, personalised patient care on stand number 540. It will include the first UK appearance of the new Definition Flash CT scanner, designed to deliver diagnostic images in a flash at the lowest dose. Offerings in women’s health will also be presented both on the stand and off in an adjacent mobile trailer. More

Integrated diagnostic solutions at BSAVA Congress

05 March 2009

Siemens will be showcasing its range of solutions for veterinary applications on stand number 709 at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress in Birmingham, 2-5 April 2009. More

New CT systems complete triple installation

26 February 2009

Patients at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital are receiving faster and more accurate imaging following the recent installation of two new CT scanners from Siemens Healthcare. The SOMATOM® Definition AS and AS+ CT scanners join an existing SOMATOM® Sensation 16, providing local patients with comprehensive imaging care. More

Croft Vets enhances facilities with CT scanner

26 January 2009

Croft Vets, the North East’s leading veterinary practice, recently opened its state-of-the-art flagship hospital in Cramlington, Northumberland to provide a centralised service. The new hospital is part of a £3 million investment by the organisation with a 24 hour emergency and surgical facility. Included in the range of technology at the new site is an advanced CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare. Since the centre opened, the SOMATOM® Spirit CT has been used for general diagnostic imaging as well as orthopaedic referrals and neurology scans. More

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital enhances stroke and cardiac services with new CT scanner

12 January 2009

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London has installed a SOMATOM® Definition AS+ CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare. This adaptive imaging solution is the first to be installed into a National Health Service hospital and is currently being used for a wide range of procedures as well as supporting the cardiac and stroke related services. More