Press Releases: Computed Tomography
Select a different year:
Flash Speed. Lowest Dose.
November 24, 2008
Malvern, Pa., November 24, 2008 - With the SOMATOM® Definition Flash, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) is introducing a CT scanner that will set new standards regarding speed and dose reduction. The system requires only a fraction of the radiation dose that systems previously required to scan even the tiniest anatomical details faster than ever before. The SOMATOM Definition Flash is a new dual-source CT from Siemens, featuring two X-ray tubes that simultaneously revolve around the patient's body. The fastest scanning speed in CT (i.e., 43 cm/s) and a temporal resolution of 75 ms, enable for example complete scans of the entire chest region in just 0.6 seconds. Thus, patients are no longer required to hold their breath during the exam the way they had in the past. At the same time, the SOMATOM Definition Flash operates at an extremely reduced radiation dose. For example, a spiral heart scan can be performed with less than 1 millisievert (mSv), whereas the average effective dose required for this purpose usually ranges from 8 mSv to 40 mSv. More
Brigham & Women’s Adds Siemens SOMATOM Definition CT Systems
September 5, 2008
Adding to its current number of CT systems from Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Boston’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital, the 777-bed teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, has purchased an additional four CT systems: two SOMATOM® Definition AS 40-slice and two SOMATOM Definition AS+ 128-slice systems. More
Siemens Hits 6,000th Milestone Installation of SOMATOM Emotion CT Scanner
July 22, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., July 22, 2008 – From diagnosing heart disease through cardiac Computed Tomography (CT) to transforming into a stroke unit or therapy management tool for cancer patients, CT technology from Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) is delivering personalized care to fit the patient’s needs. As a further milestone, Siemens announces that its SOMATOM® Emotion has achieved its 6,000th installation at the newly opened Portsmouth Imaging Center of Newport Hospital in Rhode Island – making the SOMATOM Emotion the most popular CT system in the world based on system sales. More
Heart Scan with Lower Dosage Possible Using Dual-Source CT
July 17, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., July 17, 2008 – A new study reveals that, with dual-source computed tomography (DSCT), the effective dosage for a heart examination can be significantly lowered, in comparison to conventional computed tomography. The study also demonstrated that stenoses can be diagnosed with similar high accuracy as with invasive X-ray angiography. More
Siemens SOMATOM Definition AS Receives FDA Clearance
June 9, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., June 9, 2008 – Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (www.siemens.com/healthcare) has received FDA 510(k) market clearance for the SOMATOM® Definition AS, the world’s first adaptive CT scanner. The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston is one of the first facilities to install the scanner, adding to the SOMATOM Definition Dual Source MUSC installed in September 2006. More
Siemens Introduces Dual Energy Applications for General Imaging
May 13, 2008
ERLANGEN, Germany, May 13, 2008 – Following the introduction of the first-ever dual-source Computed Tomography (CT) system, SOMATOM® Definition, with two X-ray tubes that simultaneously generate different energies, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) has developed 10 dual energy (DE) applications. At the 10th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT, to be held in Las Vegas, May 13-16, Siemens will present its Optimum Contrast software, which brings new levels of contrast to sectional images created with dual energy applications. Thanks to these innovations, dual-energy applications, which were previously reserved for special clinical investigations, can now be used in a broad range of routine examinations that involve contrast medium. More
Bringing a New Rhythm to Cardiology Workflow: Siemens Demonstrates Answers to Cardiology's Toughest Questions
March 27, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill., March 27, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) will demonstrate how its laboratory diagnostics, imaging and information technology (IT) solutions are helping to “Bring a New Rhythm to Cardiology Workflow,” at the 57th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) from March 30 through April 1 at booth #3006. More
Siemens Introduces New Dual Energy Applications to SOMATOM Definition
March 10, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., March 10, 2008 – Encouraged by the outstanding marketing success of the worldwide first Dual-Source computed tomography (CT) system, the SOMATOM® Definition, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) announces the 510(k) market clearance of four new applications aimed at simplifying the diagnosis of diseases of the heart, brain, lungs, and extremity joints. With a dual X-ray tube and dual-detector design, the SOMATOM Definition routinely provides images at twice the temporal resolution, twice the speed, and twice the power of single-source systems. Siemens announced the new applications at ECR 2008, currently being held in Vienna. More
Siemens Unveils syngo WebSpace Enhancements at HIMSS
February 27, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 27, 2008 – Siemens (www.siemens.com/healthcare) today announced enhancements to its syngo® WebSpace, which turns office personal computers (PCs) and laptops* into computed tomography (CT) workplaces, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando. More
Siemens and National Jewish Medical and Research Center Form Strategic Alliance to Advance Shared Vision of Personalized Medicine
February 13, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., and Denver, Colo., February 13, 2008 – With a shared vision of a more personalized medicine, Siemens Healthcare and National Jewish Medical and Research Center have formed a strategic alliance to improve and develop novel imaging and diagnostic technologies using genomics, proteomics, and integrated research and clinical care. More
