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Siemens Brings Patient-centered Care and Productivity to Urologists at AUA 2006
ATLANTA, MAY 19, 2006 – Siemens Medical Solutions is arming urologists with tools and solutions to address the field’s most pressing issues: time, cost and quality of care. Visitors to the Siemens booth (#3459) at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, being held May 20-25 in Atlanta, will witness how the company’s full line of urology solutions are helping to improve patient care while driving down costs.
“The high demand for urology procedures coupled with an ever-increasing shortage of personnel is augmenting the need for improved workflow and cost-effectiveness throughout urology practices,” said Tom McCausland, president, Siemens Medical Solutions USA. “Siemens meets this challenge head on with a comprehensive portfolio of urology solutions.”
From early detection and diagnosis, to treatment and follow-up, Siemens offers urology solutions across the continuum of care, spanning the breadth of the industry’s most advanced imaging technologies available today. These solutions draw from a range of urology, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), information technology (IT) and lithotripsy systems.
In addition to introducing a new configuration for its MODULARIS lithotripsy system, Siemens will highlight the following innovations at AUA as part its comprehensive urology solutions offering:
- The UROSKOP® Access – a floor-mounted, dedicated urodiagnostic table enabling unrestricted, symmetrical patient access. Coupled with superior digital image quality and dose reduction features, urologists can optimize both diagnostic and therapeutic workflows.
- MODULARIS® Litho Vario – a mobile extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) system providing a powerful solution for the treatment of kidney stones. The system’s distinctive Shock Wave System “Cplus” technology provides greater efficacy in stone breakage, increased penetration depth of 140mm, a variable shock wave frequency (60/90/120), and a longer life of the shock head.
- SONOLINE G20™ and SONOLINE G40™ – ultrasound systems supporting most applications in urology. The Autocolor™ single step color Doppler optimization technology of the SONOLINE G40 helps to streamline workflow and increase diagnostic confidence by allowing a distinct differentiation of flow states in the prostate. With its 355-degree biplane and rectal probe, the SONOLINE G20 incorporates best-in-class workflow advancements and user-matched ergonomics in a small footprint black-and-white system. Increased patient care is being achieved with its prostate brachytherapy template that allows a more accurate placement of prostate seeds.
- MVision™ Megavoltage Cone Beam (MVCB) Imaging Package – a unique volumetric in-line target imaging solution for pelvic and other applications. The natural next step in Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), it is the first commercial implementation of cone beam technology utilizing a standard radiotherapy treatment beam. MVision makes it possible for the megavoltage (MV) source used for treatment to also create a 3D image of the patient, enabling safer, more accurate treatment.
Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) with headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania and Erlangen, Germany, is one of the largest suppliers to the healthcare industry in the world. The company is known for bringing together innovative medical technologies, healthcare information systems, management consulting, and support services, to help customers achieve tangible, sustainable, clinical and financial outcomes. Employing approximately 31,000 people worldwide and operating in more than 120 countries, Siemens Medical Solutions reported sales of 7.6 billion EUR, orders of 8.6 billion EUR and group profit of 976 million EUR for fiscal 2005. More information can be obtained by visiting www.usa.siemens.com/medical-pressroom.
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