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From the Experts
SOMATOM CT scanners have been the preferred technology of the world´s leading healthcare institutions and clinical experts for both their daily clinical routine and clinical research.
Review the opinion of these specialists about the future of computed Tomography, explaining how the SOMATOM Definition, the industries most innovative scanner, sets a new trend in CT.
Stephan Achenbach, MD
Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg/Erlangen, Germany
"SOMATOM Definition impresses with its ability to accurately visualize small coronary arteries throughout all heart rates without the use of ß-blockers."
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Christoph R. Becker, MD
Section Chief CT, University Hospital of Munich-Grosshadern/
Munich, Germany
"SOMATOM Definition's breathtaking image quality enables us access complete new clinical applications, setting a new benchmark in CT."
Elliot K. Fishman, MD
Director Dignostic Radiology and Body CT at the Johns Hopkins Hospital/Baltimore, USA
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Gabriel P. Krestin, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam/Rotterdam, the Netherlands
"Instead of simply adding more slices, the increased temporal resolution of the SOMATOM Definition is the right development towards making coronary CTA the primary diagnostic test in suspected coronary artery disease."
Andrew W. Litt, MD
Vice Chairman of Financial Affairs, NYU Medical Center and School of Medicine/New York, USA
"Dual Source CT is opening exciting new diagnostic areas and it's particularly pleasing to find that it results in immediate, measurable improvements in time and patient care."
Matthijs Oudkerk, MD, PhD
Professor and Chairman of Radiology at University Medical Center Groningen/Groningen, the Netherlands
"Now we are able to examine obese patients, uncooperative patients, patients short of breath or with high heart rates, fast and accurately. With the Dual Source CT, we can do this without restriction, saving us and our patients' precious time in the acute setting."
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Michael Poon, MD
Director of Cardiovascular Medicine and Integrated Imaging Program, Cabrini Medical Center/New York, USA
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Maximilian Reiser, MD
Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospital of Munich-Grosshadern/Munich, Germany
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Richard D. White, MD
Professor and Chairman, University of Florida and Shands Jacksonville/Jacksonville, USA
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