Siemens Molecular & Anatomical Registration Technologies (SMART) address the traditional problems of inaccurate attenuation correction through misregistration of anatomical and functional images. SMART Auto Cardiac Registration quickly, automatically and precisely registers CT and PET scans during cardiac imaging. After identifying the heart, the software aligns the molecular and anatomical images for optional attenuation correction. It reduces the variability between users, providing consistently accurate and reproducible quantification.

Optimizing cardiac, vascular imaging with Dot
Cardiac MRI has established itself as an accurate, highly reproducible imaging modality, thanks in part to Siemens' Dot™ (day optimizing throughput) workflow technology. Developed to reduce the complexity of cardiac MRI scanning and to increase productivity, the Cardiac Dot Engine guides the user through cardiac exams. It automatically selects customized protocols based on the patient's condition and clinical indication with a few mouse clicks. Through user guidance, patient personalization, and exam automation provided by Dot, facilities can increase their productivity up to 50 percent.7 The Cardiac Dot engine is available with the MAGNETOM® Aera 1.5T and MAGNETOM Skyra 3T scanners.
Angio Dot Engine and TimCT Angiography are unique Siemens offerings that help acquire noncontrast enhanced and contrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA) more efficiently and help ensure improved image quality.

¹ Not commercially available. Due to regulatory reasons, its future availability cannot be guaranteed.

² syngo.via can be used as a standalone device or with a variety of syngo.via-based software options, which are medical devices in their own rights.

³ This feature is currently only available for sale in the U.S.

5 syngo Dynamics Mobile is not for diagnostic use.

6 Prerequisites include: Internet connection to clinical network, DICOM compliance, meeting of minimum hardware requirements, and adherence to local data security regulations.

7 In clinical practice, the use of SAFIRE may reduce CT patient dose depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical location, and clinical practice. A consultation with a radiologist and a physicist should be made to determine the appropriate dose to obtain diagnostic image quality for the particular clinical task. The following test method was used to determine a 54 to 60% dose reduction when using the SAFIRE reconstruction software. Noise, CT numbers, homogeneity, low-contrast resolution and high contrast resolution were assessed in a Gammex 438 phantom. Low-dose data reconstructed with SAFIRE showed the same image quality compared to full dose data based on this test. Data on file.

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