From the May 2014 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine



Mobile C-arm with flat-panel detector
Siemens Healthcare has announced FDA clearance of the 25 kW power Cios Alpha.

With its new radiographic collimators, the system has a field of view that is up to 25 percent larger than current mobile C-arms. When the surgeon rotates the square image, the system’s new collimators follow automatically, tracking image rotation.

The system can be operated from three identical touch screens – on the C-arm, the mobile workstation, and the table-side control. Operating staff members can use a small image preview integrated into the touch screens that enables easy storage and retrieval of C-arm positions, eliminating manual repositioning. And the system’s vessel overlay software provides a better overview during vascular procedures.




FDA clears new CT
GE Healthcare recently announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its Revolution CT.

The system includes 16 cm whole organ coverage, spatial resolution through the new Gemstone Clarity Detector, and a new gantry designed to image at 0.28s rotation speed and tested to support rotation speeds up to 0.2 sec in the future.

The clinical impact:

• Cardiology: One beat, motion-free cardiac in high definition at any heart rate with or without beta blockers.


• Oncology: Low dose, whole organ diagnosis and follow up of organs enabled by dynamic acquisition modes.


• Neurology: Rapid, comprehensive stroke assessment with whole brain perfusion and dynamic CT angiography at very low dose.

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