At the 103rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Nov. 26 to Dec. 1 at Chicago's McCormick Place, Siemens Healthineers presents its new computed tomography (CT) scanner portfolio, which covers all major requirements and customer needs regarding CT imaging. With their innovative workflow technologies, the portfolio's four new CT scanners help deliver a new level of standardized, high-quality examinations that support clinical users on their way to precision medicine, while potentially improving patient satisfaction. The two new scanners in the SOMATOM go. platform – SOMATOM go.All and SOMATOM go.Top – expand the mobile workflow into advanced clinical fields such as cardiology and CT-guided intervention. This mobile workflow enables the technologist to remain closer to the patient during exam preparation and the actual scan. With its high-end systems for single- and dual-source imaging – SOMATOM Edge Plus, SOMATOM Drive, and SOMATOM Force – Siemens Healthineers is introducing to the CT market the new, innovative FAST (Fully Assisting Scanner Technologies) Integrated Workflow with the brand-new FAST 3D Camera.¹ Using artificial intelligence and deep learning technology, the camera automatically facilitates precise, consistent isocentric positioning of patients. By enabling the potential for fewer rescans, the potential for lower costs may be realized.

"We believe that our new scanner portfolio is the best possible answer to the very different challenges in computed tomography – in particular, to the simultaneous issues of growing patient numbers and declining reimbursement rates," said André Hartung, Head of Computed Tomography at Siemens Healthineers. "With our innovative technologies, we can contribute to the success of healthcare providers by helping them tap the full potential of CT and to offer high-quality examinations while also reducing costs."

Mobile workflow now in cardiology
With its new models SOMATOM go.All and SOMATOM go.Top, Siemens Healthineers further strengthens its SOMATOM go. platform and expands the range of clinical applications for its patient-centric mobile workflow operated via tablet and remote. With a 0.33 second rotation time and the established Stellar detector technology, the 64-slice SOMATOM go.All can cover scan ranges of up to 100 mm in one second. The 128-slice SOMATOM go.Top can perform whole-body scans of up to 200 cm with a scan speed of up to 175 mm per second. This means that users can deploy the SOMATOM go. platform's mobile workflow in advanced clinical fields such as emergency medicine, interventional radiology (steered by Guide&GO, the first tablet-based solution for CT-guided interventions), and even cardiology, which is a major growth area for many healthcare providers because of the sharp rise in coronary CT angiography.

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