In SOMATOM Edge Plus and the Dual Source scanners SOMATOM Drive and SOMATOM Force, a 3D camera is fitted above the patient table that uses artificial intelligence and deep learning technologies to recognize patient anatomical landmarks. This technology enables institutions to potentially have fewer rescans, decrease the time required for patients and staff, and therefore benefit from precise diagnostics at lower cost. The two touch-operated control panels fitted directly on the scanner allow radiology staff to remain close to the patient during most of the time needed for scan preparation.

The new single-source SOMATOM Edge Plus system combines the Straton MX Sigma X-ray tube, high power reserves at every kV value in 10-kV steps, and the Stellar Infinity detector. This provides the powerful imaging chain for scanning obese patients with diagnostic confidence – enabling sharp, rich-in-contrast images at high speed and low dose. In addition, the scanner is equipped with TwinBeam Dual Energy scan modes and the Tin Filter technology that facilitates CT scans at very low doses by shielding patients from clinically irrelevant radiation. Tin Filter technology can be used in all routine examinations and allows users to perform CT imaging at very low dose values which, in the case of lung cancer screening, for instance, do not exceed those of a normal X-ray examination. With the introduction of the new scanners, Tin Filter technology is now available across the complete Siemens Healthineers CT portfolio.


The new version of the SOMATOM Force system delivers – as evidenced in its initial model – impressive results, particularly in highly challenging situations. One example is functional imaging. Although functional imaging provides additional image information, the high levels of radiation involved mean that it has yet to become routine in many applications. SOMATOM Force allows functional imaging to become part of clinical practice because it offers a perfusion range of up to 22 cm that can cover entire organs. Its Vectron X-ray tubes, with a power-independent focal spot size of just 0.4 × 0.5 mm (IEC) and the highly sensitive Stellar Infinity detector, make SOMATOM Force the ideal scanner when high-speed (up to 737 mm/s), large-volume coverage combined with outstanding image quality is required. Furthermore, the scanner offers precise and dose-neutral quantification with the best spectral separation in Dual Energy acquisition to generate high-quality diagnostic results.

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