by
Robert Garment, Executive Editor | August 10, 2005
SOMATOM Sensation 64
the worlds fastest CT
MALVERN, PA - Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting firm, has awarded Siemens Medical Solutions the "2005 Enabling Technology of the Year" award in recognition of being the first company to successfully introduce a 64-slice computed tomography (CT) system.
Siemens SOMATOM©[<00A9>][<00A9>] Sensation 64 is the world's fastest CT with a gantry rotation time of 0.33 seconds and provides unprecedented image quality, with the largest installation base worldwide of 330 systems to date.
"Frost & Sullivan applauds the pioneering initiative taken by Siemens Medical Solutions in successfully launching and establishing one of the most innovative products in the CT market today," said Stephen Mohan, vice president sales, Healthcare Practice North America, Frost & Sullivan. "With the introduction of the SOMATOM Sensation 64, healthcare professionals now consider it an industry standard in high-quality cardiovascular imaging. On the basis of its technological capability, Siemens has set a benchmark in the development and adoption of high-end technologies in the imaging industry."
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The Frost & Sullivan "Enabling Technology of the Year" award is presented to a company that has developed a technology that can benefit or revolutionize the industry. The award recipient must have developed a system or enabling component of a system that removes a significant stumbling block in the progression of technology. Before considering the recipient of this award, the analyst team tracks market participants' technology innovations through ongoing market research, market interviews, and extensive secondary and technology research.
"This award from Frost & Sullivan validates Siemens' leadership role in the CT marketplace," said Dr. Bernd Montag, president, CT division, Siemens Medical Solutions. "The SOMATOM Sensation 64's unique system design represents huge advancements in CT by setting new standards in image quality and resolution. As stated by customers, the SOMATOM Sensation 64 has successfully met and exceeded clinical demands in vascular and cardiac CT."
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The SOMATOM Sensation 64 is the world's fastest and most advanced 64-slice CT system. Known for outstanding capabilities such as Siemens z-Sharp
Technology, which doubles the scanner's data acquisition capacity, the system provides unprecedented image quality and can acquire images of the smallest intracranial, pulmonary, mesenteric, and peripheral vessels in less than 10 seconds. The shorter scanning times improve the physicians' ability to diagnose and treat disease states earlier and more accurately, while significantly increasing patient comfort.
