Siemens Healthcare wants to be its customers' preferred partner in all clinical and business matters. Hence, on the 2008 congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Siemens placed an emphasis on the comprehensive approach to clinical and economic aspects in cardiology. Using the example of clinical treatment paths for coronary heart disease, the visitor to the fair can learn about the share that each imaging modality and the laboratory diagnostics can contribute to prevention, acute treatment, and follow-up. Furthermore, it is demonstrated how patient management is supported by clinical IT systems.

There is undisputedly more than one way of visualizing coronaries. However, the crucial question is what benefit the patient gains from a given modality. In order to discuss this topic, worldwide renowned clinical experts will be ready to answer the visitors' questions at the trade fair booth, taking into account results from scientific investigations.
Within the scope of hands-on training events offered by Siemens exclusively at the ESC, interested visitors can gain practical experience in handling cardiac data from computed tomography and magnetic resonance tomography under the instruction of experts from clinics and from Siemens.


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Acuson SC2000 is the world's first echocardiography system to acquire instantaneous, non-stitched full-volume images of the heart in a single heartbeat Siemens Healthcare unveils the Acuson SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system, the first system in the world to acquire non-stitched real-time full-volume 3D images of the heart in one single heart cycle. Called "Echo in a Heartbeat," this new technology marks the greatest paradigm shift in ultrasound since the introduction of 2D imaging in the late '70s. Instantaneous, non-stitched, full-volume imaging comes 55 years after echocardiography pioneers Inge Edler und Hellmuth Hertz acquired the world's first cardiac ultrasound recording using Siemens technology in 1953.

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IQ/SPECT technology is achieved with SMARTZOOM, a specially designed "smart" collimator that magnifies the heart while imaging the rest of the torso under traditional conditions. Typically, cardiac SPECT data is obtained through keeping the detectors positioned at 90 degrees and as close to the body as possible, utilizing mechanically centered detector rotation, where organ specific magnification cannot be achieved. The flexible mechanics of the Symbia S and T gantries allow an organ centric detector rotation that can zero-in on the organ of interest; in this case, the heart. Combining this organ centric orbit acquisition technique, fast, 3D iterative reconstruction that is optimized for more confident diagnoses, and improved patient comfort from a quicker scan, IQ/SPECT will set the standard for image quality, speed, productivity and throughput.

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