The consolidation of equipment, staff and scan times can enable major cost savings, return on investment and excellence in patient care, as well as patient and staff satisfaction when innovation and integration work in tandem.

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With a small footprint, large bore, a short tunnel and an extra-wide, 500-pound-capacity bed (227 kg), Biograph mCT is designed to accommodate all kinds of patients including pediatric, bariatric, and geriatric comfortably and easily. The ability to complete studies in less time can reduce patients' anxiety. Biograph mCT's large 78 cm bore can also help to alleviate patients' sense of claustrophobia and allows better positioning of RTP devices, such as breast boards, and makes scanning of obese patients easier.


Biograph mCT adapts to virtually all patient types and clinical needs. Its unmatched isotropic resolution in CT, combined with its industry-best rotation time, brings out the finest anatomical details in every scan " routine and advanced" limiting motion artifacts. It is available in detector configurations of 40- 64-, and 128-slices, a first in integrated scanners. Biograph mCT's powerful HD/PET technology delivers highly detailed images with up to four times as much contrast. In fact, it is the world's only PET technology that offers 2 mm uniform resolution throughout the field of view (FOV).

Biograph mCT also addresses two of the foremost concerns related to scanning: scan time and radiation dose. With its ultra-low dose capability and super-fast PET acquisition time, scanning can be less stressful for the clinician and the patient.

"The ability to provide a high-quality imaging environment for patients that is accommodating, comfortable and reliable plays a key role in the success of a healthcare provider," said Montag. "The investment made in imaging equipment, such as this, will provide clinicians the information necessary to best diagnose and treat patients."

With Biograph mCT, a single room can be transformed into a fast, dual-modality scanning facility, where both CT and PET can be operated in one room with one staff, one schedule, and if required, one comprehensive exam. As a result, space, time and costs that would be required to implement such high-end systems separately can be reduced, while maximizing dual-modality utilization.

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