Siemens Healthcare will present its two new 16- and 32-slice configurations at this year’s JFR French radiology convention (Journées Françaises de Radiologie) in Paris. These new models make numerous high-end technologies available to a broader clientele for the first time with an additional option to upgrade the systems later to the established 64- and 128-slice configurations. For all four configurations, Siemens now offers the eCockpit technology package, which reportedly makes the Somatom Perspective not only easier and more cost-efficient to use, but also lengthens the systems’ service life. The eMode function, for example, helps reduce equipment downtime by more than 20 per cent. With the Somatom Perspective, Siemens Healthcare expands its product range in the lower and medium-priced segments. The two additional configurations will allow customers to tailor a CT system individually to fit their particular clinical needs. For example, the 16-slice configuration is suitable for routine scans but is also useful in pain therapy to ensure that analgesics are delivered to the right place during surgery. The 32-slice configuration provides more detailed imaging for bone fractures, examinations of the inner ear, or vascular applications; whereas the 64-slice scanner boasts of fast image acquisition. The 128-slice configuration is especially suitable for diagnostics in cardiology and paediatrics. The Somatom Perspective can expand the range of scan types at a clinic or surgery at a later time. The two new models can be upgraded to 64- or 128-slice configurations whenever desired.
Technologies such as Sinogram Affirmed Iterative Reconstruction (Safire) will also be available in the segment of 16- and 32-slice CT scanners. All four models will include the eCockpit technology package, which adds two new features to the established eMode function and further reduces the costs of operating a CT scanner.
If users have a Siemens Service Agreement and use eMode for more than 80 per cent of their CT scans, they will receive additional service advantages. For example, customers in Germany are given a discount of up to 10 per cent on service costs. If their Somatom Perspective is ever out of use, users in France and Australia will be reimbursed a fixed amount per missed scan. The new Somatom Perspective configurations are available from May 2014.
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