Siemens Healthineers Unveils SOMATOM go. CT Platform For Excellent Return on Investment
November 27 2016 - 5:18PM
Business Wire
- Both new scanners – SOMATOM go.Now
and SOMATOM go.Up¹ – equally suited to new radiology departments
and expanding successful institutions
- New platform offers standardized
workflows and multi-year service packages
- Platform’s unique single-room
concept designed for reduced installation costs
- Scanner workflow controlled via
tablet
RSNA 2016: South Building, Hall A, Booth 1936 -- At the 102nd
Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society
of North America (RSNA), Nov. 27 to Dec. 2 at Chicago’s McCormick
Place, the separately managed healthcare business of Siemens AG is
presenting itself for the first time under its new brand name,
Siemens Healthineers. The new name underlines the company’s
pioneering spirit and its engineering expertise in the healthcare
industry. With a new strategic direction, Siemens Healthineers aims
to enable healthcare providers around the world to meet their
current challenges and to excel in their respective environments.
Through products and solutions designed to increase efficiency and
to reduce costs, Siemens Healthineers is setting new trends in
healthcare together with its customers – working under the motto
“Engineering Success. Pioneering Healthcare. Together.”
Based on key requirements expressed by its main customer groups
in radiology, Siemens Healthineers has developed an entirely new
platform for computed tomography (CT) that responds to diverse user
needs. The SOMATOM go. platform with the SOMATOM go.Now and SOMATOM
go.Up scanners offers automated, standardized workflows that help
users achieve profound clinical results. In addition, the
multi-year service packages and corresponding high financial
reliability help enable users to run their business successfully.
The innovative usage concept facilitates more comprehensive patient
care and offers radiology providers the option of using a
cost-efficient single-room concept for the first time.
The 32-slice SOMATOM go.Now is particularly suited to radiology
providers who want to establish a new CT department. SOMATOM go.Up
is equipped with a wider detector providing up to 64 slices. Among
other benefits, it offers faster scanning, which is especially
important for lung imaging – e.g., to screen for lung cancer. This
model is therefore suited for radiologists who want to expand an
already successful portfolio.
Co-developed with users
Siemens Healthineers held interviews and workshops with over 500
radiologists, radiology assistants, chief financial officers
(CFOs), patients, and referring physicians from various countries
to collaboratively identify key characteristics of an ideal CT
scanner. The result, says André Hartung, Head of Computed
Tomography at Siemens Healthineers, “is a platform that offers high
quality standards and responds to current needs for efficient
workflows, and to clinical and financial requirements – whether the
users are based in institutes in rural regions of newly
industrialized countries, or in radiology centers with a branch
network in North America and Europe.”
The workflow of the SOMATOM go. platform can be controlled via
tablet, which paves the way for a new, mobile workflow. Users can
control all routine examinations using just the tablet. The
standardized work steps enable users to run the scan with just a
few inputs. Automated postprocessing facilitates scanner operation,
enabling staff with less training to perform examinations, i.e.,
night shift emergencies. The standardization also gives
radiologists additional assurance with regard to the diagnostic
quality of the images. It helps avoid errors, the need for repeat
scans, and thus unnecessary wait times.
At the patient’s side
The new usage concept at the heart of SOMATOM go.Now and SOMATOM
go.Up also offers other advantages. Since the scanner workflow can
be controlled via tablet, medical staffers no longer need to move
between the scanner and the control room. Radiographers can remain
with patients while preparing the scan, which can make the
examination experience more pleasant for patients, particularly
children.
The scanners can be controlled on the move since all computer
hardware formerly located in the control room is now integrated
into the scanner gantry. This way, institutions can benefit from a
flexible room concept. Instead of requiring two or three rooms for
the scanner, the control unit, and possibly additional technology,
SOMATOM go. scanners can be installed in a single room with a
minimum size requirement. With this setup, a shielded niche is
enough to protect the radiology staff. This room concept
drastically reduces installation costs.
An all-in-one service package
Beyond the warranty period, the SOMATOM go. platform has a
service package – the Siemens Healthineers Connect Plan – that
extends for an additional two years, covers many replacement parts,
and includes user training. Additionally, the new Chronon X-ray
tube is designed for a long lifespan to relieve customers’
financial burden. Innovative remote service also significantly
reduces system downtimes, and many upgrades can be installed during
normal scanner operation.
Aside from the economic benefits of the SOMATOM go. platform,
Siemens Healthineers focused on clinically relevant features that
are particularly important for many routine applications – and in
this case, allow users to expand their radiological portfolio. A
brand-new detector based on the company’s proven Stellar technology
and spectral tin filters, which were previously available only on
high-end Siemens Healthineers scanners, allow users to perform lung
imaging at extremely low radiation doses. Regarding vascular
imaging, High Power 80 – another feature migrated from the premium
CT segment – keeps tube voltages extremely low, which helps reduce
dose and minimize iodine contrast.
¹ SOMATOM go.Now and SOMATOM go.Up are pending 510(k) clearance,
and are not yet commercially available in the United States
The products/features (here mentioned) are not commercially
available in all countries. Due to regulatory reasons, their future
availability cannot be guaranteed. Further details are available
from the local Siemens organizations.
The statements by Siemens customers described herein are based
on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting.
Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist
(e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be
no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same
results.
Siemens Healthineers is the separately managed healthcare
business of Siemens AG enabling healthcare providers worldwide to
meet their current challenges and to excel in their respective
environments. A leader in medical technology, Siemens Healthineers
is constantly innovating its portfolio of products and services in
its core areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging and in
laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine. Siemens Healthineers
is also actively developing its digital health services and
enterprise services. To help customers succeed in today’s dynamic
healthcare marketplace, Siemens Healthineers is championing new
business models that maximize opportunity and minimize risk for
healthcare providers.In fiscal 2016, which ended on September 30,
2016, Siemens Healthineers generated revenue of €13.5 billion and
net income of over €2.3 billion and has about 46,000 employees
worldwide. Further information is available at
www.siemens.com/healthineers.
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For Siemens HealthineersJeff Bell,
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