Siemens scores Georgia PET/CT install

Justine Varieur Cadet | | Health Imaging | Molecular Imaging
Rome Imaging Center and the Rome Radiology Group in Georgia have installed a Biograph TruPoint 16-slice PET/CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare.

The company said the system features capabilities such as high-definition PET and routine 10-minute, whole-body imaging. In addition, the Biograph TruePoint 16 is able to provide 2-mm uniform PET resolution and improvement in signal-to-noise ratio. The Biograph 16-slice PET/CT system features a 500-pound capacity patient bed, a 70-cm patient bore and efficient workflow system, Siemens said.

Justine Varieur Cadet

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