FDA OKs Siemens' 64-slice and open CT Systems
The FDA has given the green light to Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. to market its 64-slice and open 16-slice CT scanners.
The 510(k) clearances were announced this week for Siemens' Somatom Sensation 64 and Somatom Sensation Open, respectively.
The Somatom Sensation 64 provides 64-slice sub-millimeter imaging per rotation and gantry rotation time at 0.37 second for speed and sub-millimeter volume coverage. The company says the scanner also enhances cardiac, neurology and body imaging applications with an isotropic spatial resolution of 0.4 mm.
With an 82-centimeter extended field-of-view and 82-centimeter large gantry bore, the Somatom Sensation Open is designed to facilitate improved patient accessibility and positioning. The scanner also enables enhanced levels of diagnostic support for CT-based radiation treatment planning, trauma applications, interventional procedures and imaging of bariatric patients.
The 510(k) clearances were announced this week for Siemens' Somatom Sensation 64 and Somatom Sensation Open, respectively.
The Somatom Sensation 64 provides 64-slice sub-millimeter imaging per rotation and gantry rotation time at 0.37 second for speed and sub-millimeter volume coverage. The company says the scanner also enhances cardiac, neurology and body imaging applications with an isotropic spatial resolution of 0.4 mm.
With an 82-centimeter extended field-of-view and 82-centimeter large gantry bore, the Somatom Sensation Open is designed to facilitate improved patient accessibility and positioning. The scanner also enables enhanced levels of diagnostic support for CT-based radiation treatment planning, trauma applications, interventional procedures and imaging of bariatric patients.