Siemens Healthineers has announced that the FDA has cleared the company’s Compressed Sensing technology, which slashes the long acquisition times associated with MRI to enable dramatically shortened scans. For example, cardiac cine imaging with Compressed Sensing can be completed in just 16 seconds rather than the traditional 4 minutes.
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Siemens Healthineers has received FDA clearance for its Magnetom Sempra, a 60-cm 1.5T MRI system. According to the company, this scanner is distinguished by its low operating costs, innovative technologies, and full-coverage service contract, which are designed to help radiological practices and groups, as well as small- and medium-sized hospitals.
Read MoreSiemens Healthineers and biotechnology company Biogen have inked a deal to jointly develop MRI applications with the intent of quantifying key markers of multiple sclerosis (MS) disease activity and progression. Officials for Siemens say this partnership will enable the development of new measurement tools to better understand and combat MS.
Read MoreSiemens Healthineers has expanded its online learning platform PEPconnect to include approximately 1,000 new learning modules for medical imaging customers. Effective immediately, users can use PEPconnect to access training courses on Siemens Healthineers systems for imaging and minimally invasive therapy in seven different languages.
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Siemens Healthineers has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the Somatom Confidence RT Pro CT scanner, which offers features dedicated to radiation therapy (RT) planning. Together with a new version of the company’s optional syngo.via RT Image Suite software, the Somatom Confidence RT Pro helps customers achieve personalized scans.
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