Siemens Healthineers has named August Calhoun, PhD, senior vice president of North America services. In this role, Calhoun assumes responsibility for all of Siemens’ services business lines in the U.S., including Customer Services (preventative maintenance and repair for imaging and laboratory diagnostic equipment, and education and training), Enterprise Services, and Digital Services.
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The FDA has cleared Siemens Healthineers’ Somatom Drive CT system, a new dual-source scanner that’s designed to deliver precision in diagnostic imaging in clinical disciplines such as pediatrics, emergency medicine, and oncology. The system also provides quality functions that help with reducing examination time, preparation, and follow-up care.
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InSightec, which specializes in MR-guided focused ultrasound therapy, has signed an agreement with Siemens Healthineers to develop compatibility between the company’s Exablate Neuro and Siemens 1.5T and 3T clinical MRI systems, Magnetom Aera and Skyra. Both parties will work toward providing access to Exablate Neuro for installed base, as well as new product installation customers.
Read MoreSiemens Healthineers chose the 24th Annual Health Forum/American Hospital Association Leadership Summit, which took place from July 17-19 in San Diego, as the venue to announce an expanded services portfolio for its customers in the United States.
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Patients will literally be at the center of the x-ray experience at Salt Lake City’s University of Utah Health Care, thanks to the hospital’s installation of Siemens Healthineers’ Multitom Rax Twin Robotic X-ray system. The installation, which marks the first in the United States, enables University of Utah Health Care patients to lie down or stand while the Multitom Rax’s two independent, ceiling-mounted robotic arms for the x-ray tube head and the flat-panel detector capture images around them.
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