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Do you find these healthcare trends challenging?

Concerned that patients may leave your institution dissatisfied?

“Improving patient satisfaction with their CT experience” is ranked top priority by CT department responsibles.¹⁾

_{1) IMV (2016): 2016 CT market outlook report.}

Wondering if you are operating your CT at its full potential?

“The use of protocols and radiation dose varies greatly,” studies¹⁾ that analyzed millions of CT examinations worldwide showed. And this is not because of the equipment characteristics, but mainly because of the choices of the individual users.

_{1) Smith-Bindmar R et al., International variation in radiation dose for computed tomography examinations: prospective cohort study, BMJ 2019;364:k4931.}

Curious about the use of AI in your CT? But also skeptical about it?

“Already, 77% of the devices anyone of us uses feature one form of AI or another.”¹⁾

_{1) https://techjury.net/stats-about/ai/}

Changes in patient expectations, technological development, and digitalization create challenging situations for healthcare providers. But the CT imaging market also holds many opportunities. You can profit, for example, by improving the diagnostic experience for patients and your work experience. Or by opening new reimbursement opportunities in advanced clinical fields.

To help you thrive, we have developed a family of CT scanners that helps you improve the patient experience and puts patients into the focus of care delivery: the SOMATOM® go.platform comprises the CT scanners SOMATOM go.Now, SOMATOM go.Up, SOMATOM go.All, and SOMATOM go.Top – as well as our dedicated radiotherapy CT scanners SOMATOM go.Sim and SOMATOM go.Open Pro.

Did you know that the SOMATOM go.platform originates from the medical community? It was co-created with 500 of our customers, from CEOs to the wonderful people who care for patients every single day. Based on their input, our engineers built the CT platform – and designed it specifically to overcome the obstacles associated with acquiring, operating, and maintaining a CT scanner.

Meet the SOMATOM go. scanners

SOMATOM go.Top is built for personalization of processes and care, allowing every operator to optimally adapt to individual patients and indications – and produce excellent CT results for the full clinical spectrum.

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Enhance possibilities

myExam Companion: Facilitate even advanced CT imaging

With myExam Companion, the SOMATOM go.platform offers intelligent imaging that works with you. Whether routine or advanced CT applications, it smartly and intuitively guides users and supports them in unlocking the system’s full potential automatically – independent of their level of experience.

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Mobile Workflow: Improve patient experience

The SOMATOM go.platform introduces an entirely new approach to operating a CT scanner. Built around a Mobile Workflow, it features a line-up of innovative solutions, including a tablet and remote control. Experience an unparalleled level of flexibility, mobility, and patient-friendliness in daily CT procedures.

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Watch this short demo of how simple it is to operate the SOMATOM go. tablet-based workflow and then try the SOMATOM go. workflow for yourself in the guided simulator below.

Try the SOMATOM go. workflow simulator, featuring a guided tour of our tablet-based workflow. You’ll get tips throughout that highlight the unique features built into the tablet interface. The intent of this simulation is to showcase how mobile workflow elements can enhance exam consistency, reduce exam set up time, and help technologists to stay closer to the patient.

FAST 3D Camera²⁾: Position patients precisely

The FAST 3D Camera helps your team provide first-time-right scans, manage tight schedules, and potentially examine more patients. It captures the patient’s shape, position, and height in three dimensions. Using infrared measurement, it even recognizes body contours. This is particularly useful, for example, when patients are wearing thicker clothes.

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GO technologies: Address your workflow beyond the scanner

The SOMATOM go.platform features intuitive solutions that address your workflow not only at the scanner but also beyond. GO technologies reduce repetitive workflow steps, help standardize & simplify all departmental processes.

Learn more about our GO technologies and other smart helpers in our CT scanners

Dedicated technologies: Expand your clinical portfolio

The SOMATOM go.platform allows you to cover a broad range of clinical fields. Built on intuitive technologies and workflows, it enables all users to provide the best scan for every patient – no matter the clinical demands and challenges in routine examinations such as oncology and orthopedic exams. Additionally, all SOMATOM go. CT scanners feature dedicated solutions for safe and easy CT-guided interventions. Some members of the SOMATOM go. family also offer great capabilities in acute care or cardiac CT, for example.

Tin Filter – translated into unprecedented clinical value
Achieves ultra-low dose levels by cutting out lower energies and optimizes image quality at the interface between soft tissue and air.

Tin Filter – translated into unprecedented clinical value
“6 times lower dose compared with other scanners. Subjective image quality was judged equal or better.”
_{Dr J. Arenas-Jimenez et al., CT radiologist, Alicante ES, Alicante, Spain}
_{Clinical image courtesy of Alicante ES, Spain. Results from a study with the SOMATOM go.Up}

The statements by Siemens Healthineers’ 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

Stellar detector – translated into unprecedented clinical value
“The use of integrated electronics showed a substantially reduced level of electronic noise resulting in reductions in image noise and artifacts¹⁾.”
_{Duan Xinhui et al., Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, USA}
^{1) Electronic Noise in CT Detectors: Impact on Image Noise and Artifacts, Medical Physics and Informatics, 201:626-632, 2013
Clinical image courtesy of Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, USA}

High Power – translated into unprecedented clinical value
“… we are able to reduce contrast media by 30% on average. And the contrast is still great!”
_{Mario Jorge Silverio Ribeiro, CT radiographer, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal}
_{Clinical image courtesy of Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal. Customer results with the SOMATOM go.Up}

Niche setup of CT scanner — Niche setup in the examination room

Initial investment and operational costs: Outsmarting installation and recurring costs

All CT scanners of the SOMATOM go.platform come with low installation costs. Thanks to gantry-integrated computers and a flexible room concept, you no longer need to invest in a separate control room. Whatever concept you will choose, you are fully protected while the X-ray is on.

And once you are up and running, we will not leave you alone. Beyond the initial investment, there are recurring operational costs affecting your bottom line. The SOMATOM go.platform is well equipped to help you with them as well. At the core of their design the scanners of the platform enable lower electrical consumption compared to previous models⁴⁾ and may even allow for reduction of the contrast media using the High Power technology.

Drive standardization with syngo Virtual Cockpit

Fleet management: Enhance standardization and drive efficiency

syngo Virtual Cockpit is designed to assist scan procedures from a distance. Enabled by syngo Expert-i, expert colleagues receive access to the scanner and can support less experienced technologists – for reproducible results across your entire CT system fleet.

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And with our cloud-based performance management solution teamplay, you get a transparent overview of your system data. Easily identify areas of improvement and monitor your Siemens Healthineers fleet’s performance.

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Advance Plans with AdvanceNow: The service plan in the digital era

The Advance Plans are Siemens Healthineers’ service agreements for maximized efficiency and excellent clinical outcome in the digital era. They comprise a wealth of innovative and intelligent services that keep you cutting-edge, connected, and competitive. At the core of every service contract is Siemens Healthineers’ continuous update and upgrade service AdvanceNow. This key component provides frequent software updates and upgrades – including cybersecurity patches – and replacement of computer hardware as required, enabling you to benefit from advancements in intelligent imaging. Keep your imaging equipment up-to-date, constantly and easily.

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Dose reduction potential as a result of noise reduction

Not available for SOMATOM go.Now

In clinical practice, the use of SAFIRE may reduce CT patient dose depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical location, and clinical practice. A consultation with a radiologist and a physicist should be made to determine the appropriate dose to obtain diagnostic image quality for the particular clinical task.

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Arenas-Jimenez J, et al. Image quality and radiation dose at routine unenhanced chest-CT using a tin filter in a new single-source CT model: Comparison with other chest-CT scans in the same patient. Poster presented at: Joint ESTI ‒ ESCR Annual Scientific Meeting 2018; May 24-26, 2018; Geneva, Switzerland.