World's First Clinical Images Released Using 64-Slice CT Scanner
May 10 2004 - 8:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
World's First Clinical Images Released Using 64-Slice CT Scanner
MALVERN, Pa., May 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens today
released the world's first clinical images of the carotid arteries
acquired using the SOMATOM Sensation 64(TM) computed tomography
system, which takes 64 "slices" of the human anatomy, delivering
unprecedented diagnostic detail in less than 10 seconds. (Photo:
NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040510/PHMV001)
"Imaging of this quality, sharpness and speed gives us the
opportunity to study the human anatomy at a level that has only
been dreamt about," said Prof. Dr. Bautz, Institute of Diagnostic
Radiology, the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg,
where the images were acquired. ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AVAILABLE
UPON REQUEST. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040510/PHMV001
DATASOURCE: Siemens Medical Solutions CONTACT: LuJean Smith of
Siemens Medical Solutions, +1-425-432-9601, Web site:
http://www.usa.siemens.com/medical
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