2. Prof. Dr. Dr. Jürgen Debus,
Medical Director, Radiology Department,
University of Heidelberg, Germany
“ SOMATOM
Sensation Open
gives us the
flexibility of a large
bore CT while
having a solution for
virtually all advanced
CT examinations
at the same time.”
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7. 8 Siemens – The Trendsetter in CT
12 The New SOMATOM Sensation Open –
Flexibility in CT
14 Expand Your View with the New
SOMATOM Sensation Open
18 Extensive Accessibility –
Extended Clinical Spectrum
22 Unprecedented Image Quality and
Detail in Large Bore CT
28 Lowest Patient Exposure
32 syngo – It’s All About You
34 CT Clinical Engines –
Diagnostic Speed and Confidence in CT
36 CT Oncology Engine
37 CT Neuro Engine
40 Configuration Overview
44 Life – Our Customer Care Program
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8. For over 30 years Siemens Medical
Solutions has been a leader in CT
innovation. Our philosophy has always
been to integrate cutting-edge imaging
technology into daily clinical practice, thus
ensuring the highest level of patient care possible.
We continued this tradition by firmly establishing a
new industry benchmark for diagnostic excellence with
the world’s first high-performance large bore CT scanner.
Leading healthcare institutions and clinical experts trust
SOMATOM® Sensation Open’s excellent performance in both
daily routine and clinical research.
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10. “ The Sensation Open provides us
with the detail and speed
we need for a fast, accurate,
and confident diagnosis.”
Michael V. Knopp, MD, PhD,
Chairman and Professor of Radiology,
Ohio State University Hospital, USA
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12. SOMATOM Sensation Open meets today’s
challenges, combining the advantages of a
large, 82 cm bore with advanced multislice
CT technology. By harmonizing patient
accessibility, volume coverage, and acquisition
speed, SOMATOM Sensation Open provides
optimal care for virtually all patients.
With excellent performance in both routine
and advanced CT examinations,
SOMATOM Sensation Open is the premier
solution, providing you with new levels of
diagnostic support for radiation therapy
planning, CT-based trauma applications,
interventional procedures and imaging of
bariatric patients.
SOMATOM Sensation Open is available on
rails, our sliding gantry solution – increasing
the flexibility in your individual workflow.
SOMATOM Sensation Open provides you
with significant performance enhancements.
The revolutionary STRATON® tube,
z-Sharp™ Technology* with up to 40-slice
acquisition, WorkStream4D™, and a wide
range of dedicated imaging applications
make SOMATOM Sensation Open a complete
solution with maximum flexibility.
And when you equip your system with
the optional CT Oncology or CT Neuro Engine,
you will always have the tools needed for fast
and effective diagnosis and staging of
oncology or neuro patients as well as a strong
foundation for radiation treatment planning.
12 * Optional
14. Expand Your View with the New
SOMATOM Sensation Open
Extensive Accessibility – Extended Clinical Spectrum
Get the flexibility to optimally position virtually all
patients for radiation therapy planning. The large 82 cm
gantry opening allows easy patient access for CT-guided
interventions or even when treating obese patients.
Unprecedented Image Quality and Detail in
Large Bore CT
Utilizing the unparalleled STRATON X-ray tube, obtain
up to 40 slices* per rotation with the industry’s highest
routine isotropic resolution of below 0.4 mm*.
Lowest Patient Exposure
Reduce dose up to 68 %** while maintaining optimal
image quality with Siemens’ unique CARE solutions.
Diagnostic Speed and Confidence in CT
Enhance clinical performance and substantially reduce
processing time with our CT Clinical Engines – the
intelligent combination of workflow solutions and
advanced applications.
Available functionality depends on system configuration.
* Optional with z-Sharp Technology.
14 ** Results may vary. Data on file.
17. ” With the 82 cm
gantry aperture
of the SOMATOM
Sensation Open,
we are able to
optimally position
our patients
regardless of
positioning aids
and patient size.“
Jeff Forget, BS, RT (T)
Chief Therapist Radiation Oncology
William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, Michigan, USA
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18. Extensive Accessibility –
Extended Clinical Spectrum
SOMATOM Sensation Open combines the
advantages of large bore CT and advanced
multislice CT technology for radiation therapy
planning, CT based trauma applications,
interventional procedures, and imaging of
bariatric patients.
The large 82 cm gantry aperture allows easy
positioning for virtually all radiation therapy
patients, thereby meeting your treatment
workflow needs – without compromise. In
addition, the unprecedented 82 cm extended
Field of View enables visualization of the
complete anatomy for more accurate treatment
planning. With our completely integrated
respiratory gating solution*, we have taken
image-guided radiation therapy planning one
step further. By integrating the 4th dimension
– time – into your treatment plan, we enable
you to capture tumor movement caused by
respiratory motion, resulting in increased
precision of your treatment.
Interventional procedures also require easy
positioning of patients and sufficient space
for safe and sterile handling of interventional
instruments. With its large gantry aperture,
SOMATOM Sensation Open offers you the
ultimate flexibility in CT guided interventions.
Two different reconstructions, corresponding
to different phases of the breathing cycle,
used to determine the range of tumor motion
during respiration.
18 * Optional
19. In addition to the large bore, our unique
High Capacity table increases your scanning
capability and accessibility for bariatric
patients weighing up to 280 kg/615 lbs.
Dedicated scan protocols and our unique
STRATON X-ray tube let you experience
delay-free scanning of bariatric patients
resulting in images of exceptional quality.
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21. ” With z-Sharp Technology,
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.“
Werner A. Bautz, MD, Chairman,
Department of Diagnostic Radiology
at the University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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22. Principle of z-Sharp Technology*
for SOMATOM Sensation Open
with 40 slices per rotation.
Unprecedented Image Quality and Detail
in Large Bore CT
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23. STRATON tube 1 2 Alternating focal spots
0.6 mm
Over-
sampling
0.6 mm
Up to 40-slice detector
Up to 40-channel acquisition electronics
Siemens always aims to offer you the perfect Clinical Benefits:
solution to help you with your clinical work.
• Previously unachieved image quality with
The most decisive factor is image quality. We
up to 40 slices per rotation.
know that only the sharpest CT images,
showing the finest diagnostic detail and clarity, • Visualization of smallest anatomical structures
give you the confidence you need for an with the industry’s highest isotropic resolution
accurate and reliable diagnosis. This is why of below 0.4 mm – at any scan speed and
we equipped SOMATOM Sensation Open with any position within the scan field.*
a combination of Siemens‘ proprietary, cutting-
• Exceptional image quality with complete
edge technologies, providing CT images with
visible spiral artifact elimination.
previously unknown sharpness, diagnostic
detail, and clarity.
Instead of decreasing the detector elements’
size, z-Sharp Technology* utilizes two
overlapping X-ray beams resulting in
significantly increased resolution without
a corresponding increase in dose. It provides
you with the industry’s highest isotropic
resolution of below 0.4 mm at any scan and
rotation speed and at any position within the
scan field. Additionally, z-Sharp Technology*
provides previously unknown sharpness and
clarity with complete elimination of visible
spiral artifacts. Finest anatomical details are
now shown in high quality images with finest
vascular structures – without compromise.
* Optional
Available functionality depends on system configuration. 23
24. Unprecedented Image Quality
and Detail in Large Bore CT
STRATON X-ray tube
and mobile phone shown
in comparison.
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25. Conventional anode heats Due to real-time anode
up quickly and cools down cooling, STRATON never
slowly after exposure. accumulates heat during
exposure.
Anode
Vacuum
Cathode Anode
Heat
1
2
1
Cooling oil
Cooling oil
Cathode
Taking our role as innovation leader seriously, we aim to revolutionize CT in
every aspect. Our goal is to give you the latest and most advanced technology,
like our proprietary STRATON X-ray tube.
Our unparalleled 0 MHU STRATON X-ray tube is a paradigm shift in CT imaging.
It offers you the combination of maximum speed and exceptional image quality.
The tube’s direct anode cooling eliminates the need for heat storage capacity,
permitting a compact design. You will not experience cooling delays, even after
long range scans or scanning obese patients.
By selecting SOMATOM Sensation Open, you get flexibility in CT.
Clinical Benefits:
• Virtually unlimited power reserves for imaging of bariatric patients.
• 0 MHU anode heat storage capacity combined with the unique cooling rate
of 5 MHU/min eliminates any cooling delays and maximizes patient throughput.
• No limitations when using thin-slice acquisitions together with long
coverage ranges.
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27. ”CARE Dose4D and its real-time
mA adjustment provides
best image quality at the
lowest dose. Based on
a 1,000 patient study,
we achieved up to
68 % dose reduction
in comparison with
fixed mA while
maintaining
excellent image
quality. “
Tom Mulkens, MD,
Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis Hospital,
Lier, Belgium
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28. Lowest Patient Exposure
The desire for as little radiation exposure as The combination of our CARE solutions
possible lies at the heart of our CARE research significantly reduces dose while providing
and development philosophy. Based on this, exceptional image quality. SOMATOM
we have developed a wide range of dose- Sensation Open leads the way to a higher level
reduction solutions that provide exceptional of patient care – setting a new benchmark in
image quality at the lowest possible dose. CT performance.
With SOMATOM Sensation Open, saving
Clinical Benefits:
dose starts right at the point where image
data is acquired – the Ultra Fast Ceramic (UFC™) • CARE solutions provide lowest possible dose
detector. This highly efficient detector requires while preserving exceptional image quality.
the smallest possible dose to deliver exceptional
• Siemens’ proprietary UFC detectors provide
image quality. Another breathtaking example
up to 30 %* dose reduction compared to
of our focus on CARE is our exclusive CARE
conventional CT scanners.
Dose4D™, an unparalleled combination of
maximum image quality at minimum dose. • CARE Dose4D provides up to 68 %*
Because every patient is unique in terms of dose reduction compared to fixed mA
size, weight, and anatomy, we have developed examinations.
a fully automated dose management system.
• HandCARE™ yields dose savings up to 70%*
The tube current is adapted in real-time to the
to physician’s hands during CT-guided
anatomy of each individual patient’s organ.
interventions.
By using this automated dose management
system, your patients benefit from a dose
reduction of up to 68 %*.
Available functionality depends on system configuration.
28 * Results may vary. Data on file.
29. Advantage of CARE Dose4D at a glance:
only the radiation that’s really needed is
applied to your patient – not more, not less.
X-ray
Scan with
dose
constant mA
Reduced dose
level based on
topogram
Real-time
angular dose
modulation
Slice position
X-ray
dose
81 mAs 210 mAs
Available functionality depends on system configuration. 29
30. Elliot K. Fishman, MD,
Director Diagnostic
Radiology and Body CT,
The Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, USA
”In my opinion,
what makes
Siemens CT so
good is that
details are
excellent in
themselves, but
also work well
when integrated
with the rest.“
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32. syngo –
It’s All About You
syngo®, our unique solution for the diagnostic
and therapeutic cycles, knows how you
work. What you need. What’s most important.
Fast, easy, and intuitive, syngo brings
together all of the solutions critical to you –
and your patients. Uniquely role-based for
your workflow, syngo completely integrates
your day, your department and beyond.
Leading to a whole new level of clinical
excellence. And a partnership you can grow
with. It’s the beginning of a virtualized,
“always on, anywhere” world of healthcare.
The time to syngo is now.
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34. CT Clinical Engines –
Diagnostic Speed and Confidence in CT
Our new generation of CT Clinical Engines provides you with the optimal
clinical configuration for a CT designed to simplify your clinical workflow.
Focus on delivering exceptional clinical outcomes with speed and increased
diagnostic confidence. CT Clinical Engines are a unique combination of Siemens’
innovative CT technology and syngo solutions – intelligently integrated into
clinical solutions. They are available for oncology and neuro imaging in order
to maximize clinical performance of your SOMATOM Sensation Open.
With CT Clinical Engines you benefit from synergy across your entire
clinical workflow – with everything you need for optimal image acquisition
and quality, exceptional visualization, comprehensive evaluation, robust
quantification, and flexible reporting, all in one intuitive syngo environment.
The CT Oncology Engine provides high precision scanning – vital for highly
sensitive tumor staging – together with excellent tools for early detection,
evaluation, follow-up, and biopsy of tumors from head to toe. For time-critical
neuro exams, the CT Neuro Engine delivers the scan speed, high image quality,
and fully automated diagnostic workflow you need for stroke, intracranial
bleeding, and other brain evaluations as well as for treatment planning.
The outstanding performance of the CT Clinical Engines is driven by
syngo CT.3D – automatic image reconstruction and interactive 2D, 3D,
and 4D postprocessing tools configured on a powerful syngo MultiModality
Workplace. Build on your syngo CT.3D – choose one or more CT Clinical
Engines for one or multiple workplaces, creating a syngo workplace world
that is configured to meet the demands of your clinical environment.
Diagnostic speed and confidence with CT Clinical Engines – the easy way
to answer complex clinical questions.
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35. syngo CT.3D offers you flexibility to configure a workplace or multiple
workplaces in addition to your syngo Acquisition Workplace. syngo CT.3D
is a unique, powerful workflow solution designed for maximum speed and
efficiency for image reconstruction, reformatting, and postprocessing.
It combines the flexible tools you need to handle high exam volumes,
large datasets, and faster scan times for interactive syngo 2D, 3D, and 4D
image processing.
You can choose from two configurations of syngo CT.3D:
a dedicated CT workplace configuration or a multi-modality
workplace configuration. Whichever configuration you
choose, you will benefit from state-of-the-art syngo 3D and
4D processing tools. Everything at your fingertips – you
will have fast access to viewing, filming, MIP, MinIP, MPR,
SSD, VRT modes, 4D interactive, image fusion, and bone
removal tools for easy everyday use. Both configurations
can be enhanced by a selection of syngo clinical application
solutions, depending on your clinical needs.
A dedicated syngo CT workplace configuration offers you
the possibility to maximize your postprocessing throughput,
offering remote direct 3D reconstruction – of particular
benefit for departments with a high patient throughput.
A multi-modality configuration is your gateway to the
world of CT Clinical Engines. You can configure your
syngo MultiModality Workplace with one or more CT
Clinical Engines, according to your clinical needs. What’s
more, you can choose from our comprehensive portfolio
of syngo clinical application solutions for MR, molecular
imaging, conventional angiography, and radiation therapy
planning. The ultimate flexibility across your entire
radiology environment.
syngo CT.3D – your gateway to a more efficient clinical
workflow.
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36. CT Oncology Engine
The CT Oncology Engine offers you a unique combination of the most innovative
scanner and syngo solutions for diagnostic imaging, evaluation, and follow-up
in your diagnostic oncology setting. Our intuitive syngo computer-assisted
reading tools, combined with intelligent evaluation, automated follow-up, and
image guided intervention, offer you a new level of confidence for preventive
care, staging, follow-up exams, and real-time guided biopsies.
Comprehensive tumor perfusion enables a fast and easy visualization of
tumor enhancement and aids you in differentiating tumors. Fusing images
from PET or SPECT with high resolution CT images helps you not only to better
localize tumors, but also in therapy planning. In radiation therapy planning,
information about tumor motion in 4D is essential. Highly accurate tumor shape
delineation via our completely integrated respiratory gating solution* can
improve your treatment plan, resulting in the preservation of healthy tissue and
the reduction of side effects.
Our solutions for interventional CT extend your clinical spectrum towards
differential diagnosis and treatment, turning data into a diagnostic outcome
within minutes.
* Optional
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37. CT Neuro Engine
The CT Neuro Engine delivers the technology required to perform artifact-free
imaging with the high spatial and temporal resolution you need for fast and
accurate visualization of complex neurological disorders of head, neck, and
spine as well as injuries and stroke. Our unique portfolio of syngo automated
software tools for neuro CT, will help you to deliver excellent diagnostic
outcomes – with bone subtraction in neuro CT DSA studies for comprehensive
evaluation of complex vascular structures, with fast brain perfusion for stroke
patients, and differentiation of brain tumors.
Your diagnosis will be fast and confident, turning data into a diagnostic
outcome within minutes.
38. Christoph Schneider, PhD, Clinical Physicist,
The Netherlands Cancer Institute,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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39. “ The detailed information
obtained from high-resolution
volume scans and 3D visualizations
in multiple planes increases
our confidence level in radiation
therapy treatment planning.”
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41. SOMATOM Sensation Open SOMATOM Sensation Open
24-slice configuration 40-slice configuration
Technical specification
z-Sharp Technology no yes
Fastest rotation time 1.0 s, 0.5 s* 0.5 s*
Data acquisition (slices/rotation) 24 40
0 MHU STRATON X-ray tube yes yes
5 MHU/min cooling rate 5 MHU/min cooling rate
Generator peak power 50 kW 50 kW
Scan Field of View 50 cm 50 cm
Extended Field of View 82 cm 82 cm
CT Clinical Engines**
syngo CT.3D yes* yes*
CT Neuro Engine no yes*
CT Oncology Engine no yes*
syngo Clinical Applications* yes yes
CARE Solutions* yes yes
* Optional
** Requires optional 40-slice and 0.5 s configuration. 41
42. Johann-C. Steffens, MD,
Israeli Hospital,
Hamburg, Germany
” What really pleases
me is the overall
customer care from
Siemens – not only
regarding their
products. They
care about you
as a client.
And that’s one
of many reasons
why I chose
Siemens.“
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44. Life –
Get the Most from Your Investment
Life is the unique customer care Skills Productivity
solution from Siemens that helps
Maximizing your skills and clinical Our aim is to help you run your
you get the most from your CT
know-how is the central key for system at peak performance every
investment. From the moment of
getting the most out of your system. day. This is why Life provides
your purchase, Life surrounds you
Life, our customer care solution, you with a comprehensive and
with an array of programs and
helps you with a full range of individual range of assistance that
support that enables the continuous
learning programs – from start up assures your system’s availability,
development of your skills,
training and application support to from safety checks and pro-active
productivity, and technology.
clinical training. And because we remote services to updates and
Allowing you to broaden your
have designed Life to adapt to your spare parts. Additionally, Life
capabilities. Increase profitability.
needs at all times, you can learn supplies you with analytic tools to
And take patient care to the next
online or offline, onsite or offsite – which you can assess performance
level.
or from our clinical partners in and utilization data* in order to
workshops, fellowships, and at maximize uptime, increase patient
symposia. throughput, and optimize system
utilization. Because we want to
help you improve your system’s
performance.
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45. Technology SOMATOM LifeNet*
Keeping you at the technological SOMATOM LifeNet is our unique information
and clinical cutting-edge is what and service portal. Designed to help you in
we designed Life for. So you can your daily work, it connects your CT scanner
easily keep on top of software and console directly with Siemens via an Extranet.
computer hardware upgrades and This enables you to easily access information
updates. Because we want you to and services immediately from your console –
benefit from the latest workflow including Frequently Asked Questions, learning
improvements, clinical applications, programs, and the possibility to download
and diagnostic functions – in the newest scan protocols. Additionally, as a
addition to the most advanced SOMATOM LifeNet user you are able to receive
computer technology. What’s more, many of our new software applications for a
we let you try out the latest, most 90-day trial period, free of charge, and with the
promising clinical developments option of future purchase.
before you buy. And when it’s time
Take advantage of the many services of
to upgrade, Life helps you make an
SOMATOM LifeNet. And profit from an easier
effortless transition to the new
work routine.
platform.
Siemens Remote Service
Siemens Remote Service (SRS) offers you an
efficient and comprehensive infrastructure for
the entire spectrum of remote services for your
CT scanner. Your benefits? Services that formerly
required onsite visits are now easily available via
data transfer. And some of our remote services
guarantee maximum system availability and
continuous support in your daily work routine.
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47. Proven Outcomes.
This is what Siemens is
helping to deliver right now.
Outcomes that result from truly
efficient workflow. Outcomes
improve your bottom line.
Outcomes that lead to a level
of care that feels exceptional to
the patient and the care provider.
Proof positive of the value of
integrating medical technology,
IT, management consulting
and services. In a way that
only Siemens can.
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