Siemens puts new spin on PET/CT with advanced hybrid scanner

December 3, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Siemens puts new spin on PET/CT with advanced hybrid scanner By Greg Freiher Siemens Healthcare showcased at RSNA 2008 a PET/CT designed with radiologists in mind. It emphasizes CT performance and casts PET as the "smart contrast" that enhances the dynamic information delivered by CT. Siemens is pitching the CT component of its new Biograph mCT (molecular CT) as the most important part of the scanner and the PET component as delivering complementary information. The company is framing the Biograph mCT as a wise capital investment, arguing that the hybrid is actually two scanners in one.

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