Deciding on The Best Siemens CT Scanner Models
Siemens CT Scanner Models That Do and Don’t Fit Your Needs
When it comes to Siemens CT Scanner Models, no two are the same. And, when it comes to the clinics that are looking for these models, needs, desires, and preferences will come in a wide variety. With an investment as substantial as a CT Scanner can come – especially when considering the purchase of a new scanner – a clinic cannot overthink this process no matter how much time it puts into it. Of course, there is a point where a purchase needs to be made, and this article is to help you get there.
Depending on the particular clinic, there are dramatically different needs. One clinic cannot go purely off the recommendation of a clinic that has a scanner working well for them unless the two are always seeing the same patients for the same reasons. A clinic must be aware of their specific needs and workload to make an informed choice.
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Being Aware of the Specifications for Specific Needs
It is crucial to keep in mind that one scanner does not function the same for different purposes. For example, if we look at multiple Siemens CT Scanner models, we can see scan times are different for the different types of scans it might perform. The SOMATOM Drive has a scan time for cardiac imaging of 6.48 seconds, but with Thoraco-Abdominal Imaging, that time increases to 28 seconds.
These are both exceptional scan times either way, but that is expected from state of the art systems like the SOMATOM Drive. With some scanners, the differences in time can have a significant impact on scanning and patient comfort level. It is not a viable method to decide on the fastest system as that could quickly have a clinic pouring too much of its resources into the scanner.
Understanding The Price Range
For the biggest operations out there, a much larger budget will likely be at their disposal. It is also likely that larger practices will be seeing many more patients than their counterparts. For these situations, the higher-end machines with triple-digit slice counts are going to be moving patients along at a much faster rate. A 256 slice CT scanner is one of the highest available on the market, but those can cost more than $2 million.
While slice count is important, and speed can help, moving to a lower slice count can save a lot of money for distribution towards other clinical needs. A new 16 slice CT scanner isn’t cheap, usually around $300,000, but having a few hundred thousand dollars back in your budget is a valuable resource, and a lower slice count will make a dramatic difference in price. Of the Siemens CT Scanner models, the SOMATOM Emotion 16 eco is an excellent 16 slice option where a clinic could expect a price tag between $50,000 and $100,000.
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Siemens PET CT Vision: Setting New Standards for the Industry
Siemens PET CT Vision is setting new standards for scanners. With increased efficiency and maximized results, we are getting a glimpse at what future standards in the industry will look like.
Earlier this year, all eyes were on the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where the establishment became the first institution in the USA to install the Siemens PET CT Vision technology. This new technology from Siemens is replete with features that set a new bar for the PET/CT industry.
The technology improves the ability to see small lesions, which will allow quantification with greater accuracy and improve confidence in the understanding of disease progression. This is already a tremendous advantage in raising the quality of care for patients. This Siemens PET CT scanner was created with patient comfort in mind. The design is focused on reducing exposure to radiation and improving comfort for the patient while decreasing examination times.
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Additional Features and Benefits with Siemens PET CT Vision
Along with the landmark standards this Siemens PET CT scanner is setting, there are a number of optional features that can be included with the technology to enhance the performance even further. OncoFreeze can provide images almost entirely motion-free, and it does so in the same amount of time of a standard whole-body scan. CardioFreeze takes this same technology and utilizes it to produce images of the heart that are corrected for respiratory motion.
These features, along with those found with FlowMotion Multiparametric Suite, are shaping the ideas of what we will likely see as standard features moving forward in the PET CT industry. Having the latest equipment with these features provides an opportunity to be on the cutting edge of what is possible in nuclear technology. With this new equipment and state-of-the-art features, staff will need more training to adapt to the new technologies they have at their disposal. Regardless of the equipment you have, extra training should be a consideration to ensure that your team is operating at the highest possible level.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Scanner
Not every clinic can be equipped with the latest technology. Each and every clinic should still be prepared to get the most out of the equipment they do have. If technicians are not using equipment correctly, even the best technology will not provide the results you need. An older scanner with an experienced user will always be better than the newest model being operated by somebody who doesn’t know what they are doing. This is why proper training is one of the most powerful assets you can provide to your clinic’s staff.
The people and their skills are what set a clinic apart. Knowledge and experience enable activities and treatments to be carried out with efficiency. When this is the case, everything in an office operates smoother. The abilities – or lack of abilities – of the technicians will impact every member of the working environment. Put your staff in the position to succeed by having regular, high-quality training sessions and refreshers.
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For years, GE’s multi-vendor program was unable to include the Siemens PET & PET CT systems. Thanks to a new deal between GE and Marquis Medical, hospitals using a Siemens PET &/or PET CT system can for the first time ever, have only one number to call for service on any of their imaging systems.
Marquis Medical is known as the industry leader in providing pre-owned PET & PET/ CT systems. Primarily known as a service company because of their extensive technical knowledge of the Siemens PET & PET/CT, Marquis Medical is one of the few in the PET marketplace that can offer a TRUE turn-key solution.
GE Healthcare’s multi vendor program is a single source for getting the best performance from all of your imaging equipment from a partner you can trust who delivers.
Marquis now gives GE the ability to offer Siemens PET & PET/CT service thru their Multi-vendor program.
In the past, GE Healthcare was unable to provide Siemens PET & PET/CT service under the Multi-Vendor program because GE could not legally service Siemens PET unless they found a vendor that was trained directly from Siemens, and possessed the OEM system specific training certificates. That vendor is now, Marquis Medical.
Marquis Medical has the necessary training to help GE Healthcare fill this void. Marquis Medical employs Siemens trained PET engineers and have become known as the #1 alternative to OEM PET & PET/CT service.
Marquis Medical’s Vice President, Joe Sciarra, explains…
“The Multi-Vendor program provides a Hospital one point of contact and one protocol when service is needed on any of their imaging modalities, regardless of manufacturer.
Having one point of contact and one company responsible for the service of all imaging systems makes life much easier for hospital administrators.”
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In the PET Service industry, one quality in a service provider trumps all else: reliability.
A perfect example of this is the recent install Marquis Medical performed for Excel Medical Imaging.
Marquis Medical is known as the industry leader in providing pre-owned PET & PET/ CT systems. Primarily known as a service company because of their extensive technical knowledge of the Siemens PET & PET/CT, Marquis Medical is one of the few in the PET marketplace that can offer a TRUE turn-key solution.
Excel Medical Imaging is owned by Board Certified Radiologists that have extensive hospital-based experience in helping patients with diagnostic imaging challenges.
Excel Medical Imaging hired Marquis Medical to install a Siemens Exact 47 PET system. They purchased the system from another vendor, so Marquis was kind of dealing with an unknown prior to installation.
Normally, all systems purchased by Marquis Medical are delivered to their facility and endure an extensive testing and refurbishing process.
Marquis provided site planning as they worked with Excel Medical Imaging’s contractors to assure room readiness prior to delivery of the system. However, when the system arrived, there was a critical problem.
During installation, Marquis Medical found the system’s chiller, a crucial component, was defective. Without the chiller, the system cannot operate. Excel Medical Imaging’s business administrator, Stacy Sharrone, explains…
“During the installation of the PET camera we ran into a snag that could have delayed the installation for many days. The guys at Marquis worked quickly and the problem was resolved that same evening.
Joe, Kyle and the rest of the guys were very professional and very knowledgeable. We’re very happy to have chosen Marquis Medical to perform our installation.”
Marquis Medical quickly provided and installed a new chiller to get them up and running and avoid downtime. Then, they finished up the installation and provided their technologists with the appropriate Applications Training.
For more on how Marquis Medical can help you with your PET & PET / CT system service needs, contact them today!