Siemens Healthcare has completed the first U.S. installation of its 128-slice Somatom Perspective CT scanner.
The scanner was installed at Northside Hospital, a 537-bed acute care facility in Atlanta, in an outpatient imaging center adjacent to the facility.
The company's sinogram affirmed iterative reconstruction (SAFIRE) technique is included as a standard option on the Somatom Perspective. SAFIRE is designed to reduce patient dose by up to 60% compared to previous filtered back projection reconstruction techniques, according to the company.
