The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Siemens Healthcare's Somatom Scope, a 16-slice CT scanner.
Somatom Scope includes eCockpit technology that extends the scanner's operational lifetime by minimizing wear and tear on its components, according to Siemens. The device offers users the same image quality, dose reduction, and workflow benefits associated with the company's Somatom family of CT scanners, but at a lower price point.
Somatom Scope boasts Siemens' Fully Assisting Scanner Technology (FAST) and Combined Applications to Reduce Exposure (CARE) applications, and it only requires 130.2 sq ft of space. It is available in two configurations: Scope and Scope Power. Scope Power consists of a stronger x-ray tube, a higher-performance generator, and a faster rotation speed for higher-volume settings, according to the firm.
