TORONTO -- Siemens Healthineers unveiled its latest PET/CT scanner, the Biograph Trinion, June 9 at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging annual meeting.
The scanner was recently cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and features a scalable axial field-of-view design that enables on-site technological upgrades without costly room renovations or impeding workflow, Siemens said.
Daniel Santolin, a global product marketing manager at Siemens Healthineers Molecular Imaging, introduced the company's latest PET/CT scanner June 9 at SNMMI's annual meeting. Image courtesy of Siemens Healthineers.
The scanner’s detector is based on lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) crystal elements and delivers high spatial resolution and an ultrafast time-of-flight performance of 239 picoseconds for small lesion detectability and effective sensitivity up to 128 cps/kBq, enabling fast scans and low patient radiation doses, Siemens said.
The Biograph Trinion also has a new air-cooled digital detector that is easier to install than the chiller required for a water-cooled PET/CT scanner, Siemens said. The scanner is designed to be energy-efficient, with a smart power-save mode that powers down the system overnight and automatically powers it up the next morning without disrupting workflow, for energy savings of up to 46%, according to the company.
The Biograph Trinion’s footprint allows it to fit into traditional PET/CT rooms and unlike previous models that require three dedicated rooms for the workstation, scanner, and computer equipment, the new scanner integrates its computer technology inside the system gantry, Siemens said
The scanner’s CT technology migrated from the company’s established SOMATOM go. platform and provides fast, low-dose, high-quality CT scanning with up to 128 slices, while its single, integrated platform enables consistent PET, CT, and post-processing workflow applications in oncology, theranostics, cardiology, and neurology, Siemens said.
The scanner’s workflow is powered by AI and enabled by the myExam Companion intelligent user interface, which automates tasks and guides the user through each step of the exam. The mobile workflow enabled by the portable Scan&Go tablet and remote control allows the user to quickly and more easily set up scanning procedures and choose whether to operate the scanner either in the room or from outside the room.
Also new is an integrated patient camera in the rear of the gantry that permits the user to monitor and communicate with the patient and a patient moodlight feature can help alleviate stress, the company added.
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