The latest innovations in the field of CT and MRI imaging were formally launched in the UK by SIEMENS at the Science Museum, London. A high-field 3T MRI system, the Magnetom Verio, and an adaptable single source CT, the Somatom Definition AS, have both been designed to offer advanced imaging functionality for routine and specialised clinical procedures at a much more viable capital cost for the UK health marketplace. With the NHS and private diagnostic centres demanding higher throughput rates and a return on investment, the new systems meet clinical and cost expectations.
The Somatom Definition AS and Definition AS+ can adapt to any patient or clinical need in routine diagnostic work and complex examinations. Definition AS also offers an adaptive dose shield, which blocks unnecessary radiation, thus ensuring the patient is only exposed to a clinically relevant dose. It has a scan length of up to 200 cm and a 78 cm gantry opening.
Charing Cross Hospital recently placed the first UK order for a Verio 3T via the NHS Supply Chain and the first order of a Definition AS was confirmed in the UK by Spire Healthcare.
