CT Technology Optimizes Interventional and Colonography Procedures While Keeping Radiation Doses Down

By MedImaging International staff writers
Posted on 02 Jun 2014

New computed tomography (CT) technology helps to improve spatial resolution by generating ultra-thin slices while reducing radiation doses.

Royal Gwent Hospital (Newport, UK), part of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, has bolstered its CT interventional and colonography capabilities as a result of installing a Somatom Definition Edge system from Siemens Healthcare (Erlangen, Germany). The system marks the second installation of a Definition Edge by the Health Board, following positive feedback received from staff in the key areas of dose reduction and image quality.

Image: Nevill Hall Hospital, part of Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, has become the first hospital in the United Kingdom to install a Somatom Definition Edge CT system from Siemens Healthcare. The addition of the new system has enabled the hospital to enhance image quality while keeping doses to a minimum, allowing for the delivery of rapid and effective diagnostic services (Photo courtesy of Siemens).

Radiographers have already noted that its intuitive interface, enhanced patient-centric imaging and reduction in electronic noise are helping with departmental workflow. The system’s Stellar detector, the first fully-integrated detector that substantially reduces electronic noise, combined with SAFIRE (sinogram-affirmed iterative), Siemens’ raw-data-based interactive reconstruction, work in harmony to complement the Edge’s low-dose imaging.

“Through the investment in this technology, made possible by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, we are able to provide the highest levels of service to our patients,” states Andrew Carter, radiology services manager at Royal Gwent and Nevill Hall Hospital. “The low dose functionality offered by Siemens Healthcare’s Definition Edge CT system, alongside the high quality image quality, is of considerable benefit to clinicians and patients alike.”

“Siemens is proud to continue its strong working relationship with Royal Gwent Hospital with this system installation,” states Darren Parker, regional sales manager at Siemens Healthcare. “By generating ultra-thin slices, the Somatom Definition Edge delivers the highest spatial resolution in CT and takes imaging to a new level. The high imaging standards and dose reduction features provide clinicians with the toolkit to optimize procedures and streamline departmental workflow.”

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