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Siemens Installs Somatom Definition Adaptive Scanner (AS+) at KG Hospital

Siemens has installed Somatom Definition Adaptive Scanner (AS+), which is reportedly the world's fastest Computed Tomograph (CT) scanner at KG Hospital & Post Graduate Medical Institute, Coimbatore.

D Ragavan, Executive Vice President, Siemens Medical Solutions, India informed, "This is a major breakthrough for Siemens as Somatom Definition is the fastest CT scanner in the world. With the new adaptive scanner, this CT allows multiple usages. We are even more delighted with this installation, as this is the first one in Asia (excluding Japan) and with this, we once again demonstrate our keenness and ability to let the Indian healthcare community to access the latest technologies at the earliest."

This CT adapts to virtually any patient and clinical need and is capable of all routine diagnostic work as well as advanced examinations in cardiology, neurology and oncology. It is also suited for emergency situations like accidents, strokes or heart attacks requiring speedy diagnosis. Even difficult patients - obese, trauma and children - are quickly scanned with high diagnostic confidence. The system with its 128 slices/ per rotation has the fastest rotation speed of 300 ms in the industry.

EH News Bureau