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SOMATOM go.Now
Run a successful CT business

The expenses that come with a CT scanner always pose a certain amount of risk,
particularly to smaller institutions. In routine CT imaging, it is not just about
providing answers to patients but also about running a business.

We developed the SOMATOM® go. platform to help you achieve daily success.
As a member of this family, SOMATOM® go.Now comes with workflow and usability
innovations that improve efficiency independent of the individual user’s level of
experience. It delivers great results for routine scanning and a completely redesigned
service model combined with an innovative workplace design that helps reduce costs.

Whether you are looking to replace your previous system or just starting out in CT
imaging, SOMATOM go.Now addresses your routine operations needs. It makes high-
quality care accessible and helps you run a successful CT business – allowing you to
keep an eye on profitability and stay competitive.

SOMATOM go.Now helps you integrate complex exams into daily practice. You will
be able to offer routine lung cancer screening and angiography, and assess gout
or kidney stones using TwinSpiral Dual Energy. Equipped with premium technologies,
SOMATOM go.Now delivers results you would not expect from a routine system.

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Contents
Lung Imaging 7
Abdominal, Pelvic and Whole-Body Imaging 15
CT Angiography 23
Head Imaging 29
Musculoskeletal Imaging 39
Spectral Imaging with TwinSpiral Dual Energy 47
Dental Imaging 53
CT-guided Interventions with Guide&GO 57
How to get there 61

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Lung Imaging

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Lung Imaging

Sn110 kV / 75 mAs

CTDIvol 1.34 mGy

DLP 53.6 mGy*cm

Exposure time 18 s

Scan length 396 mm

Pitch 1.5

Rotation time 0.8 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm
Thick-slice MIP

• Tin Filter technology cuts out

lower energies to reduce dose
and enhance image quality at
the interface of soft tissue and air

• Beat your competition with lung

imaging powered by Tin Filter
technology

Coronal MPR

8 Courtesy of 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zun Jat-Sen University, Hangzhou, P.R. China
 Lung Imaging

130 kV / 81 mAs

CTDIvol 4.69 mGy

DLP 151 mGy*cm

Exposure time 19 s

Scan length 336 mm

Pitch 1.5

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm
Transversal
15 mm thick-slice MIP
• Excellent visualization of lung
tissue

• Anticipate potential breathing

artifacts by proactively
characterizing the patient’s ability
to comply with an acceptable
breath-hold with myExam
Companion

Coronal oblique MPR

1 mm slice thickness

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Lung Imaging

130 kV / 188 mAs

CTDIvol 8.24 mGy

DLP 255.9 mGy*cm

Exposure time 14 s

Scan length 324 mm

Pitch 1.5

Rotation time 0.8 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

Thick-slice MIP
• Automatic segmentation of solid
and subsolid nodules with
CT View&GO

Thick-slice MIP

10 Courtesy of Tadokoro Clinic, Saitama, Japan

Diameter: 14.5 mm
Mean diameter: 11.8 mm
Volume: 0.975 mL
WHO area: 136.2 mm2

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Lung Imaging

130 kV / 101 mAs

CTDIvol 5.29 mGy

DLP 159 mGy*cm

Exposure time 14 s

Scan length 312 mm

Pitch 1.5

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• Excellent visualization of lung

tissue and vessels

• Robust VRT tools at

CT View&GO

• Confirm correct organ coverage

and contrast agent distribution
with Check&GO

1 mm slice thickness axial MPR

12 Courtesy of Shanghai Public Health Center, Cao Lang, Shanghai Jinshan, P.R. China
2 mm slice thickness coronal MPR Oblique VRT

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Abdominal, Pelvic
and Whole-Body
Imaging

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Abdominal, Pelvic and
Whole-Body Imaging

130 kV / 225 mAs

CTDIvol 8.85 mGy

DLP 394 mGy*cm

Exposure time 21 s

Scan length 458 mm

Pitch 1.5

Rotation time 0.8 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• Excellent visualization of very

small kidney stones with the
Stellar detector

• The advanced 3D antiscatter

collimator minimizes image noise
and increases dose efficiency

1 mm slice thickness coronal MPR

16 Courtesy of Tadokoro Clinic, Saitama, Japan

 Abdominal, Pelvic and
Whole-Body Imaging

130 kV / 147 mAs

CTDIvol 7.71 mGy

DLP 379 mGy*cm

1 Exposure time 29 s

Scan length 505 mm

1
Pitch 1.5

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

2
• Excellent image quality in native
abdomen scans enabled by Stellar
2 detector technology

• Automatic MPR orientation thanks

to Recon&GO

5 mm slice thickness

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Abdominal, Pelvic and
Whole-Body Imaging

130 kV / 123 mAs

(each phase)

CTDIvol 8.85 mGy

(each phase)

DLP 268 mGy*cm

(each phase)

Exposure time 22 s
(each phase)

Scan length 315 mm

(each phase)

Pitch 1.0 (each phase)

Rotation time 0.8 s

(each phase)

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm
(each phase)

• Excellent image quality abdomen

scans enabled by Stellar detector Multiphase abdomen study
technology

• Flexible coronal oblique MPR

created for native, arterial, portal-
venous and delayed scans

18 Courtesy of Shanghai Public Health Center, Cao Lang, Shanghai Jinshan, P.R. China
 Abdominal, Pelvic and
Whole-Body Imaging

130 kV /123 mAs

(each phase)

CTDIvol 8.85 mGy

(each phase)

DLP 268 mGy*cm

(each phase)

Exposure time 22 s
(each phase)

Scan length 316 mm

(each phase)

Pitch 1.0 (each phase)

Rotation time 0.8 s

(each phase)

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm (each

phase)

• Coronal thick-slice MIP for portal-

Portal venous phase venous scans for visualization of
the portal vein

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Abdominal, Pelvic and
Whole-Body Imaging

130 kV / 123 mAs

(each phase)

CTDIvol 8.85 mGy

(each phase)

DLP 268 mGy*cm

(each phase)

Exposure time 22 s (each phase)

Scan length 316 mm

(each phase)

Pitch 1.0 (each phase)

Rotation time 0.8 s

(each phase)

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm Min / Max: -200 HU / -30 HU

(each phase) Mean / SD: -100 HU / 25 HU
Area: 163.92 cm2
Thresholds: -200 HU / -30 HU

• CT View&GO allows you to

evaluate and display tissue
densities within a certain HU
range (e.g., fat quantification)

• Prevent subsequent errors

in multiphase scans and avoid
archiving of suboptimal images
with Check&GO

20 Courtesy of Shanghai Public Health Center, Cao Lang, Shanghai Jinshan, P.R. China
 Abdominal, Pelvic and
Whole-Body Imaging

130 kV / 120 mAs

CTDIvol 10.86 mGy

DLP 449 mGy*cm

Exposure time 19 s

Scan length 375 mm

Pitch 1.4

Rotation time 0.8 s

FBP SAFIRE 1 Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• Free selection between 5 levels

of SAFIRE1 for different image
impressions

SAFIRE 3 SAFIRE 5

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CT Angiography

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CT Angiography

130 kV / 98 mAs

CTDIvol 2.34 mGy

DLP 308 mGy*cm

Exposure time 51 s

Scan length 1083 mm

Pitch 1.5

Rotation time 0.8 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• Excellent contrast behavior

to support the identification
of stenoses even in fine and small
vessels

• Perfect combination of correct

timing and high spatial resolution

Curved MPR MIP reconstruction

24 Courtesy of KGS Advanced MRI and CT Scans, Madurai, India

 CT Angiography

80 kV / 281 mAs
(400 mA max)

CTDIvol 4.16 mGy

DLP 132 mGy*cm

Exposure time 30 s

Scan length 330 mm

Pitch 0.75

Rotation time 0.8 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

SAFIRE 3
• High Power 80 for improved
iodine contrast

• Potential reduction of required

contrast media dosage

• Curved MPR for vessel analysis

shown

SAFIRE 5

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CT Angiography

110 kV / 150 mAs

CTDIvol 5.46 mGy

DLP 474 mGy*cm

Exposure time 41 s

Scan length 880 mm

Pitch 1.5

Rotation time 0.8 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• Challenging lateral arm positioning

supported by ALPHA (Automatic
Landmarking and Parsing of
Human Anatomy) technology for
automatic orientations

Oblique MIP

26 Courtesy of KGS Advanced MRI and CT Scans, Madurai, India

Oblique VRT

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Head Imaging

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Head Imaging

130 kV / 104 mAs

CTDIvol 44.35 mGy

DLP 683 mGy*cm

Exposure time 25 s

Scan length 167 mm

Pitch 0.55

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm max.

• Excellent low-contrast performance

for differentiation of gray/white
Absorbed
matter
dose
• X-CARE for protection of the eye
lenses

• “Does the scan range include

Without X-CARE With X-CARE min.
sensitive organs such as the eyes?”
myExam Companion translates
technical parameters into clinical
language and triggers X-CARE
automatically if needed

30 Courtesy of 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zun Jat-Sen University, Hangzhou, P.R. China
 Head Imaging

Sn110 kV / 182 mAs

CTDIvol 7.02 mGy

DLP 112 mGy*cm

Exposure time 18 s

Scan length 172 mm

Pitch 0.8

Rotation time 1s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• High spatial resolution for the fine

structures

• ALPHA technology for a faster,

more standardized and safer
workflow

Courtesy of KGS Advanced MRI and CT Scans, Madurai, India 31

Head Imaging

Sn110 kV / 125 mAs

CTDIvol 6.74 mGy

DLP 76.8 mGy*cm

Exposure time 19 s

Scan length 127 mm

Pitch 0.55

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

FBP
• Free selection between 5 levels
of SAFIRE1 for different image
impressions

• Optimized X-ray spectral shaping

for improved dose efficiency with
the Tin Filter

SAFIRE 1

32 Courtesy of Tadokoro Clinic, Saitama, Japan

SAFIRE 2 SAFIRE 3

SAFIRE 4 SAFIRE 5

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Head Imaging

110 kV / 125 mAs

CTDIvol 8.05 mGy

DLP 65 mGy*cm

Exposure time 15 s

Scan length 107 mm

Pitch 0.55

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• 0.6 mm thin-slice reconstructions

thanks to Stellar detector
technology

• Small bony structures sharply

visualized with a balanced imaging
chain: Chronon® tube + Stellar
detector + SAFIRE1

Slice thickness 0.6 mm

34 Courtesy of Shanghai Public Health Center, Cao Lang, Shanghai Jinshan, P.R. China
 Head Imaging

130 kV / 58 mAs

CTDIvol 33.5 mGy

DLP 313 mGy*cm

Exposure time 15 s

Scan length 107 mm

Pitch 0.55

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

0.6 mm reconstruction

• Thin slice reconstructions thanks

to Stellar detector technology

• Small bony structures sharply

visualized with a balanced imaging
chain: Chronon® tube + Stellar
detector + SAFIRE1

0.8 mm reconstruction

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Head Imaging

130 kV / 104 mAs

(each phase)

CTDIvol 45.3 mGy

(each phase)

DLP 731 mGy*cm

(each phase)

Exposure time 26 s
(each phase)

Scan length 174 mm

(each phase)

Pitch 0.55
(each phase)

Rotation time 1.0 s

(each phase)

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• Fast VRT postprocessing of oblique

views with integrated CT View&GO
tools

• Reduced artifacts even in

challenging patient positioning
circumstances Oblique view VRT

36 Courtesy of Shanghai Public Health Center, Cao Lang, Shanghai Jinshan, P.R. China
Oblique view VRT

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Musculoskeletal
Imaging

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Musculoskeletal
Imaging

Sn110 kV / 76 mAs

CTDIvol 1.33 mGy

DLP 16.8 mGy*cm

Exposure time 14 s

Scan length 139 mm

Pitch 0.8

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• Low-dose combination of iMAR +

Tin Filter + SAFIRE1

• iMAR brings high-end metal

artifact reduction to routine
orthopedic scanning

With iMAR Without iMAR

Axial and VRT reconstructions

40 Courtesy of Tadokoro Clinic, Saitama, Japan

 Musculoskeletal
Imaging

130 kV / 105 mAs

CTDIvol 11.2 mGy

DLP 846 mGy*cm

Exposure time 39 s

Scan length 829 mm

Pitch 1.5

Rotation time 0.8 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• Focus on your patient. Recon&GO

automatically takes care of
postprocessing

• Spine labeling enables evaluation

Transversal Curved MPR
of fractures even in complex
oblique MPR reconstruction
situations (in this case, T12 trauma)

• Improved workflow for the

assessment of fracture extent and
fragments for therapy planning

Courtesy of KGS Advanced MRI and CT Scans, Madurai, India 41

Musculoskeletal
Imaging

130 kV / 90 mAs

CTDIvol 9.96 mGy

DLP 269 mGy*cm

Exposure time 30 s

Scan length 283 mm

Pitch 0.8

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• iMAR removes or mitigates

artifacts in a wide variety of
clinical situations With iMAR
Coronal MPR
• Metal artifact reduction handles
metal implants without disrupting
workflows

• “Does the patient have metal

implants?” Just answer this clinical
question and let myExam
Companion take care of the
technical adaptions

42 Courtesy of Shanghai Public Health Center, Cao Lang, Shanghai Jinshan, P.R. China
Without iMAR
Coronal MPR

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Musculoskeletal
Imaging

130 kV / 90 mAs

CTDIvol 9.96 mGy

DLP 269 mGy*cm

Exposure time 30 s

Scan length 283 mm

Pitch 0.8

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• iMAR brings high-end metal

artifact reduction to routine
orthopedic scanning

VRT based on iMAR images

44 Courtesy of Shanghai Public Health Center, Cao Lang, Shanghai Jinshan, P.R. China
 Musculoskeletal
Imaging

130 kV / 164 mAs

CTDIvol 19.99 mGy

DLP 487 mGy*cm

Exposure time 24 s

Scan length 257 mm

Pitch 0.9

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• Multiple protrusions of disks

clearly displayed
Sagittal and axial oblique 2 mm MPR

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Spectral Imaging
with TwinSpiral
Dual Energy

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Spectral Imaging
with TwinSpiral
Dual Energy

110 kV / Sn130 kV

CTDIvol 8.41 mGy

DLP 159 mGy*cm

Exposure time 12 s

Scan length 168 mm

Pitch 1.0

Rotation time 0.8 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

3 mm mixed MPR

• Powerful spectral separation

thanks to the Tin Filter

• Recon&GO DE and syngo.CT DE

applications offer you a
comprehensive assessment
directly at the scanner

• Reduce complexity while enhancing

consistency in routine but also
more advanced examinations –
let myExam Compass guide you
when deciding if Single or Dual
1 mm mixed MPR
Energy is the best answer for the
clinical task

48 Courtesy of KGS Advanced MRI and CT Scans, Madurai, India

App: Mixed / 110 / Sn130
CT-Value: 1185 / 1402 / 1093 HU
Ratio: 1.29
Volume: 61.9 mm3
Diameter: 3.8 | 3.4 mm
Precision: high

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Spectral Imaging
with TwinSpiral
Dual Energy

110 kV / Sn130 kV

CTDIvol 8.41 mGy

DLP 159 mGy*cm

Exposure time 12 s

Scan length 168 mm

Pitch 1.0

Rotation time 0.8 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• TwinSpiral Dual Energy with new

workflow concept of two scans
integrated into one single
acquisition

• Powerful spectral separation

thanks to Tin Filter

• Recon&GO DE Gout for automatic

results and syngo.CT DE Gout
advanced application directly at
V(<0): 0.04 cm3
the scanner

50 Courtesy of 1st Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P.R. China

Dual Energy enables visualization of gout

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Dental Imaging

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Dental Imaging

130 kV / 140 mAs

CTDIvol 18.7 mGy

DLP 336 mGy*cm

Rotation time 1.0 s

Collimation 16 x 0.7 mm

• iMAR removes or mitigates

artifacts in a wide variety of
clinical situations

• Metal artifact reduction handles

metal implants without disrupting
workflows

Challenges in reading due to metal artifacts

54 Courtesy of Tadokoro Clinic, Saitama, Japan

Without iMAR With iMAR

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CT-guided
Interventions
with Guide&GO

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CT-guided
Interventions
with Guide&GO

Planning spiral

130 kV

CTDIvol 6.9 mGy

DLP 35.4 mGy*cm

Exposure time 1 s

Scan length 57 mm

• Intuitive, tablet-based workflow

with precise needle positioning
even in moving organs

0.5 mm MPRs (soft tissue and lung window)

and Cinematic VRT

58 Courtesy of Lung Center of Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

 CT-guided
Interventions
with Guide&GO

FAST i-Sequence thorax

for biopsy

130 kV

CTDIvol 90.2 mGy

DLP 81.2 mGy*cm

Exposure time 7 x 0.8 s

Scan length 9 mm

• CT-guided needle biopsy of

suspicious lung lesion with
Guide&GO

• Safeguard needle placement with

FAST i-Sequence for instant
monitoring of the needle position

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How to get there

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Technology overview
myExam Companion
The SOMATOM go. platform starts the era
of intelligent CT scanning with myExam
Companion. With it, AI turns aggregated
data into built-in expertise to automatically
leverage the full potential of technologies –
regardless of where, when, and by whom
the results have been produced.
This allows for reliable and reproducible
results from day one. myExam Companion
means performing all advanced CT
examinations as perfectly and quickly
as if they were routine, allowing even
unexperienced users to find the best
combination of parameters for every
individual patient and procedure.
Personalized imaging for precise dose
and contrast media optimization, reduced
unwarranted variations, and always
consistent results for enhanced diagnostic
experience.
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Inline/offline postprocessing
SOMATOM go.Now comes with two kinds
of postprocessing tools: a zero-click “inline”
reconstruction toolkit and another one for
“offline” diagnosis.
The inline results of Recon&GO save time,
reduce workflow steps, and deliver ready-
to-read, standardized images. Recon&GO
offers you, among other things, the
possibility of anatomical ranges, table
and bone removal, vascular CPR (Curved
Planar Reconstruction), and multi recon
(for automated multiple reconstructions in
just one step). Furthermore, you can add
spine ranges, rib ranges, and Lung CAD.
For offline diagnosis, CT View&GO offers
dedicated tools for smooth and efficient
reading. It includes anatomical ranges, table
and bone removal, vessel extension, and
endoscopic view among others. In addition,
it can be further enhanced with spine
ranges and Lung CAD as well as the
advanced applications syngo.CT Osteo and
syngo.CT Neuro DSA.
Spectral Imaging with Dual Energy
SOMATOM go.Now offers spectral imaging
with TwinSpiral Dual Energy that makes DE
routine-ready – completely neutral in dose
and workflow.
TwinSpiral offers the ability to acquire two
spiral data sets in sequence at different
energies. Thanks to the spectral properties
of the Tin Filter, TwinSpiral DE allows
better spectral separation for noncontrast
examinations. By allowing you to characterize,
highlight, and quantify different materials,
Dual Energy gives you greater diagnostic
confidence.
And combined with dedicated Spectral
Viewing packages2 it allows for comprehensive
assessment. No matter if you would like to
do your postprocessing directly at the
console or have it sent automatically to
PACS by Recon&GO instead – it offers a
solution for all clinical workflows.
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High Power 80
High Power 80 (high mA values in 80 kV
imaging) allows you to scan with 400 mA
at 80 kV for enhanced iodine contrast,
which, combined with always-on sub-mm
collimation, is especially beneficial for small
distal vessels. The increased iodine contrast
of the image allows you to reduce the
amount of contrast media considerably –
for better patient care and reduced
examination costs.
High Power 80 is based on the mass
attenuation coefficient. For lower photon
energies, the mass attenuation coefficient
of iodine increases, whereas soft tissue is
less energy-dependent. This means that
the iodine-to-soft tissue contrast in the CT
image will increase with low-kV imaging –
and lower average photon energy. This
increase is extremely beneficial for contrast-
enhanced studies.
Stellar detector
The Stellar detector lowers image noise
in every scan, while advanced iterative
reconstruction from SAFIRE delivers
excellent image quality at very low doses.1
This provides excellent and homogeneous
image quality, even in complex areas such
as the base of the skull, making it especially
relevant for routine neuro imaging.
The Stellar detector’s high-end technology
includes fully integrated components and
an advanced 3D antiscatter collimator.
It keeps electronic noise low, increases
dose efficiency, and improves spatial
resolution. The smart configuration of the
detector elements simplifies access, eases
maintenance, and increases scanner uptime.
Tin Filter
Inherited from high-end Dual Source CT
scanners, the Tin Filter cuts out lower
energies to reduce dose and optimize image
quality at the interface between soft tissue
and air. This has direct benefits in lung and
colon imaging, for example.
Clinical experience also shows that Tin Filter
technology reduces beam hardening artifacts
and improves image quality in bony
structures, also making it extremely useful
in orthopedic examinations.
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1
In clinical practice, the use of SAFIRE may reduce CT patient
dose depending on the clinical task, patient size, anatomical
location, and clinical practice. A consultation with a radiologist
and a physicist should be made to determine the appropriate
dose to obtain diagnostic image quality for the particular
clinical task.
2
For Mixed, Monoenergetic Plus, Gout, Calculi Characterization
(kidney stones)

available in the United States.

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