SPECT CT scan machine - Symbia Pro.specta SPECT/CT

Symbia Pro.specta SPECT/CT with myExam CompanionModernize to MAXIMIZE

Explore the many workflow benefits of Symbia Pro.specta from the physician's and nuclear medicine technologist's perspective.

Modern SPECT/CT for maximum results

Setting new standards for SPECT/CT, Symbia Pro.specta™ with myExam Companion™ takes your nuclear medicine department into the future. Every system includes intelligent SPECT/CT imaging and a fully integrated, intuitive user interface to give you the power of more.

One scanner. Many possibilities.

See what’s possible with Symbia Pro.specta™, the most versatile SPECT/CT on the market for routine clinical use.¹

Siemens Healthineers theranostics prostate cancer

Optimized imaging for theranostics

Every Symbia Pro.specta system is theranostics-ready and features the only SPECT crystal technology clinically proven to manage all SPECT energies reliably, and collimators specifically designed for each isotope.² These technologies, together with quantification solutions that are precise and reproducible, give you full theranostics capabilities.

Growing theranostics program is now everyday clinical practice in Finland

As a true pioneer in the frontier of cancer treatment, The Comprehensive Cancer Center in Helsinki offers precision therapy personalized to the needs of each individual patient.

Features & Benefits

Whether you’re looking to enhance your current imaging services, tap into new offerings, or perform diagnostic CT, Symbia Pro.specta with myExam Companion delivers.

Customer voices

“The radiologists loved the images with SAFIRE, and it also helped lower the doses.”⁴

Erin Ross, PhD

Consultant clinical scientist and
deputy head of nuclear medicine
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom

Clinical Use

Clinical image review

Symbia Pro.specta SPECT/CT with myExam Companion Clinical Images

Data courtesy of Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Lung perfusion SPECT/CT shows patchy perfusion in both lobes in a patient with COPD

SPECT/CT lung perfusion scan performed in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Low-dose CT with Tin Filter and sharp kernel reconstruction shows fibrotic changes in both lung lobes, especially in the lower part
Few emphysematous bullae also visualized in the right lower lobes
Perfusion SPECT/CT shows patchy uptake throughout both lung lobes without any well-defined segmental or subsegmental perfusion defect, reflecting the expected pattern in COPD which corresponds to the CT findings

Symbia Pro.specta Q3 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: Perfusion - 60 stops per detector, 5 seconds per stop; Injected dose: Perfusion - ^99mTc-MAA (dose amount anonymized); Patient weight: 113 kg (249 lb)

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 110 kV Sn/45 ref mAs, 0.8-sec rotation, 16 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1-mm recon, Qr64 S3

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Fast IQ•SPECT cardiac acquisition delineates normal myocardial perfusion at stress and rest

Tetrofosmin (Myoview) myocardial perfusion study at stress and rest performed using IQ•SPECT enables fast cardiac acquisition
Normal distribution of tracer throughout the left ventricular myocardial at stress and rest with normal left ventricular volumes reflects normal myocardial perfusion

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: IQ•SPECT, step-and-shoot method, 22 seconds per stop, 17 stops per detector; Total scan time: 6.2 minutes; Image reconstruction: 128 x 128 matrix, OSCGM, 48i1s, Gaussian filter 10; CT attenuation correction (CTAC); Injected dose: ^99mTc-Myoview (dose amount anonymized)

CT
Scan parameters: 120 kV/56 ref mAs

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Bilateral reduction in striatal dopaminergic receptor density defined on SPECT/CT with ratio analysis

SPECT/CT study in a patient with parkinsonian syndrome
Mild bilateral reduction in striatal dopaminergic receptor density reflected in slightly reduced striatal to occipital ratio and caudate to putamen ratio
Comparison with normal database on syngo.via striatal analysis software helps differentiate early abnormality from normal levels

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: Low-energy high-resolution (LEHR), step-and-shoot method, 40 seconds per view; Image reconstruction: OSEM3D, 10i8s, Gaussian filter 8; Injected dose: ¹²³I-Ioflupane 4.9 mCi (182.40 MBq)

CT
Scan parameters: 110 kV/24 ref mAs

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

iMAR improves biliary drainage catheter visualization in ^99mTc-HIDA SPECT/CT following liver tumor embolization

Patient with cholangiocarcinoma treated with right-sided dual-venous embolization
Biliary drainage catheter draining externally left in situ
Hepatobiliary scan with dynamic and static SPECT/CT performed to assess function of remnant liver tissue
CT with iMAR⁵ eliminates metal artifact from biliary drainage catheter enabling clear visualization of catheter tip

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: 60 stops per detector, 10 seconds per stop; Image reconstruction: 128 x 128 matrix, OSEM3D, 24i4s; Injected dose: ^99mTc-HIDA 3.8 mCi (142 MBq)

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 120 kV/40 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 2-mm recon, BR40 S3 iMAR

Data courtesy of Baylor Scott, White Medical Center, Temple, Texas, USA.

Parathyroid adenoma defined on ^99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT

SPECT/CT study following ^99mTc-MIBI administration in a patient with suspected hyperparathyroidism
Study shows focal increase in uptake in lower part of right lobe of thyroid seen in delayed images suggestive of parathyroid adenoma

Symbia Pro.specta X3 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: 1 bed position/48 stops per detector, 25 seconds per stop; Image reconstruction: 128 x 128 matrix, OSEM3D, 24i4s; Injected dose: ^99mTc-Sestamibi (dose amount anonymized); Post-injection delay: 2 hours

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 110 kV/90 ref mAs, 0.8-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 5-mm recon, Qr40S3

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

¹¹¹In-Octreotide 4- and 24-hour planar and SPECT/CT study shows increasing uptake in para-aortic metastases

Patient with intestinal neuroendocrine tumor with para-aortic lymph nodal and lung metastases underwent 4- and 24-hourIn-Octreotide planar and SPECT/CT with xSPECT Quant
Whole-body planar images acquired at 4 and 24 hours show increased uptake in para-aortic nodal and lung metastases with progressive retention after 24 hours
Renal cortex shows high tracer retention at 24 hours

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: 2 bed positions/60 stops per detector, 15 seconds per stop; Image reconstruction: 128 x 128 matrix, Flash3D, 18i4s; Injected dose: ¹¹¹In-Octreotide 4.7 mCi (176 MBq); Post-injection delay: 4 and 24 hours

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 120 kV/213 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1.5-mm recon, BR40 S3

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Bone SPECT/CT defines site of fracture of vertical spinal stabilization rod at level of L5 vertebral pedicle

^99mTc-HMDP bone SPECT/CT shows intense focal hypermetabolism at the base of left lower pedicle screw attaching the left spinal stabilization rod with the body of the L5 vertebrae related to fracture of right vertical rod
Fracture of left S1 interpedicular screw with loosening of left trans-sacroiliac joint screw is also associated with focal hypermetabolism
Significant scoliosis involving the lumbar vertebrae with associated degenerative changes in the vertebral end plates

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: 3 bed positions/60 stops per detector, 10 seconds per stop; Image reconstruction: 128 x 128 matrix, OSEM3D, 7i15s; Injected dose: ^99mTc-HMDP 20.9 mCi (776 MBq); Post-injection delay: 2 hours

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 130 kV/30 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1.5-mm recon, BR40 S3

Read the complete clinical case study

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

xSPECT Bone and CT with iMAR define reactive bony sclerosis in tibial malunion following plate fixation

Traumatic open fracture of the lower third of the shaft of the left tibia treated with plate and screw fixation
Malunion of the tibial shaft despite fixation
xSPECT Bone delineates hypermetabolism localized to thickened sclerosed cortical bone at site of malunion towards the middle of the fixation plate
CT with iMAR eliminates metal artifact caused by fixation plate for clear visualization of cortical sclerosis as well as bent tibial plate secondary to malunion

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: 60 stops per detector, 20 seconds per stop; Image reconstruction: 128 x 128 matrix, xSPECT Bone; Injected dose: ^99mTc-HMDP 16.3 mCi (603 MBq); Post-injection delay: 3 hours

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 120 kV/150 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1-mm recon, BR44 S3 iMAR

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

xSPECT Bone and xSPECT Quant with iMAR CT define loosening of tibial component in right knee arthroplasty

Bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with reported pain on walking
xSPECT Bone shows sharply defined hypermetabolism in the tibial component of the right knee prosthesis involving both tibial condylar surfaces suggestive of loosening
Lateral femoral condylar uptake in the left TKA reflects reactive bone stress. Focal uptake at the tip of the left tibial component stem localizes to site of impaction with cortical bone and reflects reactive changes without loosening.

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: 30 stops per detector, 20 seconds per stop; Image reconstruction: 128 x 128 matrix, xSPECT Bone; Injected dose: ^99mTc-HMDP 15.6 mCi (578 MBq); Post-injection delay: 3 hours

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 110 kV/181 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1-mm recon, BR44 S3 iMAR

Read the complete clinical case study

Data courtesy of Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Lung perfusion SPECT/CT shows patchy perfusion in both lobes in a patient with COPD

SPECT/CT lung perfusion scan performed in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Low-dose CT with Tin Filter and sharp kernel reconstruction shows fibrotic changes in both lung lobes, especially in the lower part
Few emphysematous bullae also visualized in the right lower lobes
Perfusion SPECT/CT shows patchy uptake throughout both lung lobes without any well-defined segmental or subsegmental perfusion defect, reflecting the expected pattern in COPD which corresponds to the CT findings

Symbia Pro.specta Q3 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: Perfusion - 60 stops per detector, 5 seconds per stop; Injected dose: Perfusion - ^99mTc-MAA (dose amount anonymized); Patient weight: 113 kg (249 lb)

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 110 kV Sn/45 ref mAs, 0.8-sec rotation, 16 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1-mm recon, Qr64 S3

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Fast IQ•SPECT cardiac acquisition delineates normal myocardial perfusion at stress and rest

Tetrofosmin (Myoview) myocardial perfusion study at stress and rest performed using IQ•SPECT enables fast cardiac acquisition
Normal distribution of tracer throughout the left ventricular myocardial at stress and rest with normal left ventricular volumes reflects normal myocardial perfusion

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

CT
Scan parameters: 120 kV/56 ref mAs

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Bilateral reduction in striatal dopaminergic receptor density defined on SPECT/CT with ratio analysis

SPECT/CT study in a patient with parkinsonian syndrome
Mild bilateral reduction in striatal dopaminergic receptor density reflected in slightly reduced striatal to occipital ratio and caudate to putamen ratio
Comparison with normal database on syngo.via striatal analysis software helps differentiate early abnormality from normal levels

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

CT
Scan parameters: 110 kV/24 ref mAs

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

iMAR improves biliary drainage catheter visualization in ^99mTc-HIDA SPECT/CT following liver tumor embolization

Patient with cholangiocarcinoma treated with right-sided dual-venous embolization
Biliary drainage catheter draining externally left in situ
Hepatobiliary scan with dynamic and static SPECT/CT performed to assess function of remnant liver tissue
CT with iMAR⁵ eliminates metal artifact from biliary drainage catheter enabling clear visualization of catheter tip

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: 60 stops per detector, 10 seconds per stop; Image reconstruction: 128 x 128 matrix, OSEM3D, 24i4s; Injected dose: ^99mTc-HIDA 3.8 mCi (142 MBq)

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 120 kV/40 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 2-mm recon, BR40 S3 iMAR

Data courtesy of Baylor Scott, White Medical Center, Temple, Texas, USA.

Parathyroid adenoma defined on ^99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT

SPECT/CT study following ^99mTc-MIBI administration in a patient with suspected hyperparathyroidism
Study shows focal increase in uptake in lower part of right lobe of thyroid seen in delayed images suggestive of parathyroid adenoma

Symbia Pro.specta X3 SPECT/CT

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 110 kV/90 ref mAs, 0.8-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 5-mm recon, Qr40S3

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

¹¹¹In-Octreotide 4- and 24-hour planar and SPECT/CT study shows increasing uptake in para-aortic metastases

Patient with intestinal neuroendocrine tumor with para-aortic lymph nodal and lung metastases underwent 4- and 24-hourIn-Octreotide planar and SPECT/CT with xSPECT Quant
Whole-body planar images acquired at 4 and 24 hours show increased uptake in para-aortic nodal and lung metastases with progressive retention after 24 hours
Renal cortex shows high tracer retention at 24 hours

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 120 kV/213 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1.5-mm recon, BR40 S3

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Bone SPECT/CT defines site of fracture of vertical spinal stabilization rod at level of L5 vertebral pedicle

^99mTc-HMDP bone SPECT/CT shows intense focal hypermetabolism at the base of left lower pedicle screw attaching the left spinal stabilization rod with the body of the L5 vertebrae related to fracture of right vertical rod
Fracture of left S1 interpedicular screw with loosening of left trans-sacroiliac joint screw is also associated with focal hypermetabolism
Significant scoliosis involving the lumbar vertebrae with associated degenerative changes in the vertebral end plates

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 130 kV/30 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1.5-mm recon, BR40 S3

Read the complete clinical case study

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

xSPECT Bone and CT with iMAR define reactive bony sclerosis in tibial malunion following plate fixation

Traumatic open fracture of the lower third of the shaft of the left tibia treated with plate and screw fixation
Malunion of the tibial shaft despite fixation
xSPECT Bone delineates hypermetabolism localized to thickened sclerosed cortical bone at site of malunion towards the middle of the fixation plate
CT with iMAR eliminates metal artifact caused by fixation plate for clear visualization of cortical sclerosis as well as bent tibial plate secondary to malunion

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 120 kV/150 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1-mm recon, BR44 S3 iMAR

Data courtesy of Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

xSPECT Bone and xSPECT Quant with iMAR CT define loosening of tibial component in right knee arthroplasty

Bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with reported pain on walking
xSPECT Bone shows sharply defined hypermetabolism in the tibial component of the right knee prosthesis involving both tibial condylar surfaces suggestive of loosening
Lateral femoral condylar uptake in the left TKA reflects reactive bone stress. Focal uptake at the tip of the left tibial component stem localizes to site of impaction with cortical bone and reflects reactive changes without loosening.

Symbia Pro.specta X7 SPECT/CT

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 110 kV/181 ref mAs, 0.33-sec rotation, 32 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1-mm recon, BR44 S3 iMAR

Read the complete clinical case study

Data courtesy of Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Lung perfusion SPECT/CT shows patchy perfusion in both lobes in a patient with COPD

SPECT/CT lung perfusion scan performed in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Low-dose CT with Tin Filter and sharp kernel reconstruction shows fibrotic changes in both lung lobes, especially in the lower part
Few emphysematous bullae also visualized in the right lower lobes
Perfusion SPECT/CT shows patchy uptake throughout both lung lobes without any well-defined segmental or subsegmental perfusion defect, reflecting the expected pattern in COPD which corresponds to the CT findings

Symbia Pro.specta Q3 SPECT/CT

SPECT
Scan acquisition: Perfusion - 60 stops per detector, 5 seconds per stop; Injected dose: Perfusion - ^99mTc-MAA (dose amount anonymized); Patient weight: 113 kg (249 lb)

CT
SAFIRE
Scan parameters: 110 kV Sn/45 ref mAs, 0.8-sec rotation, 16 x 0.7-mm collimation, 1-mm recon, Qr64 S3

Testimonials

Developer insights

My goal for Symbia Pro.specta

Insights by George Dailey

We've tried to make SPECT/CT adoption easier

Insights by John Pawlak

Ease of use is what we need to move SPECT/CT forward

Insights by Alexander Hans Vija, Ph.D.

myExam Companion

Our intelligent imaging solution helps you automate and streamline manual workflows throughout the day, so you can focus on your patients.

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Technical Details

Gantry
Bore diameter	70 cm
Tunnel length	106.4 cm

CT
Slices	32/64⁶
Rotation time	up to 0.33 s⁶
Tube	up to 7.0 MHU⁶ (17.5 MHU equivalent value with SAFIRE⁷)
Power	up to 75 kW⁶ (187 kW equivalent value with SAFIRE⁷)
High voltage	up to 70-140 kv⁶ (10kV steps)
mA	up to 825 mA⁶ (2.06 A equivalent value with SAFIRE⁷)
Iterative reconstruction	SAFIRE⁷
Low-dose scanning	Tin Filter
Metal artifact reduction	iMAR^5,8

SPECT
Crystal thickness	3/8” or 5/8”
Detector dimension (FoV)	53.3 x 38.7 cm
Energy range	35-588 keV
System sensitivity (LEHR at 10 cm)	202 cpm/μCi
Acquisition modes	Static, dynamic, gated, SPECT, gated SPECT, dynamic SPECT, composite SPECT, whole-body, whole-body SPECT, SPECT/CT
Quantitative accuracy	≤ 5%⁹

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Localization of infection site in femoral stabilization pin using SPECT/CT with radiolabeled leukocytes

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Pinpoint musculoskeletal pain with precision.

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Nuclear medicine experts on two continents describe how the new fully integrated SPECT/CT serves more patients and signals the beginning of a new era in nuclear imaging.

Soaring to new heights with SPECT/CT

Read how SPECT/CT imaging has seen significant technological advances that are expanding the modality’s power and accuracy.

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Compared with other SPECT/CT systems in the same class. Data on file.

Compared with competitive literature at time of publication. Data on file.

Compared to other Siemens Healthineers SPECT-only systems. Data on file.

The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Because there is no "typical" hospital or laboratory and many variables exist (eg, hospital size, samples mix, case mix, level of IT, and/or automation adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.

iMAR is designed to yield images with a reduced level of metal artifacts compared to conventional reconstruction if the underlying CT data is distorted by metal being present in the scanned object. The exact amount of metal artifact reduction and the corresponding improvement in image quality achievable depends on a number of factors, including composition and size of the metal part within the object, the patient size, anatomical location, and clinical practice. It is recommended, to perform iMAR reconstruction in addition to conventional reconstruction.

Dependent on configuration.

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.

Optional.

Data on file.

The products/features (mentioned herein) are not commercially available in all countries. Their future availability cannot be guaranteed.

Symbia Pro.specta SPECT/CT with myExam CompanionModernize to MAXIMIZE

Modern SPECT/CT for maximum results

More detail

More clarity

More freedom

More flexibility

One scanner. Many possibilities.

Optimized imaging for theranostics

Growing theranostics program is now everyday clinical practice in Finland

Features & Benefits

Redefine performance with new standards for SPECT/CT

Modern SPECT/CT that fits in your space

Reach your full potential with a smart workflow

Achieve optimized imaging from dedicated clinical tools

Customer voices

Clinical Use

Fast IQ•SPECT cardiac acquisition delineates normal myocardial perfusion at stress and rest

Testimonials

My goal for Symbia Pro.specta

We've tried to make SPECT/CT adoption easier

Ease of use is what we need to move SPECT/CT forward

myExam Companion

Technical Details

Explore more

SPECT/CT in musculoskeletal medicine

Fully integrated SPECT/CT modernizes facilities to maximize abilities

Soaring to new heights with SPECT/CT

Learn more about Symbia Pro.specta

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