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Computed Tomography is moving beyond its traditional diagnostic role to become a key player in early disease detection and therapy planning. This expansion means an even broader patient cohort and resilient productivity demands. You need a reliable partner with products, services, and the infrastructure to support new business models and prioritize environmental sustainability and robustness. Computed Tomography at Siemens Healthineers, with its legacy of listening for almost 50 years, is innovating ahead of these developments, even before potentials become needs.

Computed Tomography News & Stories

A cVRT image with anterior view shows a dextrocardia, and a right aortic arch with mirrored origin of the supra-aortic trunks.

Situs inversus totalis discovered incidentally in an adult

 2023-12-08

A 28-year-old female patient, suffering from a sudden onset of heart palpitation accompanied by atypical chest pain, was admitted to the emergency room. The patient reported no previous episode and her medical history was unremarkable. A chest CT angiography (CTA) was requested to rule out associated anomalies.

Clinical Results
An iodine map fused with VNC image reveals a significantly enhanced small lesion dorsally in the renal mass, which is invisible in the standard image.

Inside an incidental solid renal mass

 2023-11-24

An 89-year-old male patient, complaining of unspecific abdominal pain and hematuria, came to the hospital for a checkup. Physical examination and laboratory tests suggested a prostatic hyperplasia as the cause of hematuria. An abdominal contrast CT scan was performed on a dual source photon-counting CT, NAEOTOM Alpha®, to rule out any other potential cause.

Clinical Results
cVRT images show a 3D view of bilateral ossicles – normal on the right and eroded on the left.

Congenital cholesteatoma

 2023-11-13
A 7-year-old girl suffering from bilateral progressive conductive hearing loss, worse on the left side, was presented to the hospital. Physical examination was unremarkable on both eardrums. There were no signs of a middle ear infection present. A CT examination was indicated, and a UHR scan mode was performed on a dual source photon-counting CT (NAEOTOM Alpha®).
Clinical Results
A cVRT image shows a posterior overview of the PAPVC, the PA, the aorta and the tracheobronchial tree. The compression of the proximal left IPV by the DA is also shown.

Anomalous pulmonary venous connection – total or partial?

 2023-10-20

A 22-month-old girl with a cardiac murmur was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and admitted for surgical repair. A pulmonary CTA was requested for preoperative evaluation.

Clinical Results
cVRT images reconstructed parallel to the screw, show lucency on the tip of the screw and in various parts around the screw, confirming screw loosening. Metal artifact reduction surrounding the screw is remarkable, and the trabecular bone structure surrounding the fracture can be appreciated. The fracture in the scaphoid is still largely visible, with a sclerotically bordered fracture line.

FOOSH injury with screw fixation of the scaphoid

 2023-10-06

A 20-year-old male patient with a FOOSH injury underwent a screw fixation of the scaphoid and later, a revision surgery due to non-union of the fracture. A follow-up CT showed unclear bone structure around the screw with the presence of metal artifacts. Further evaluation was performed using a UHR scan mode on a photon-counting CT (NAEOTOM Alpha®).

Clinical Results
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