
Different Needs, One Approach

The hospitals in Lugano and Locarno in Switzerland confront the demands of an aging population, increasing patient loads, and disruptions in patient scheduling when emergencies arise.

Two hospitals, similar needs
Locarno had seen the advantages of dual energy in Lugano and foresaw a mixed use: Emergencies and also scheduled appointments.

Improved appointment process and patient flow
With their modern equipment, it is easy for Alberto Manara and Jürgen Heinkel, MD, to maintain higher dose standards than the national minimums.
Diagnostic applications for gout and kidney stones

Further applications
A cinematic rendering image shows the posterior view of the abdominal aorta and its branches, with a renal aneurysm present on the right.
Courtesy of Locarno Regional Hospital Charity, Locarno, Switzerland

Benefits of standardized protocols
DECT images reveal small discrete uric acid deposits next to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd metatarsophalangeal joints.
Courtesy of Lugano Regional Hospital, Public Cantonal Hospital Corporation, Lugano, Switzerland
Lower radiation doses than required by law
A winning combination
- TwinBeam Dual Energy is commercially available on SOMATOM Definition AS+ and SOMATOM Definition Edge. It is also available as a field upgrade for these systems.
- The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.