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    A Clear View Inside Tiny Hearts

    4min
    Published on October 5, 2017

    Cinematic Rendering can display CT data as vivid three-dimensional images. Cinematic Rendering is available for research on syngo.via.
    Frontier and is also commercially available as Cinematic VRT on syngo.via1.

    Although Ultrasound is still standard in pediatric cardiology, for complex procedures, though, a Dual Source CT scanner can deliver optimal data with 3D images.
    Martin Glöckler, MD, Senior Attending Physician for Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany
    When it comes to congentinal heart disease a 3D reconstruction of child’s heart based on a dual source CT scanner offers advantages.

    What advantages does Dual Source CT offer over echocardiography and MRI in pediatric cardiology?

    The 3D reconstructions based on CT data allow users to quickly grasp the information visually, and are accessible on any workstation through syngo.via.

    Overlay of live fluoroscopy and 3D model during stenting of the ductus arteriosus (green) in a 3.2-kg newborn with hypoplastic left heart complex.
    Overlay of live fluoroscopy and 3D model during stenting of the ductus arteriosus (green) in a 3.2-kg newborn with hypoplastic left heart complex.

    “I have yet to meet any cardiac surgeons who look at the CT data and don’t immediately say that this is exactly what they need for their procedures.”

    Martin Glöckler, MD, Senior Attending Physician for Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Erlangen
    For complex surgical procedures in pediatric cardiology 3D images produced with a dual source CT scanner offer great advantages.

    You’ve had a SOMATOM Force since 2014. What are the additional advantages of this system?

    1. syngo.via can be used as a standalone device or together with a variety of syngo.via-based software options, which are medical devices in their own right. syngo.via and the syngo.via based software options are not commercially available in all countries. Due to regulatory reasons its future availability cannot be guaranteed. Please contact your local Siemens organization for further details.

    1. In clinical practice, the use of ADMIRE 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. The statements by Siemens’ 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.