Siemens Healthineers – Shape 22 press conference

On November 15th, Siemens Healthineers Shape 22 will bring together top decision-makers and specialized healthcare professionals. In the following press conference on November 16th starting at 1 p.m. CET, we will showcase our innovations in diagnostic imaging in a dedicated press conference and answer your questions.

Published on 10. November 2021

Erlangen, Germany | 16.11.2021

  • Naeotom Alpha excels in all technical parameters related to image quality
  • Increase in resolution and reduction in radiation dose means a jump in image quality impossible with conventional CT scanners
  • Cleared for clinical use in the USA and Europe, more than 20 systems installed, over 8.000 patients scanned, over 500 patents filed related to photon-counting

Erlangen, Germany | 16.11.2021

  • 50 percent of the world's population has no access to MRI
  • Magnetom Free.Star1 aims at making MRI more accessible to people, that are currently not benefitting from it at all or only to a limited extent
  • Excellent image quality through the combination of AI-based reconstruction algorithms and a new field strength of 0.55 Tesla on the unique High-V MRI platform
  • Up to 30 percent lower costs2 over the entire lifecycle of the system

1 Magnetom Free.Star is under development and is not commercially available. Future availability cannot be guaranteed.
2 Compared to conventional MRI systems with large quantities of helium and quench pipe/Data on file

Diagnostic Imaging | November 16th, 1:00–2:00 p.m. CET

  • André Hartung, President Diagnostic Imaging: introduction and new products
  • Philipp Fischer, Head of Computed Tomography: deep-dive on the new photon-counting CT
  • Prof. Dr. med. Thomas Kröncke, Director Clinic of diagnostic and interventional radiology, University Hospital Augsburg: first clinical experiences with the new photon-counting CT