Precision in oncological imaging
Innovative CT solutions empowering optimal care


Computed Tomography has come a long way in trendsetting innovations like iterative reconstructions, spectral imaging or perfusion scans, which enlarged the diagnostic toolset of CT in oncological imaging.
Innovative CT solutions from Siemens Healthineers provide high-end image quality to help improve diagnostic accuracy. This ranges from ruling out malignancy through accurate staging to providing necessary information for the best treatment planning and control. This enables providing personalized care tailored to the patient’s needs, be it the lowest radiation dose for young patients or fast assessment in pain.
Features & Benefits

Rely on precise imaging
Precise imaging and diagnosis is key for selecting the right treatment as well as monitoring and controlling treatment outcome.
Precision medicine relies on the right imaging during the continuum of care. CT as a versatile, robust but also fast imaging modality can play a key role in expanding precision medicine throughout oncological care. Precision in CT means control of all aspects from acquisition of fast high-resolution images to postprocessing.
In post-processing you profit from automated anatomical oriented MPRs thanks to ALPHA technology as well as advanced visualization like rib unfolding and Rapid Results.

Keep control on exposure
Early detection of cancer is often the main factor in a successful cure. Early detection not only means screening patients with a very high risk of lung or colorectal cancer. In some situations, it also means long-term if not lifetime monitoring during and after therapy. But repetitive CT scans can add a high cumulative radiation exposure. Our innovative solutions like Tin Filter or FAST CARE support you in keeping radiation exposure as low as possible and allow patients to experience the benefit of each scan instead of worrying about radiation. Patients also don’t need to be worried about long scans, especially when they are impaired, e.g., short of breath or under pain management, thanks to fast imaging enabled by FLASH spiral scans and Dual Source CT technology.

Profit from functional imaging
Complex treatments require more information than just diameters. Provide surrogates for biological parameters and quantitative measures with Dual Energy CT and volume perfusion CT (VPCT). With innovations in CT technology that change the way to acquire, process and read such data, access to the results of functional imaging is simpler than ever before.
Clinical Use

Contrast-media enhanced staging CT at 70 kV on SOMATOM go.Top: Low kV, Stellar detector and iterative reconstruction for thin-slice data sets; 70 kV; CTDIvol: 6.37 mGy; DLP: 389 mGy cm
Courtesy of University Hospital of Erlangen, Germany

Low-dose whole body imaging with Tin Filter on SOMATOM go.Top: Stellar detector for high-resolution, high number of projections, Tin Filter also for Topogram; Sn130 kV; CTDIvol: 2.56 mGy; DLP: 395 mGy cm
Courtesy University Hospital of Erlangen, Germany

Lung nodule detection with ultra-low-dose native lung imaging thanks to Tin Filter Technology on the SOMATOM Edge Plus; thin MIPs; Sn100 kV; CTDIvol: 0.67 mGy; DLP: 17.6 mGy cm
Courtesy of Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Evaluation of a meningioma with TwinBeam Dual Energy CT: TwinBeam Dual Energy on the SOMATOM Edge Plus; AuSn 120 kV; CTDIvol: 10.6 mGy; DLP: 190 mGy cm
Courtesy of Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Multi-phase abdomen imaging for tumor staging after liver intervention: Finest details on SOMATOM Edge Plus; 110/80/90/110 kV; CTDIvol: 6.75/6.38/7.33/9.15 mGy; DLP: 141/154/166/192 mGy cm; 0.75mm MPRs
Courtesy of Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Multi-phase abdomen imaging for tumor staging after liver intervention with iterative metal artefact reduction (iMAR) on the SOMATOM Edge Plus; 80 kV; CTDIvol: 6.38 mGy; 154 mGy cm
Courtesy of Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands

TwinBeam Dual Energy for high-contrast and Virtual Non Contrast applications plus zero-click postprocessing in Recon&GO on SOMATOM go.Top; AuSn120 kV; CTDIvol: 10.2 mGy; DLP: 728 mGy cm
Courtesy of University Hospital of Erlangen, Germany

Whole liver volume perfusion at 70 kV: Superior CNR and low dose on SOMATOM Force; scan time: 28.5 s; scan length: 294 mm; 70 kV; CTDIvol: 48.17 mGy; DLP: 1015.7 mGy cm; eff. dose: 15.24 mSv
Courtesy of Peking University Medical College, PR China