DELETE: Siemens SOMATOM Sensation 16

Product Description:

The Siemens Somatom Sensation 16 Slice CT is among the most popular full-body, multi-slice CT scanners available. This scanner has the ability to perform 3D full body and cardiac scans in excellent image quality.  It is the ideal choice for imaging centers on a budget.  In less than 20 seconds you can perform cardiac studies with .75 slice up to 105 ms temporal resolution for a clear picture of coronary arteries.  With the Sensation 16, consistent high image quality for diagnostic precision, streamlined workflow, and advanced applications that are easy to use were made for the care of your patients. 

Details:

• Available for purchase and lease

Overview:

• 16-Slice
• Philips MRC 600 8.0 MHU X-ray Tube
• Scan Times; 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2 Seconds
• RapidView Reconstruction 20 Images per Second
• 70cm Water-Cooled (low noise, less heat Gantry
• 60kW Generator
• Spatial Resolution; Up to 24.0 lp/cm
• Dell Pentium 3 Dual Xeon CPU, 292GB Hard Disk, 9.1 GB MOD,
• Flat Panel TFT LCD
• 450 lbs. Patient Load Capacity
• Software: ScanTools, ScanTools Pro, Bolus Tracking, DoseRight, Pediatric Protocols, 3D Small Volume Analysis, Logical Guided Flow GUI

Features:

• Patient dose reduced by up to 30%
• Integrated Speed 4D
• 420ms rotation time
• Less than 700 slices in a 20s breathhold
• Virtually unlimited isotropic volume acquisition
• 16 simultaneously acquired ECG correlated acquisition
• Platform for cardiovascular imaging and non-invasive cardiac imaging with exceptional performance
• HeartView CI software – developed for making cardiac diagnosis
• syngo 3D VesselView
• syngo ARGUS
• Routine thin slice imaging: 16 x 0.75mm
• Ultra Fast Ceramic (UFC) Detector Technology
• CARE Dose Technology
• Navigator Operators Console
• SureViewTM reconstruction system
• Laser Positioning Lights
• Dual Side Controls on Gantry & Table
• Multiple kV and mA techniques

Specifications:

General:

• Configuration: Multislice helical
• # of Slices: 16
• Power Needed: 380-480 VAC, 3-phase, 66-83 kVA
• Siting Requirements: 24 m2 (Floor Space Needed)

X-Ray Tube: 

• X-Ray Tube: Anode
• Heat Storage: 5300000 hu
• Heat Dissipation Rate: 730000 hu/min
• Tube Cooling: Chilled water
• Tube Focal Spot: 0.5 x 0.7, 0.8 x 1.2 mm
• Optional Tubes: Yes

Image Storage:

• Hd Capacity: 376 Gigabytes
• Online Images: 260000
• Archive: CD-R, MOD
• Scoring of Coronary Artery Calcification: Yes

Display:

• Helical Scanning: Yes
• Max Scan Time: 100 seconds
• Max Scan Volume: 157 cm
• Spatial Resolution: 30 lp/cm
• Pitch: 8-32 freely selectable
• Reconstruction Time Per Image: 0.1 second
• Monitor: 18 inch LCD
• Matrixes: 1024 x 1024
• Range of CT numbers: -1,024 to +3,071
• Image Enlarging Scale: Yes
• Max # Slices Displayed Simultaneously: 64

Performance:

• Minimum Interscan Time: 0.25 second
• High-Contrast Spatial Resolution 0% MTF: 30 lp/cm
• 50% MTF: 15 lp/cm
• Low-Contrast Resolution, mm at % at <=4 rads: 5 mm at 0.3% at 1.9 rads
• Sound, % at <= 2.5 rads: 0.29

Generator:

• Output: 60 kW
• kVp Range: 80,100,120, 140
• mA Range: 28

Patient Table/ Range of Movement

• Vertical: 48-102 cm
• Longitudinal: 200 cm
• Scanning Range: 157 cm
• Patient Weight: 200 kg (440 lbs)

Image Processing:

• CPU: Multiple Intel-based servers with Dual Pentium Xenon
• Scan FOV:
• Standard: 50 cm
• Optional: 70 cm
• Image Reconstruction Matrixes: 512 x 512
• DICOM 3.0 Compatible: Yes (VAC power Needed)

Reconstruction Time:

• Per Slice: 0.1 second
• For Localization Scan: Real time

Gantry:

• Geometry: Continuous rotate, low-voltage slip ring
• Detector (Scattered Light): UltraFast Ceramic with adaptive array detector
• Rows: 16
• Elements/Row: 672
• Number of Detection Channels: 16 x 1,344
• Rotation Times, Sec 360:
• Standard: 0.42, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5
• Optional: 0.37
• Partial: 0.28, 0.33
• Opt: 0.25, 1
• Slice Thickness: 0.6, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 mm
• X-Ray Fan Beam Angle: 54.4 Degrees
• Gantry Angle: ±30 degree
• Gantry Size (Height x Width x Depth): 199 x 89 x 222 cm
• Gantry Weight: 2100 kg (4620 lbs)
• Gantry Opening: 70 cm
• Scan Localizer: Laser