Oncology & Cancer

FDA approval for Siemens PET Scan - MRI combo

(Medical Xpress) -- The Siemens Biograph mMR system, offering both a PET scan and an MRI that work simultaneously, has been given approval by the FDA. The idea behind this machine and the ability to run both tests at the ...

Medical research

Strong magnetic fields for new insights into the brain

Siemens will install three powerful, high-field magnetic resonance tomographs (MRT) at the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands, and thus provide entirely new insights into the human brain. The MRTs are to be dedicated ...

Other

Computer tomograph on rails

Siemens has installed a mobile, rail-mounted computer tomograph at Frankfurt University Hospital. The device can be used in two rooms: the room for routine scans and the trauma room. If necessary, the CT can be moved up to ...

Cardiology

Automatic quantification of heart valves from ultrasound

Siemens has developed software, which uses advanced knowledge based data analytics to efficiently model heart valves from 3D Ultrasound images and quantify geometrical dimensions. Valve geometry features are critical for ...

Cardiology

Real-time volume imaging of hearts

A new ultrasound system from Siemens enables doctors to carry out heart examinations through the esophagus for the first time. The system supplies 3D images of the heart as well as additional real-time information about the ...

Medical research

Analyzing tumor cells in blood using nanomagnets

Siemens' researchers have been able to analyze blood cells by employing the same magnetic reading technology as is used for computer hard drives. They have developed a prototype for the magnetic flow cytometry of blood. Blood ...

Other

Natural sound experience for hearing-impaired people

Siemens has presented a new hearing aid for people whose hearing is severely impaired. The hearing aid is so thin that it can even fit behind the ear of a hearing-impaired baby. One of the reasons why the new device is one-third ...

Other

Conservative, high-precision computed tomography

A new CT scanner from Siemens reduces the radiation dosage for patients by as much as a half, depending on the examination. The machine operates with unprecedented speed and can record image sequences with high temporal resolution. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Quick blood test for malaria

Siemens is working on a procedure that would allow blood to be routinely tested for malaria. Physicians normally diagnose the tropical disease by using a microscope to search for parasites in blood samples. The problem is ...

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