In 2009, Siemens introduced Dot workflow technology, loaded with Siemens' automation functionality and efficient scanning optimizations built into our Dot engines. In 2014, with the latest generation of Dot - DotGO - all of the engines are brought together with the Dot Cockpit, a central exam user interface.
Increase operational efficiency in MRI with the DotGO workflow. With the Dot Cockpit and Dot engines you can easily standardize your protocols and achieve quality results for each exam. Go for consistent results efficiently, across patients and scanners - with DotGO.
The Dot Cockpit is your central interface for all protocol management tasks, enabling highly flexible and intuitive configuration, manipulation, organization and updating of all protocols. Build and standardize protocols quickly and intuitively.
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Adapt scanning to the patient condition or clinical question – also during the scan. Use automated functionalities for consistent and reproducible results. Guidance and Parameter cards enhance standardized training and parameter changes during scanning.
For Shoulder Imaging
For Hip Imaging
For C-Spine Imaging
For L-Spine Imaging
Clinical practice has shown, that DotGO helps increase efficiency with accurate exam-time scheduling and less user-interaction.
Reduce variation in exam-times to less than 1 minute6, helping to improve scheduling and avoid unplanned overtime.
Reduce user-interaction by up to 42%7 and manage increasing patient volumes more efficiently, without compromising quality.
See clearly what the scanner is doing at any point in time with the Examination Queue and make on-the-fly decisions intuitively.
Optimize bolus timing-accuracy with AtuoBolus Detection and minimize patient recalls.8
"The first thing that I noticed about DotGO, it's a great looking interface, and I'm really excited to be able to work with this new interface [...] our reputation is to provide the highest quality MRI examinations for our patients and referring physicians. DotGO will help us to do that."
"With DotGO it’s going to be so much easier, and quicker to build protocols on the fly, and not interfere with taking away table time from the patient."
Anthony Pavone
Chief MRI Technologist
Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology, New York, USA
"The Cardiac Dot Engine introduces patient benefit by providing systematically reproducible and efficient studies that consistently reduce examination time, resulting in increased efficiency, reduced costs and improved patient satisfaction without ever sacrificing high-quality diagnostic images." 9
Jesús Ciro Pueyo, MD, PhD
Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
"We continue to innovate in MR technology but consistency and completeness of exams in MR imaging remains the biggest clinical challenge. Dot is the latest improvement that not only provides consistency between patients and ensures appropriate coverage but also guarantees expected outcomes from every technologist."
Lawrence Tanenbaum, MD
New York, NY, USA
“As a radiologist as well as referring physician, having your level correctly labelled is timesaving, convenient... just practical. Spine labelling optimizes reading efficiency and helps to avoid false positive diagnosis leading to incorrect treatment.”
Dr. Johan Dehem
Chief Radiologist
VZW Jan Yperman, Belgium
“Inexperienced staff can be led through examinations using the guidance features of the new Dot engines, reducing unnecessary or repetitive images. As a result, training time can be significantly reduced and consistent imaging quality achieved.” 10
Professor Thomas J. Vogl, MD
Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology,
University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
"We welcome the installation of the auto voice feature, which is also very useful. Previously, we had to stop the process during examinations to speak to the patients. With this feature, we do not have to stop the process every time, and throughput has improved."
Mr. Koyano, Technologist
Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital, Saitama, Japan
DotGO systems
(with Dot engines and the Dot Cockpit):
Dot systems
(with Dot engines):
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