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Our response to the COVID-19 pandemic
CT imaging helps to evaluate COVID-19 patients and survey their progression
With CT imaging playing a key role in diagnosis, clinical decision-making, and patient management in the COVID-19 pandemic, we have created this central hub of information to
- share knowledge and best practices about CT usage and safety in COVID-19 cases
- explain how specific scanner technologies can support accurate diagnostic evaluation and clinical decision-making
- provide an overview of the ongoing scientific debate about CT imaging for known and suspected COVID-19 patients
We hope you will find the information useful.
Clinical Outcomes
![Lung imaging: Tin Filter HR CT with reducing radiation exposure](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204460/a5b2a20a21c4/v/587631602211/9_Lung-imaging_Tin-Filter-HR-CT-with-reducing-radiation-exposure_1800000007204460.png)
Lung imaging: Tin Filter HR CT with reduced radiation exposure
Sn140 kV
CTDIvol: 1.63 mGy
DLP: 49 mGy cm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
- 1 mm MPRs
- Tin Filter topogram
- Clinical need to reduce radiation dose especially for repetitive follow-ups
Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 49-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294333/fd536ecf57c7/v/01b94c10d355/1_SARS-CoV-2_Tin-Filter-HR-CT_49-year-old-female_1800000007294333.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 49-year-old female
Scan time: 5 sec
Scan length: 334 mm
Sn110 kV
Pitch: 0.6
Rotation time: 0.33 sec
CTDIvol: 0.84 mGy
DLP: 31 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs
- Cinematic VRT
Courtesy of Chirec, Hôpital Delta, Brussels, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter CT 69-year-old male](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294337/c86b4b8cdca1/v/23681ea0c487/2_SARS-CoV-2_Tin-Filter-CT_69-year-old-male_1800000007294337.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter CT 69-year-old male
Scan time: 5 sec
Scan length: 378 mm
Sn110 kV
Pitch: 0.6
Rotation time: 0.33 sec
CTDIvol: 1.27 mGy
DLP: 53 mGy*cm
- 3 mm MPRs
- Cinematic VRTs
Courtesy of Chirec, Hôpital Delta, Brussels, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 57-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294336/1001263f89c2/v/fb01e94a61d4/3_SARS-CoV-2_Tin-Filter-HR-CT_57-year-old-female_1800000007294336.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 57-year-old female
Scan time: 4 sec
Scan length: 321 mm
Sn110 kV
Pitch: 0.6
Rotation time: 0.33 sec
CTDIvol: 1.12 mGy
DLP: 40 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs
- Cinematic VRT
![SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT male patient](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294335/2bb02bb07cd9/v/946fc8952674/4_SARS-CoV-2_Non-CME-thorax-HR-CT_male-patient_1800000007294335.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT male patient
Scan time: 2 sec
Scan length: 311 mm
100 kV
Pitch: 1.2
Rotation time: 0.3 sec
CTDIvol: 5.15 mGy
DLP: 156 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs
- Cinematic VRT
Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 23-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204459/96175ca57a7f/v/73e14a0ff8f2/1_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT_23-year-old-female_1800000007204459.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 23-year-old female
Scan time: 9 sec
Scan length: 398 mm
Sn 130 kV
CTDIvol: 1.38 mGy
DLP: 51 mGy*cm
- 1 mm slice thickness
- Ground-glass opacities in both lung lobes
Courtesy of CHR Verviers, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 57-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204458/dc0f530035d4/v/6051a498f26f/2_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT-57-year-old-female_1800000007204458.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 57-year-old female
Scan time: 8 sec
Scan length: 361 mm
Sn 130 kV
CTDIvol: 1.68 mGy
DLP: 57 mGy*cm
- 1 mm slice thickness
- GGO with consolidations and reticular patterns
Courtesy of CHR Verviers, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 55-year-old male with oxygen support](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204457/21716c05d2d3/v/7236a484461b/3_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT_55-year-old-male-with-oxygen-support_1800000007204457.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 55-year-old male with oxygen support
Scan time: 7 sec
Scan length: 339 mm
Sn 130 kV
CTDIvol: 1.04 mGy
DLP: 33 mGy*cm
- 1 mm slice thickness
Courtesy of CHR Verviers, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, Female patient](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204465/0b9a49fcf600/v/725661dc283c/4_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT-female-patient_1800000007204465.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, Female patient
Scan time: 8 sec
Scan length: 375 mm
Sn 130 kV
Pitch: 1.5
Rotation time: 0.8 sec
CTDIvol: 0.95 mGy
DLP: 33 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs and VRTs
- Br60 kernel
- Different C/W windowing impacts visualization of GGO extent
![SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT, 75-year-old male](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204464/ca99ddf09c49/v/1f81a684e987/5_SARS-CoV-2_Non-CME-thorax-HR-CT_75yrs-male-patient_1800000007204464.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT, 75-year-old male
Scan time: 7 sec
Scan length: 339 mm
130 kV
Pitch: 1.5
Rotation time: 0.8 sec
CTDIvol: 6.35 mGy
DLP: 231 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs
- GGO with interlobar lines
Courtesy of CHR Verviers, Belgium
![Lung imaging: 3D HR volume CT lung imaging](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204462/6cfe42fd8857/v/709b7f6ad2cb/7_Lung-imaging_3D-HR-volume-CT-lung-imaging_1800000007204462.png)
Lung imaging: 3D HR volume CT lung image
Scan time: 3 s
Scan length: 390 mm
120 kV
CTDIvol: 8.38 mGy
DLP: 292 mGy cm
- 1 mm MPRs shown
- Diffuse lung disease present (non-inflammatory)
- Clinical need for high image quality and short breath-holds
Courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
![Lung imaging: HR CT evaluation of infectious disease](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204476/1e5322c073a2/v/40630266f39b/8_Lung-imaging_HR-CT-evaluation-of-infectious-disease1_1800000007204476.png)
Lung imaging: HR CT evaluations of infectious disease
90 kV
CTDIvol: 5.9 mGy
DLP: 256 mGy cm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
- 1 mm MPRs shown
- Clinical example of a lobar infiltrate
Courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
![Lung imaging: Tin Filter HR CT with reducing radiation exposure](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204460/a5b2a20a21c4/v/587631602211/9_Lung-imaging_Tin-Filter-HR-CT-with-reducing-radiation-exposure_1800000007204460.png)
Lung imaging: Tin Filter HR CT with reduced radiation exposure
Sn140 kV
CTDIvol: 1.63 mGy
DLP: 49 mGy cm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
- 1 mm MPRs
- Tin Filter topogram
- Clinical need to reduce radiation dose especially for repetitive follow-ups
Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 49-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294333/fd536ecf57c7/v/01b94c10d355/1_SARS-CoV-2_Tin-Filter-HR-CT_49-year-old-female_1800000007294333.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 49-year-old female
Scan time: 5 sec
Scan length: 334 mm
Sn110 kV
Pitch: 0.6
Rotation time: 0.33 sec
CTDIvol: 0.84 mGy
DLP: 31 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs
- Cinematic VRT
Courtesy of Chirec, Hôpital Delta, Brussels, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter CT 69-year-old male](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294337/c86b4b8cdca1/v/23681ea0c487/2_SARS-CoV-2_Tin-Filter-CT_69-year-old-male_1800000007294337.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter CT 69-year-old male
Scan time: 5 sec
Scan length: 378 mm
Sn110 kV
Pitch: 0.6
Rotation time: 0.33 sec
CTDIvol: 1.27 mGy
DLP: 53 mGy*cm
- 3 mm MPRs
- Cinematic VRTs
Courtesy of Chirec, Hôpital Delta, Brussels, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 57-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294336/1001263f89c2/v/fb01e94a61d4/3_SARS-CoV-2_Tin-Filter-HR-CT_57-year-old-female_1800000007294336.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 57-year-old female
Scan time: 4 sec
Scan length: 321 mm
Sn110 kV
Pitch: 0.6
Rotation time: 0.33 sec
CTDIvol: 1.12 mGy
DLP: 40 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs
- Cinematic VRT
![SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT male patient](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294335/2bb02bb07cd9/v/946fc8952674/4_SARS-CoV-2_Non-CME-thorax-HR-CT_male-patient_1800000007294335.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT male patient
Scan time: 2 sec
Scan length: 311 mm
100 kV
Pitch: 1.2
Rotation time: 0.3 sec
CTDIvol: 5.15 mGy
DLP: 156 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs
- Cinematic VRT
Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 23-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204459/96175ca57a7f/v/73e14a0ff8f2/1_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT_23-year-old-female_1800000007204459.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 23-year-old female
Scan time: 9 sec
Scan length: 398 mm
Sn 130 kV
CTDIvol: 1.38 mGy
DLP: 51 mGy*cm
- 1 mm slice thickness
- Ground-glass opacities in both lung lobes
Courtesy of CHR Verviers, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 57-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204458/dc0f530035d4/v/6051a498f26f/2_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT-57-year-old-female_1800000007204458.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 57-year-old female
Scan time: 8 sec
Scan length: 361 mm
Sn 130 kV
CTDIvol: 1.68 mGy
DLP: 57 mGy*cm
- 1 mm slice thickness
- GGO with consolidations and reticular patterns
Courtesy of CHR Verviers, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 55-year-old male with oxygen support](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204457/21716c05d2d3/v/7236a484461b/3_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT_55-year-old-male-with-oxygen-support_1800000007204457.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 55-year-old male with oxygen support
Scan time: 7 sec
Scan length: 339 mm
Sn 130 kV
CTDIvol: 1.04 mGy
DLP: 33 mGy*cm
- 1 mm slice thickness
Courtesy of CHR Verviers, Belgium
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, Female patient](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204465/0b9a49fcf600/v/725661dc283c/4_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT-female-patient_1800000007204465.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, Female patient
Scan time: 8 sec
Scan length: 375 mm
Sn 130 kV
Pitch: 1.5
Rotation time: 0.8 sec
CTDIvol: 0.95 mGy
DLP: 33 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs and VRTs
- Br60 kernel
- Different C/W windowing impacts visualization of GGO extent
![SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT, 75-year-old male](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204464/ca99ddf09c49/v/1f81a684e987/5_SARS-CoV-2_Non-CME-thorax-HR-CT_75yrs-male-patient_1800000007204464.png)
SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT, 75-year-old male
Scan time: 7 sec
Scan length: 339 mm
130 kV
Pitch: 1.5
Rotation time: 0.8 sec
CTDIvol: 6.35 mGy
DLP: 231 mGy*cm
- 1 mm MPRs
- GGO with interlobar lines
Courtesy of CHR Verviers, Belgium
![Lung imaging: 3D HR volume CT lung imaging](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204462/6cfe42fd8857/v/709b7f6ad2cb/7_Lung-imaging_3D-HR-volume-CT-lung-imaging_1800000007204462.png)
Lung imaging: 3D HR volume CT lung image
Scan time: 3 s
Scan length: 390 mm
120 kV
CTDIvol: 8.38 mGy
DLP: 292 mGy cm
- 1 mm MPRs shown
- Diffuse lung disease present (non-inflammatory)
- Clinical need for high image quality and short breath-holds
Courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
![Lung imaging: HR CT evaluation of infectious disease](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204476/1e5322c073a2/v/40630266f39b/8_Lung-imaging_HR-CT-evaluation-of-infectious-disease1_1800000007204476.png)
Lung imaging: HR CT evaluations of infectious disease
90 kV
CTDIvol: 5.9 mGy
DLP: 256 mGy cm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
- 1 mm MPRs shown
- Clinical example of a lobar infiltrate
Courtesy of University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
![Lung imaging: Tin Filter HR CT with reducing radiation exposure](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204460/a5b2a20a21c4/v/587631602211/9_Lung-imaging_Tin-Filter-HR-CT-with-reducing-radiation-exposure_1800000007204460.png)
Lung imaging: Tin Filter HR CT with reduced radiation exposure
Sn140 kV
CTDIvol: 1.63 mGy
DLP: 49 mGy cm
Rotation time: 0.3 s
- 1 mm MPRs
- Tin Filter topogram
- Clinical need to reduce radiation dose especially for repetitive follow-ups
Courtesy of Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 49-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294333/fd536ecf57c7/v/01b94c10d355/1_SARS-CoV-2_Tin-Filter-HR-CT_49-year-old-female_1800000007294333.png)
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter CT 69-year-old male](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294337/c86b4b8cdca1/v/23681ea0c487/2_SARS-CoV-2_Tin-Filter-CT_69-year-old-male_1800000007294337.png)
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT 57-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294336/1001263f89c2/v/fb01e94a61d4/3_SARS-CoV-2_Tin-Filter-HR-CT_57-year-old-female_1800000007294336.png)
![SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT male patient](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007294335/2bb02bb07cd9/v/946fc8952674/4_SARS-CoV-2_Non-CME-thorax-HR-CT_male-patient_1800000007294335.png)
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 23-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204459/96175ca57a7f/v/73e14a0ff8f2/1_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT_23-year-old-female_1800000007204459.png)
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 57-year-old female](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204458/dc0f530035d4/v/6051a498f26f/2_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT-57-year-old-female_1800000007204458.png)
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, 55-year-old male with oxygen support](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204457/21716c05d2d3/v/7236a484461b/3_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT_55-year-old-male-with-oxygen-support_1800000007204457.png)
![SARS-CoV-2: Tin Filter HR CT, Female patient](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204465/0b9a49fcf600/v/725661dc283c/4_SARS-CoV-2_TinFilter-HR-CT-female-patient_1800000007204465.png)
![SARS-CoV-2: Non-CME thorax HR CT, 75-year-old male](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204464/ca99ddf09c49/v/1f81a684e987/5_SARS-CoV-2_Non-CME-thorax-HR-CT_75yrs-male-patient_1800000007204464.png)
![Lung imaging: 3D HR volume CT lung imaging](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204462/6cfe42fd8857/v/709b7f6ad2cb/7_Lung-imaging_3D-HR-volume-CT-lung-imaging_1800000007204462.png)
![Lung imaging: HR CT evaluation of infectious disease](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204476/1e5322c073a2/v/40630266f39b/8_Lung-imaging_HR-CT-evaluation-of-infectious-disease1_1800000007204476.png)
![Lung imaging: Tin Filter HR CT with reducing radiation exposure](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007204460/a5b2a20a21c4/v/587631602211/9_Lung-imaging_Tin-Filter-HR-CT-with-reducing-radiation-exposure_1800000007204460.png)
CT Usage and Safety
Flexibility to help you adapt your workflow for optimal patient and staff safety
The ability to provide meaningful patient focused care, all while keeping your staff safe is paramount in any CT department. The tablet-based mobile workflow found on our SOMATOM X.cite and SOMATOM go. scanners, helps you accomplish this with the flexibility to adjust your processes and efficiency to offset the new steps you must now take with each patient. Even with infection control parameters in place, you should still have the ability optimize the patient experience, but at a safe distance.
Take a look at how our Mobile Workflow can help you optimize the patient experience and dose, enhance safety for your staff, simplify protocol management, improve patient positioning, and automate reconstructions.
![SOMATOM cleaning](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007208615/77922bd8ea58/v/7a89eec6678a/SH_CT_43970_18_refelction_Top_1800000007208615.png)
These documents provide detailed information about cleaning and disinfecting your CT system, system components, and accessories.
- Download your PDF for SOMATOM Definition AS, SOMATOM Definition Edge, SOMATOM Confidence, SOMATOM Edge Plus, SOMATOM Definition Flash, SOMATOM Drive, SOMATOM Force, SOMATOM go.All, SOMATOM go.Now, SOMATOM go.Open Pro, SOMATOM go.Sim, SOMATOM go.Top, SOMATOM go.Up, SOMATOM X.cite (pdf) 1 MB
- Download your PDF for SOMATOM Emotion, SOMATOM Perspective, SOMATOM Scope, SOMATOM Spirit (pdf) 0.99 MB
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Container Solution
Scanners of the SOMATOM go. platform can be delivered fast to areas where COVID-19 is prevalent. These scanners can also be installed in temporary units to provide access in high-demand or in isolated areas.
Container solutions and other similar deployments with a SOMATOM go. scanner have already proven themselves in numerous other countries, including China, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Poland, and Portugal, to build up the much-needed scanning capacities in the current situation.
Read here how Siemens Healthineers supports Free State of Bavaria in fight against Covid-19 with 12 container-based CT solutions.
![syngo virtual cockpit](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007220078/58d7eacdd1ee/v/27c5b2c827fa/siemens-healthineers_DI-DA_syngo_Virtual_Cockpit.png)
Remote scanning assistance with syngo Virtual Cockpit
syngo Virtual Cockpit is designed to assist scan procedures from a distance. Enabled by syngo Expert-i, expert colleagues receive access to the scanner and can support less experienced technologists – for reproducible results across your entire CT system fleet.
Explore our best practices on COVID-19
Relevant CT technologies for COVID-19 evaluation
Find out which CT technolgies can help to fight against COVID-19 whilst protecting your staff and allowing for reliable clinical decision making.
![AI COVID-19](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007240215/2f905b25761b/v/76b9920264f3/siemens-healthineers_ibd-man-tangred_lung_1800000007240215.jpg)
AI algorithms developed collaboratively to help with COVID-19
Artificial Intelligence applied to CT images can be a useful tool for the detection of COVID-19 symptoms and to help with follow-up and treatment planning. AI-powered analysis of chest scans has the potential to alleviate the workload of radiologists, who must review and prioritize a rising number of patient chest scans.
Our AI expert teams developed two new algorithms, among them the CT pneumonia analysis1 newly deployed on our research solutions and ready for trial.
![Mobile Workflow for aiding in healthcare staff safety](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007241886/6ea6981684c9/v/1378349b4de9/SH_CT_42686_16_1920x1080_1800000007241886.png)
Mobile Workflow supports healthcare staff safety
The Mobile Workflow of SOMATOM go. platform scanners permits technologists to maintain a distance of at least 1.5 m (5 ft) from potentially infected patients. Scan&GO is the installed application on a wireless mobile tablet allowing to:
- Anticipate potential breathing artifacts
- Control scans remotely and check images, right after the scan, on your tablet
![Tin Filter for low dose CT during COVID-19 pathways](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007220079/6171fa64ee23/v/e9a394d49f6d/SOMATOM_go_cof_1pager_graph_HD_1800000007220079.png)
Tin Filter for low-dose CT scans
In a recent study, a number COVID-19 pneumonia patients had between 3 and 6 scans in a short period of time. Radiation dose could therefore be a concern. Tin Filter technology is available in all our modern scanners offering radiation exposure control while monitoring the progress of symptoms in a patient.2
![myExam Companion](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007220085/b37aa52c6656/v/f7e9582551bd/mEC-COVID19_HD_1800000007220085.png)
myExam Companion simplifies scanning by guiding users through the CT procedure
When scanning COVID-19 patients, myExam Companion individualizes dose and scan settings by identifying input from the patient and asking the technologists about the clinical indication. The answers are linked to predefined scan parameters and postprocessing tasks3:
- Patients with suspected COVID-19 are typically scanned with the high-resolution technique and additional reconstructions: coronal and sagittal
- Follow-up procedures can be scanned with Tin Filter in order to reduce the dose to a minimum level similar to that of a screening procedure
- The acquisition speed can also be tailored to the breath-hold capabilities of the patient
![FAST integrated workflow](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007220077/6de82f02a083/v/e9802f9004b2/FAST_Integrated_Workflow_graph_HD_1800000007220077.png)
![FAST 3D Camera](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007241896/98a91733c364/v/2b8e6fc7c0e4/SH_CT_43706_17_1920x1080_1800000007241896.png)
![FAST integrated workflow](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007220077/6de82f02a083/v/e9802f9004b2/FAST_Integrated_Workflow_graph_HD_1800000007220077.png)
![FAST 3D Camera](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007241896/98a91733c364/v/2b8e6fc7c0e4/SH_CT_43706_17_1920x1080_1800000007241896.png)
![FAST integrated workflow](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007220077/6de82f02a083/v/e9802f9004b2/FAST_Integrated_Workflow_graph_HD_1800000007220077.png)
FAST 3D Camera for automatic patient isocentering – even at a distance
The FAST 3D Camera takes visual and infrared data from the patient lying on the table of the CT scanner.4 The measured data are used to calculate the starting position of the scan as well as the best height to support accurate isocenter position. Positioning the patient in the isocenter is a precondition to enable the lowest possible dose and consistent image quality. The table can then be moved to the calculated position at a push of a button.
For COVID-19 patients in particular it is important that the radiographer can use touch panels on the gantry covers or even wireless mobile tablets5 in order to operate the FAST 3D Camera and even the remote control to move the table to the scan position. This allows, the radiographer to position with accuracy and with a minimal need for close contact to an infected patient.
![Turbo Flash](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007227467/65ea1f3242e8/v/7474c3da8333/ct-covid-19-turbo-flash-16-9_1800000007227467.jpg)
![Turbo Flash](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007227467/65ea1f3242e8/v/7474c3da8333/ct-covid-19-turbo-flash-16-9_1800000007227467.jpg)
Turbo Flash mode for subsecond acquisition speeds for the thorax
In cases of severe respiratory symptoms, the Turbo Flash mode enables subsecond acquisition speeds for the thorax. In this acute care scenario, our ultrafast StellarInfinity detector technology delivers consistent image quality while minimizing breathing artifacts. This technology is available on Dual Source CT scanners (SOMATOM Force, SOMATOM Drive).
Pitch: 3
Scan time: 0.45 s
Scan length: 313.6 mm
Rotation time: 0.25 s
Sn100 kV
CTDIvol: 0.30 mGy
DLP: 11 mGy cm
Courtesy of University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
CT Scanners for COVID-19 evaluation
![CT Scanner for Radiation Therapy](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007166660/34c43b9260a0/v/5037b1d258d0/ct-covid-19-response-ro_1800000007166660.png)
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![CT Scanner for Radiation Therapy](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007166660/34c43b9260a0/v/5037b1d258d0/ct-covid-19-response-ro_1800000007166660.png)
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![CT Scanner for Radiation Therapy](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007166660/34c43b9260a0/v/5037b1d258d0/ct-covid-19-response-ro_1800000007166660.png)
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![CT Scanner for Radiation Therapy](https://marketing.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000007166660/34c43b9260a0/v/5037b1d258d0/ct-covid-19-response-ro_1800000007166660.png)
Scientific Corner
By gathering externally published information from trusted sources, we aim to provide useful information for healthcare providers fighting the virus worldwide.
Please note, the information provided on the linked pages is the responsibility of the individual third party websites.
Correlation of Chest CT and RT-PCR Testing in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China
Sharing the experience of diagnosing COVID-19 at ana early stage of the pandemic.
Ai et al. Radiology. February 2020.
Dual Energy CT information supporting in the assessment of COVID-19 infection.
A case report from Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
The Role of Chest Imagnig in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Fleischner Society has updated their recommendations on the role of chest imaging in the management of COVID-19 patients.
The Fleischner Society. Radiology. April 2020.
Chest CT manifestations of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a pictorial review
Ye Z et al.Eur Radiol. March 2020 (37).
Temporal Changes of CT Findings in 90 Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Longitudinal Study
Wang et al. Radiology. March 2020 (80).
Correlation of Chest CT and RT-PCR Testing in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China
Sharing the experience of diagnosing COVID-19 at ana early stage of the pandemic.
Ai et al. Radiology. February 2020.
Dual Energy CT information supporting in the assessment of COVID-19 infection.
A case report from Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
The Role of Chest Imagnig in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Fleischner Society has updated their recommendations on the role of chest imaging in the management of COVID-19 patients.
The Fleischner Society. Radiology. April 2020.
Chest CT manifestations of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a pictorial review
Ye Z et al.Eur Radiol. March 2020 (37).
Temporal Changes of CT Findings in 90 Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Longitudinal Study
Wang et al. Radiology. March 2020 (80).
Correlation of Chest CT and RT-PCR Testing in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China
Sharing the experience of diagnosing COVID-19 at ana early stage of the pandemic.
Ai et al. Radiology. February 2020.