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Siemens Healthcare is pleased to offer a comprehensive curriculum that addresses both physicians and technologists. These courses, fellowships, and training programs will deepen your knowledge and help you benefit the most from your Siemens CT scanner and its software applications. You can choose from a wide range of education programs – from application training to clinical education. Profit from the professional knowledge of our education specialists and clinical partners. Optimize your clinical skills to use the full potential of your system.
Clinical Workshops & Fellowships
Clinical fellowships, and clinical workshops will deepen your knowledge and help you benefit the most from your Siemens CT scanner and its software applications. Profit from the professional knowledge of our education specialists and clinical partners. Optimize your clinical skills to use the full potential of your system.
Clinical Workshops
Clinical workshops emphasize fundamental skills on CT scanners and processing applications.
They are conducted by a faculty of clinical experts and include lectures about clinical specialties and live examinations as well as hands-on sessions.
Workshops descriptions
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For registration, please contact your local Siemens representative or: ct.clinical.workshops.healthcare@siemens.com
Clinical Fellowships
During a clinical fellowship the attendee can improve their medical knowledge and skills.
A clinical expert will guide you through their daily workflow and show you, how examinations and reports are performed on site. This hands-on training moves along at the pace of the hospital, giving you a real-life experience.
If you are interested in a clinical fellowship, please do not hesitate to contact your local sales representative!
Hands-on Workshop at Conferences
In short and intense sessions during a conference you learn tips and tricks from clinical experts.
A clinical hands-on workshop is a one to two-hour training program for ten to thirty participants, which focuses on a specific clinical specialty and is held by a faculty of clinical experts. It includes lectures and hands-on sessions based on Siemens' advanced workplaces.
In 2016, we are planning CT-colonography hands-on workshops at the ESGAR workshop in Gothenburg/Sweden and at the ESGAR congress in Prague/Czech Republic. In addition, a hands-on workshop is organized during the ESC congress in London/UK in August.
Additional information can be found here:
www.siemens.com/ESC
www.esgar.org
Clinical Webinars
Enhance your clinical expertise by listening to one of our clinical webinars.
Are you interested in finding out the latest information in healthcare imaging? Would you like to discover new technologies and gain access to some of the world’s most renowned clinicians? All of this without the need to travel, and completely free of charge?
Cardiac CT tutorial SOMATOM Perspective
Cardiologist Paulo Pedro M.D., SAMS Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal shows in a tutorial how to do cardiovascular CT examinations step by step. He explains in the whole process on SOMATOM Perspective.
Associate Professor Thomas Henzler, MD, University Medical Center Mannheim
Advances in low-kV imaging with the SOMATOM Force
Lowering the X-ray tube voltage in routine can be difficult to implement, especially in challenging clinical settings. Thomas Henzler, MD, demonstrates the low kV capabilities of the SOMATOM Force and their impressive clinical benefits.
Associate Professor Thorsten R.C. Johnson, MD, University of Munich
Dual Energy CT in Clinical Practice
Focus of this webinar is Dual Energy CT in clinical practice. Associate Professor Thorsten R.C. Johnson, MD is covering the physical principles of DE and shares his experience on all available DE applications.
Stephan Achenbach, Prof. Dr. med, University of Erlangen:
Department of Cardiology on Low Dose in Cardiac CT
In this Webinar Prof. Achenbach presents his experience in Cardiac CT scanning. He explains how excellent Cardiac CT imaging can be done at lowest possible dose values.
Bernd Tomandl, Prof. Dr. med, Bremen Central Hospital:
Head of the Department of Neuroradiology on CT Stroke Management
Prof. Dr. Tomandl shows the use of a combination of non-enhanced CT, CT-Perfusion and CT-Angiography for a comprehensive imaging of patients with acute ischemic stroke.
High-resolution CT scans for patients referred for interstitial lung disease
Clinical disease pattern of interstitial lung diseases including possible clinical diagnostic methods will be discussed by Dr. Remy-Jardin. Cases, providing the diagnostic value of HRCT scanning in such a patient population as well as the clinical assessment of these will be shown and demonstrated.
Lukas Lehmkuhl, MD, Heart Center Leipzig on TAVI Planning
Watch the recording of the webinar on TAVI planning and advanced visualization, held by Lukas Lehmkuhl, MD. He presents basic concepts, CT protocols and evaluation strategies.
Walter Huda PhD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
The content of these 30 Minute sessions presented by Walter Huda, PhD, are about the Physics on Computed Tomography in order to set a basis to be able to improve image quality.
Part 1: CT Dose
Part 2: Image Quality
Part 3: CAREDose4D
Part 4: CAREkV
Part 5: Clinical Techniques
Part 6: Clinical Practice
In order to particpate in one of the next live clinical webinars, please go to:
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How to - Practical tips and tricks for CT scanning from the experts
Siemens SOMATOM Scanners are equipped with innovative technologies making CT scans tailored to the individual patient possible.
A series of flyers is available to help you to use these technologies to the fullest: experts from the Siemens CT Research & Development department share their knowledge with you.
Basic topics such as optimized patient positioning are addressed and special tips and tricks are provided for the examinations in challenging clinical situations. The flyers are meant to be placed next to the scanner so that you and your staff always have expert advice on dose reduction at the fingertips.
How to reduce dose in Cardio CT - SOMATOM Definition AS Family, syngo CT 2011A
The scanners of the SOMATOM Definition AS Family offer various scan modes to match the clinical requirements for different clinical situations in Cardio CT.
The flyer includes information about the appropriate scan mode and advice as to how reconstruction parameters should be chosen.
How to reduce dose in Cardio CT
SOMATOM Definition Flash, syngo CT 2011B
Coronary CT Angiography is one of the more challenging CT acquisitions in your daily practice. With the tips and tricks provided in this flyer, you will be prepared to decide on the scan mode and reconstruction settings. The unique technology of the Flash Spiral is covered, as are the other scan modes for Cardio CT on the SOMATOM Definition Flash.
How to scan with CARE Dose4D
syngo CT 2011
CARE Dose4D adjusts the tube current automatically for the individual patient and examination. This flyer provides information about the settings and how they can be customized to match the clinical needs of the institution based on the technology implemented in syngo CT 2011.
How to scan with CARE kV
syngo CT 2011
CARE kV makes automated tube voltage adjustment possible, and CARE Child even allows for scanning with 70 kV. This flyer includes information about the prerequisites and workflow, and information about the technology of tube voltage adaption.
How to scan children with FAST CARE
syngo CT 2011
The new dose management features will be especially beneficial to the youngest patients due to their increased sensitivity to radiation dosage. To meet special requirements in pediatric CT imaging, this flyer summarizes tips and tricks for scanning children with FAST CARE.
Clinical Poster Gallery
The following training materials are established to support you and your staff in daily clinical pratice.
Siemens Healthcare is happy to provide you with a brilliant way to educate staff and patients about the human anatomy as seen through a CT-scanner.
Perfect for the patient waiting room, the staff lounge or the wall of the reading room, these posters show the wide range of views that are easily created with a CT dataset. In every poster, key anatomy is clearly labeled and workflows explained.
International CT Image Contest
In October 2009 CT customers from around the world were asked to submit clinical cases with the highest image quality obtained at the lowest possible radiation dose to participate in the world’s first CT image contest. The winning images are now available as an exclusive poster print. Every image is underlined by a jury statement and a dose meter, indicating the little amount of radiation dose applied.
CT Neuro Anatomy & Pathology
Together with Stephan Kloska, MD, from Muenster University, Muenster, Germany, Siemens Healthcare designed a poster focusing on anatomy and CT-specific landmarks relevant for CT angiographies of neck and head vessels. Information about a recommended stroke workflow is also included. The radiology department of Muenster performs around 5500 neuro examinations per year, providing the faculty has an extensive experience in neuroradiology.
CT Colonography
Thomas Mang, MD, and co-workers from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, have performed around 800 CTC exams on their SOMATOM Sensation 16 and 64 scanners over the last four years. Based on their experience with virtual colonoscopy, they have created a poster demonstrating the spectrum of CTC findings in colon diseases. All diseases are briefly described and extensively illustrated in 3D and 2D CT images, guiding and assisting users in the reporting of findings.
CT Intervention – Vertebroplasty
There has been a steady rise in the use of CT for biopsy and for image-guided, minimally-invasive therapies. Thanks to the excellent cooperation between Ralf Hofmann, MD, from the University of Munich, Campus Großhadern, Germany and Siemens a new clinical poster was designed. The poster informs, physicians and patients about state-of-the-art procedures in vertebroplasty, offering information regarding indications, contra-indications as well as access paths and results.
Recommended CT Literature
In addition to the comprehensive clinical curriculum Siemens offers, you will find here a list of recommended CT Literature to further deepen your knowledge.
Technology
Willi A. Kalender
Computertomographie - Grundlagen, Gerätetechnologie, Bildqualität, Anwendungen
Language: German or English
(Title in English: Computed Tomography - Fundamentals, System Technology, Image Quality, Applications)
ISBN: 978-3-89578-317-3
Maximilian F. Reiser, Christoph R. Becker, Konstantin Nikolaou, Garry Glazer
Multislice CT
Language:English
ISBN-10: 3540331247
ISBN-13: 978-3540331247
Torsten B. Moeller, Emil Reif, Dyan Attwood-Wood
Taschenatlas Einstelltechnik.
Röntgendiagnostik, Angiographie, CT, MRT
Language:German
ISBN-10: 313101783X
ISBN-13: 978-3131017833
Annemarie Grillenberger, Eveline Fritsch
Computertomographie - Eine Einführung in ein modernes bildgebendes Verfahren
Language: German
ISBN-10: 385076771X
ISBN-13: 978-3850767712
Heinz Morneburg
Bildgebende Systeme für die medizinische Diagnostik
Language:German
ISBN-10: 3895780022
ISBN-13: 978-3895780028
Arnulf Oppelt
Imaging Systems for Medical Diagnostics
Language: English
ISBN: 978-3-89578-226-8
T. Johnson, C. Fink, S.O. Schönberg, M.F. Reiser (Eds.)
Dual Energy CT in Clinical Practice (October 29, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN: 978-3-642-01739-1
Cardiovascular
Simeon Abramson
The Complete Guide to Cardiac CT
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-07-166441-7
Francesca Pugliese
Multi-slice computed tomography of coronary arteries
Language: English
ISBN: 978-90-9023504-2
Matthew J. Budoff, Stephan Achenbach, Jagat Narula
Atlas of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Language: English
ISBN 10: 3540723862
ISBN 13: 9783540723868
Jacques Remy, Martine Remy-Jardin
Intergrated Cardiothoracic Imaging with MDCT
English
ISBN 10: 3540723862
ISBN 13: 9783540723868
Hatem Alkadhi, Sebastian Leschka, Thomas Flohr, Borut Marincek
Praxisbuch Herz-CT
Language: German
ISBN 10: 3540723862
ISBN 13: 9783540723868
Bernd M. Ohnesorge, Thomas G. Flohr, Christoph R. Becker, Andreas Knez, Maximilian Reiser
Multi-slice and Dual-source CT in Cardiac Imaging
English
ISBN-10: 1588293033
ISBN-13: 978-1-58829-303-9
Schoepf, U. Joseph
CT of the Heart
Principles and Applications
English
ISBN-10: 1588293033
ISBN-13: 978-1-58829-303-9
Oncology/ virtual Colonography
Thomas Mang, Wolfgang Schima
CT-Kolonographie - Virtuelle Koloskopie
Language: German
ISBN-10: 3-13-144921-7
ISBN-13: 978-3-13-144921-4
Thomas Mang, Wolfgang Schima
CT Colonography: A Guide for Clinical Practice
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-3-13-147261-8
Protocols
Mannudeep K. Kalra, Sanjay Saini, Geoffrey D. Rubin
MDCT: From Protocols to Practice
German
ISBN-10: 3-13-144921-7
ISBN-13: 978-3-13-144921-4
Stephan Achenbach, Thorsten Johnson, Kyung Soo Lee, Philipp Lengsfeld, Stefan Ulzheimer
Flash Imaging provides clinical expertise for the SOMATOM Definition Flash from all across the world. The authors share their best practices in regards to scan and contrast protocols and provide additional information as well as clinical cases for all important indications.
Language: English
ISBN: 978-3-642-24593-0
CT Anatomy
Matthias Hofer
CT Teaching Manual
Language: English
ISBN (Americas): 9783131243539
Matthias Hofer
CT-Kursbuch: Ein Arbeitsbuch für den Einstieg in die Computertomographie
Language: German
ISBN-10: 3938103205
ISBN-13: 978-3938103203