Performance in CTSOMATOM Sensation

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Elliot K. Fishman, MD,Director Diagnostic Radiology and Body CT,

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA

With the SOMATOMSensation and z-SharpTechnology, the future

of volume imagingfor cardiac and non-cardiac applications

has arrived. Thisscanner is the

standard to whichother systems

will be measured.

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The New SOMATOM Sensation

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8 Siemens – The Trendsetter in CT

12 Our Philosophy – Performance in CT

14 Benchmark in Clinical Performance18 Unprecedented Image Quality and Detail22 Fastest Single Source CT Imaging26 Lowest Patient Exposure32 Diagnostic Speed and Confidence in CT

38 Configuration Overview

42 Life – Our Customer Care Program

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For more than 30 years, SiemensMedical Solutions has been the leader

in CT innovation. Our philosophy hasbeen to integrate cutting-edge imaging

technology into daily clinical practice, thusensuring the highest level of patient care possible.

We continued this tradition by firmly establishing anew industry benchmark for diagnostic excellence with

the world’s first 64-slice CT scanner. Leading healthcareinstitutions and clinical experts trust SOMATOM® Sensation’s

excellent performance in both daily routine and clinicalresearch. The result: an amazing success story with the industry’s

largest installed base of 64-slice CT systems worldwide.

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Siemens –The Trendsetter in CT

SOMATOM Sensationallows for maximal

diagnostic detail at thefastest acquisition

speed and the lowestpossible radiation dose.”

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Alec Megibow, MD,New York University Medical Center,

New York, USA

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The New SOMATOM Sensation –Performance in CT

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Our new SOMATOM Sensation demonstrates leadership ininnovative technology and clinical applications never beforeachieved. A significant improvement in visualization of the finestdetails, in combination with fast acquisition speed and simplifiedworkflow, is what physicians expect from the latest CT technology.SOMATOM Sensation meets these requirements by combiningSiemens’ unique STRATON® X-ray tube, revolutionary z-SharpTM

Technology and comprehensive CT Clinical Engines – pushing theboundaries of temporal and spatial resolution to new levels andreducing the time needed for confident diagnoses.

Both the 40- and 64-slice configurations of our award-winningSOMATOM Sensation offer the industry’s highest routine isotropicresolution of below 0.4 mm, visualizing the smallest pathologyand finest anatomical structures with exceptional quality, whethercomplex inner-ear bones or the finest vessels of the coronary tree.SOMATOM Sensation provides comprehensive CT Clinical Engines,allowing you to perform everything from fast and confident diagnosisto comprehensive reporting in only a matter of minutes. With thefastest gantry rotation speed available of 0.33 seconds and highvolume coverage, SOMATOM Sensation allows you to not only examinethe entire vascular system without venous contamination, but alsoto robustly image the heart and the coronary arteries in only a fewseconds. Additionally, you can perform accurate stenosis measurementsand stent planning. And all this at the lowest possible dose, due toour CARE solutions. Our computer-assisted reading tools also enableearly detection, fast evaluation, and precise follow-up of malignantdisease – with all information available at the scanner before thepatient is off the table.

Invest in a future-proof product platform, feel the pulse of innovation,and experience first-hand the meaning of high performance in CT –SOMATOM Sensation.

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Benchmark inClinical Performance

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Unprecedented Image Quality and Detail

Obtain up to 64 slices per rotation withpreviously unknown sharpness, diagnosticdetail, and clarity with the industry’s highestroutine isotropic resolution of below 0.4 mm.

Fastest Single Source CT Imaging

Routinely scan a thorax using submillimetercollimation in only 4 seconds* or virtuallyfreeze the heart’s motion with the industry’sfastest gantry rotation time of 0.33 seconds.

Lowest Patient Exposure

Reduce dose up to 68%* while maintainingoptimal image quality with Siemens’ uniqueCARE solutions.

Diagnostic Speed and Confidence in CT

Enhance clinical performance and substantiallyreduce processing time with our CT ClinicalEngines, the intelligent combination ofworkflow solutions and advanced applications.

Available functionality depends on system configuration.* Results may vary. Data on file.

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SOMATOM Sensationwith z-Sharp Technologyimpresses with its abilityto accurately visualizesmall atheroscleroticlesions and side branchesin the coronary arteries;coronary calcium isclearly separated fromcoronary lumen.

High resolution andlow noise reallymake a differencein the assessmentof coronary arteriesby CT.

Stephan Achenbach, MD,Department of Internal Medicine II,University Erlangen-Nuremberg,Erlangen, Germany

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Unprecedented Image Quality and Detail

Principle of z-Sharp Technologyfor SOMATOM Sensation with

64 slices per rotation.

Siemens always aims to offer you the perfectsolution for your clinical work. The mostdecisive factor is image quality. We knowthat only the sharpest CT images showingthe finest diagnostic detail and clarity give youthe confidence you need for an accurate andreliable diagnosis. This is why we equippedSOMATOM Sensation with a combination ofSiemens‘ proprietary cutting-edge technologies,providing CT images with previously unknownsharpness, diagnostic detail, and clarity.

Instead of decreasing the detector elements’size necessary for improving the spatialresolution, z-Sharp Technology utilizestwo overlapping X-ray beams resulting in asignificantly increased resolution without acorresponding increase in dose. It provides youwith the industry’s highest isotropic resolutionof below 0.4 mm at any scan and rotationspeed and at any position within the scan field.Additionally, z-Sharp Technology providespreviously unknown sharpness and clarity withcomplete elimination of visible spiral artifacts.The finest anatomical details – such as theentire coronary artery tree or the finest vascularstructures – are now shown in high qualityimages without compromise.

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With our proprietary z-UHR Technology, wepush the boundaries of spatial resolution evenfurther. For ultra-high resolution bone imaging,such as wrist, joint or inner ear studies,z-UHR provides unparalleled 0.24 mm isotropicresolution – until now seen only with researchflat-panel and Micro CT technology.

Both z-Sharp and z-UHR Technology enableyou to visualize unprecedented diagnosticdetail, as you have never seen before.

Clinical Benefits:

• Previously unachieved image quality with40 or 64 slices per rotation.

• Visualization of smallest anatomical structureswith the industry’s highest isotropic resolutionof below 0.4 mm at any scan speed and anyposition within the scan field.

• Exceptional image quality with completevisible spiral artifact elimination.

• Ultra-high resolution bone imaging with0.24 mm isotropic detail.

Available functionality depends on system configuration.

32-row detector64-slice acquisition electronics

Alternating focal spotsSTRATON tube 1 20.6 mm

0.6 mm

Over-sampling

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STRATON’s unique directcooling and the resultinggantry rotation speed,the fastest on the market,provide us withconsistently highestimage quality.

Jonathan Goldin, MD,University of California,Los Angeles, USA

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Fastest Single Source CT Imaging

STRATON X-ray tubeand mobile phone shownin comparison.

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Taking our role as innovation leader seriously, we aim to revolutionize CT inevery aspect. Our goal is to give you the latest and most advanced technology,like our proprietary STRATON X-ray tube that enables the industry’s fastestgantry rotation time, resulting in imaging free of motion artifacts.

Our unparalleled 0 MHU STRATON X-ray tube is a paradigm shift in CT imaging.It offers you the combination of maximum speed and exceptional image quality.The tube’s direct anode cooling eliminates the need for heat storage capacity,permitting a compact design and the industry’s fastest CT gantry rotation timeof 0.33 seconds for all applications. You will not experience cooling delays,even after long range scans or scanning obese patients.

By selecting SOMATOM Sensation, you get great performance in CT.

Clinical Benefits:

• Industry’s fastest gantry rotation speed of up to 0.33 s per rotation for robustand motion artifact free cardiac imaging.

• Fastest submillimeter scanning with up to 87 mm/s for increased diagnosticconfidence.

• Virtually unlimited power reserves provide 80/100 kV imaging without usualmA limitations, increasing soft tissue contrast visualization while reducingdose.

• 0 MHU anode heat storage capacity combined with the unique cooling rateof 5 MHU/min eliminates any cooling delays and maximizes patient throughput.

Available functionality depends on system configuration.

Conventional anode heatsup quickly and cools downslowly after exposure.

Due to real-time anodecooling, STRATON neveraccumulates heat duringexposure.

Cathode

Anode

Vacuum

1

Cooling oil

Cathode Anode

Cooling oil

Heat

1

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”CARE Dose4D and its real-timemA adjustment provides

best image quality at thelowest dose. Based on

a 1,000 patient studywe achieved up to68% dose reductionin comparison withfixed mA whilemaintainingexcellent imagequality.“

Tom Mulkens, MD,Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis Hospital,

Lier, Belgium

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Lowest Patient Exposure

The desire for as little radiation exposure aspossible lies at the heart of our CARE researchand development philosophy. Based on this,we have developed a wide range of dose-reduction solutions that provide exceptionalimage quality at the lowest possible dose.

With SOMATOM Sensation, saving dose startsright at the point where image data is acquired– the Ultra Fast Ceramic (UFC™) detector. Thishighly efficient detector requires the smallestpossible dose to deliver exceptional imagequality. Another breathtaking example of ourfocus on CARE is our exclusive CARE Dose4D™– an unparalleled combination of maximumimage quality at minimum dose. Because everypatient is unique in terms of size, weight, andanatomy, we have developed a fully automateddose management system. The tube currentis adapted in real-time to the anatomy ofeach individual patient’s organ. By using thisautomated dose management your patientswill benefit from a dose reduction of up to68%*. Additionally, ECG-pulsing, our innovativeheart rate-controlled dose modulation,applies the dose necessary for excellent cardiacimages during the diastolic phase, resultingin a cardiac dose reduction of up to 50%*.What’s more, you personally gain from ourCARE solutions as well. With HandCARE™, forinstance, the tube’s current is automaticallyswitched off to avoid direct X-ray exposureto your hands during CT-guided interventions.

The combination of our CARE solutionssignificantly reduces dose while providingexceptional image quality.

SOMATOM Sensation opens the door toa higher level of patient care – setting thebenchmark in CT performance.

Clinical Benefits:

• CARE solutions provide lowest possible dosewhile preserving exceptional image quality.

• Siemens’ proprietary UFC detectors provideup to 30%* dose reduction compared toconventional CT scanners.

• CARE Dose4D provides up to 68%*dose reduction compared to fixed mAexaminations.

• ECG-pulsing enables up to 50%* dosereduction compared to cardiac CT withconstant mA.

• HandCARE yields dose savings up to 70%*to physician’s hands during CT-guidedinterventions.

Available functionality depends on system configuration.* Results may vary. Data on file.

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Reduced doselevel based ontopogram

Scan withconstant mA

665 mA

30 mA

Real-timeangular dosemodulation

Available functionality depends on system configuration.

Advantage of CARE Dose4D at aglance: only the radiation that’s reallyneeded is applied to your patient –not more, not less.

81 mAs 210 mAs

X-raydose

Slice position

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In my opinion,what makes

Siemens CT sospecial, is the

seamlessintegration of

high imagequality with

superb clinicalworkflow.

Elliot K. Fishman, MD,Director Diagnostic Radiology

and Body CT,The Johns Hopkins Hospital,

Baltimore, USA

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syngo –It’s All About You

syngo®, our unique solution for the diagnosticand therapeutic cycles, knows how youwork. What you need. What’s most important.Fast, easy, and intuitive, syngo bringstogether all of the solutions critical to you –and your patients. Uniquely role-based foryour workflow, syngo completely integratesyour day, your department and beyond.Leading to a whole new level of clinicalexcellence. And a partnership you can growwith. It’s the beginning of a virtualized,

“always on, anywhere” world of healthcare.

The time to syngo is now.

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Our new generation of CT Clinical Engines provides you with the optimalclinical configuration for a CT designed to simplify your clinical workflow.Focus on delivering exceptional clinical outcomes with speed and increaseddiagnostic confidence. CT Clinical Engines are a unique combination ofSiemens’ innovative CT technology and syngo solutions – intelligentlyintegrated into clinical solutions. They are available for oncology, neuro,cardiovascular, and acute care imaging in order to maximize the clinicalperformance of your SOMATOM Sensation.

With CT Clinical Engines, you benefit from synergy across your entireclinical workflow – with everything you need for optimal image acquisitionand quality, exceptional visualization, comprehensive evaluation, robustquantification, and flexible reporting, all in one intuitive syngo environment.

The CT Oncology Engine provides high precision scanning – vital for highlysensitive tumor staging – together with excellent tools for early detection,evaluation, follow-up, and biopsy of tumors from head to toe. For time-criticalneuro exams, the CT Neuro Engine delivers the scan speed, high image quality,and fully automated diagnostic workflow you need for stroke, intracranialbleeding, and other brain evaluation treatment planning. The CT Cardiac Enginedelivers the exquisite image quality and automated evaluation tools youneed for non-invasive cardiovascular diagnosis and interventional planning.The CT Acute Care Engine delivers high speed, reliable scanning and fastinteractive access to image data for emergency and trauma exams.

The outstanding performance of the CT Clinical Engines is driven bysyngo CT.3D – automatic image reconstruction and interactive 2D, 3D, and4D postprocessing tools configured on a powerful syngo MultiModalityWorkplace. Build on your syngo CT.3D – choose one or more CT Clinical Enginesfor one or multiple workplaces, creating a syngo workplace world that isconfigured to meet the demands of your clinical environment.

Diagnostic speed and confidence with CT Clinical Engines – the easyway to answer complex clinical questions.

CT Clinical Engines –Diagnostic Speed and Confidence in CT

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syngo CT.3D offers you flexibility to configure a workplace or multipleworkplaces in addition to your syngo Acquisition Workplace. syngo CT.3Dis a unique, powerful workflow solution designed for maximum speedand efficiency for image reconstruction, reformatting, and postprocessing.It combines the flexible tools you need to handle high exam volumes,large datasets, and faster scan times for interactive syngo 2D, 3D, and 4Dimage processing.

You can choose from two configurations of syngo CT.3D:a dedicated CT workplace configuration or a multi-modalityworkplace configuration. Whichever configuration youchoose, you will benefit from state-of-the-art syngo 3D and4D processing tools. Everything at your fingertips – youwill have fast access to viewing, filming, MIP, MinIP, MPR,SSD, VRT modes, 4D interactive, image fusion, and boneremoval tools for easy everyday use. Both configurationscan be enhanced by a selection of syngo clinical applicationsolutions, depending on your clinical needs.

A dedicated syngo CT Workplace configuration offers youthe possibility to maximize your postprocessing throughput,offering remote direct 3D reconstruction – of particularbenefit for departments with a high patient throughputor where a high number of multiphase cardiac exams areperformed.

A multi-modality configuration is your gateway tothe world of CT Clinical Engines. You can configure yoursyngo MultiModality Workplace with one or moreCT Clinical Engines, according to your clinical needs. What’smore, you can choose from our comprehensive portfolioof syngo clinical application solutions for MR, molecularimaging, conventional angiography, and radiation therapyplanning. The ultimate flexibility across your entire radiologyenvironment.

syngo CT.3D – your gateway to a more efficient clinicalworkflow.

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The CT Oncology Engine offers you a unique combination of the mostinnovative scanner and syngo solutions for diagnostic imaging, evaluation,and follow-up in your diagnostic oncology setting. Our intuitive syngocomputer-assisted reading tools, combined with intelligent evaluation,automated follow-up, and image guided intervention, offer you a new levelof confidence for preventive care, staging, follow-up exams, and real-timeguided biopsies. Comprehensive tumor perfusion enables a fast and easyvisualization of tumor enhancement and aids you in differentiating tumors.Fusing images from PET or SPECT with high resolution CT images helps younot only to better localize tumors, but also in therapy planning.

Our solutions for interventional CT extend your clinical spectrum towardsdifferential diagnosis and treatment, turning data into a diagnostic outcomewithin minutes.

CT Oncology Engine

The CT Neuro Engine delivers the technology required to perform artifact-freeimaging with the high spatial and temporal resolution you need for fast andaccurate visualization of complex neurological disorders of head, neck, andspine as well as injuries and stroke.

Our unique portfolio of syngo automated software tools for neuro CT, will helpyou deliver excellent diagnostic outcomes – with bone substraction in neuroCT DSA studies for comprehensive evaluation of complex vascular structures,with fast brain perfusion for stroke patients, and differentiation of brain tumors.Your diagnosis will be fast and confident, turning data into a diagnosticoutcome within minutes.

CT Neuro Engine

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From scan to diagnosis, your CT Cardiac Engine covers everything youneed to achieve a streamlined cardiovascular workflow. State-of-the-artECG-synchronized acquisition, image reconstruction techniques and intuitiveECG-editing to exclude extra beats before image reconstruction ensureoptimal image quality. The lowest possible dose for your patient’s safety isprovided with intelligent ECG-pulsing. An innovative, dedicated cardiovascularimaging user interface simplifies your daily workflow and ensures highestthroughput.

syngo will help you deliver excellent diagnostic outcomes with dedicatedsoftware solutions to cover the entire field of cardiovascular imaging.From vascular analysis with accurate stenosis measurement to stent planning.From cardiac morphology to coronary artery stenosis measurement tofunctional analysis concluding in a comprehensive report, turning data intoa diagnostic outcome within minutes.

CT Cardiac Engine

In acute care, the requirements for CT imaging are very challenging anddiverse – from acute chest pain patients to complex poly-trauma to strokeassessment, every second counts. The CT Acute Care Engine deliversyou the complete solution you need to make fast and confident decisions.By combining state-of-the-art functions for cardiac, vascular, and neuroCT imaging, and adding innovative workflow features and high-resolutionacquisition, the CT Acute Care Engine provides the complete clinicalportfolio for imaging emergency patients from head to toe. Using fast, direct3D reconstruction, you will be reviewing the images before the patient isoff the table.

syngo will streamline your clinical workflow for cardiac, vascular, musculo-skeletal, and stroke evaluation, turning data into a diagnostic outcome withinminutes.

CT Acute Care Engine

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Configuration Overview

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Technical specificationUltra high isotropic resolutionz-Sharp TechnologyIndustry’s highest routine isotropic resolutionat any scan speed and any position within the scan fieldMaximum table speed with submillimeter resolutionFastest rotation timeData acquisition (slices/rotation)0 MHU STRATON X-ray tube

Generator peak power

CT Clinical Engines*syngo CT.3DCT Oncology EngineCT Neuro EngineCT Cardiac EngineCT Acute Care Engine

syngo Clinical Applications*

CARE Solutions*

SOMATOM Sensation40-slice configuration

–yes< 0.4 mm (0.33 mm)

48 mm/s0.37 s40yes5 MHU/min cooling rate70 kW

yesyesyesyesyes

yes

yes

SOMATOM Sensation64-slice configuration

0.24 mm*yes< 0.4 mm (0.33 mm)

87 mm/s0.33 s*64yes5 MHU/min cooling rate80 kW

yesyesyesyesyes

yes

yes

* Optional

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Johann-C. Steffens, MD,Israeli Hospital,

Hamburg, Germany

What really pleasesme is the overall

customer care fromSiemens – not only

regarding theirproducts. Theycare about you

as a client.

And that’s oneof many reasons

why I choseSiemens.“

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Life is the unique customer caresolution from Siemens that helpsyou get the most from your CTinvestment. From the moment ofyour purchase, Life surrounds youwith an array of programs andsupport that enables the continuousdevelopment of your skills,productivity, and technology.Allowing you to broaden yourcapabilities. Increase profitability.And take patient care to the nextlevel.

Productivity

Our aim is to help you run yoursystem at peak performanceevery day. This is why Life providesyou with a comprehensive andindividual range of assistance thatassures your system’s availabilityfrom safety checks and pro-activeremote services to updates andspare parts. Additionally, Lifesupplies you with analytic tools toassess performance and utilizationdata* in order to maximize uptime,increase patient throughput, andoptimize system utilization. Becausewe want to help you improve yoursystem’s performance.

Skills

Maximizing your skills and clinicalknow-how is the central key forgetting the most out of your system.Life, our customer care solutionhelps you with a full range oflearning programs – from start uptraining and application support toclinical training. And because wehave designed Life to adapt to yourneeds at all times, you can learnonline or offline, onsite or offsite –or from our clinical partners inworkshops, fellowships, and atsymposia.

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Life –Get the Most from Your Investment

43* Powered by Siemens Remote Service.

SOMATOM LifeNet*

SOMATOM LifeNet is our unique informationand service portal. Designed to help you inyour daily work, it connects your CT scannerconsole directly with Siemens via an Extranet.This enables you to easily access informationand services immediately from your console –including Frequently Asked Questions, learningprograms, and the possibility to downloadthe newest scan protocols. Additionally, as aSOMATOM LifeNet user you are able to receivemany of our new software applications for a90-day trial period, free of charge, and with theoption of future purchase.

Take advantage of the many services ofSOMATOM LifeNet and profit from an easierwork routine.

Siemens Remote Service

Siemens Remote Service (SRS) offers you anefficient and comprehensive infrastructure forthe entire spectrum of remote services for yourCT scanner. Your benefits? Services that formerlyrequired onsite visits are now easily available viadata transfer. And some of our remote servicesguarantee maximum system availability andcontinuous support in your daily work routine.

Technology

Keeping you at the technologicaland clinical cutting-edge is whatwe designed Life for. So you caneasily keep on top of software andcomputer hardware upgrades andupdates. Because we want you tobenefit from the latest workflowimprovements, clinical applications,and diagnostic functions – inaddition to the most advancedcomputer technology. What’s more,we let you try out the latest, mostpromising clinical developmentsbefore you buy. And when it’s timeto upgrade, Life helps you makean effortless transition to the newplatform.

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Werner A. Bautz, MD,Chairman, Department of Diagnostic Radiology,

University Erlangen-Nuremberg,Erlangen, Germany

Imaging of thisquality, sharpness,and speed gives usthe opportunity tostudy the humananatomy at a levelthat has only beendreamt about.”

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Proven Outcomes.This is what Siemens is

helping to deliver right now.Outcomes that result from trulyefficient workflow. Outcomesthat improve your bottom line.Outcomes that lead to a levelof care that feels exceptional toboth the patient and the careprovider. Proof positive of thevalue of integrating medicaltechnology, IT, managementconsulting and services. In a waythat only Siemens can.

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and packaging may vary by country and is subject to

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and products described herein may not be available in

the United States.

The information in this document contains general

technical descriptions of specifications and options as

well as standard and optional features which do not

always have to be present in individual cases.

Siemens reserves the right to modify the design,

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The statements contained herein are based on the actual

experience of Siemens customers. Siemens maintains

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statements do not suggest or constitute a warranty that

all product experience will yield similar results. Results

may vary, based on the particular circumstances of

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