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Medical Imaging with Syngo

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PCQ Bureau
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In 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered X-Rays, and used them to take a scan of his wife’s hand, which was recorded as the first human X-Ray. It was later discovered that extended exposure to this radiation could cause cancer. Hence techniques were evolved to minimize this exposure. Today’s advanced medical equipment that can take very detailed and high quality scans of the human body with minimum exposure. 

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Syngo integrates processes from data acquisition and processing to archiving

One example is the medical imaging software from Siemens Medical systems called Syngo. What’s special about the software is its common user interface for all the medical imaging applications–CT, MRI etc. This has been designed to minimize eye movement and mouse clicks, so that the software is easy to use and improves productivity. It has been built on Win NT/2000 platform. 

The software can integrate all processes of medical imaging, from data acquisition and processing to archiving. It starts from patient registration, and can also import DICOM worklists. Image acquisition can be done specific to the scan type. For instance, in a CT scan, it provides a large number of protocols for each body section and the optimized parameters for each. 



Syngo’s functionality can be enhanced by adding different task cards. There are the 3D and advanced 3D imaging task cards, which can be used for multi-planar reconstruction, maximum intensity projection, and shaded surface display. It can be used to colorize grayscale image scans by doing a simple drag-n-drop. Then there are task cards for computed tomography, which include Osteo CT, a non-invasive method for measuring bone mineral density, a HeartView CT for imaging of the heart and 


surrounding structures . 

Such advanced processes are only possible due to the hardware. The latest CT- scan machine from Siemens has Intel P 4 processors, and a graphics engine for image processing. Siemens also has a program (Evolve) that upgrades machine hardware every 3 years. 

With inputs from Mr Heinrich von Wulfen and Dr GB Advani 

of Siemens Medical Solutions

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