Siemens Healthineers has garnered U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the latest version of its Somatom Force dual-source CT scanner.
The vendor said its flagship device now features its Fully Assisting Scanner Technologies (FAST) integrated workflow technology. Its new FAST 3D camera fits above the patient table and employs artificial intelligence and deep learning to provide automatic positioning of patients, according to the vendor. Staff can use touch panels on the gantry to utilize this automation capability.
The new version also includes the firm's iterative metal artifact reduction (iMAR) technique, which enables users to reduce image artifacts caused by metal implants, artificial joints, or pacemakers, Siemens said. The company has also upgraded Somatom Force's image reconstruction system, which can now reconstruct up to 70 images per second with iterative reconstruction.
Siemens also noted that the new FAST integrated workflow with the FAST 3D camera will be available with its Somatom Drive dual-source CT scanner.
![Images show the pectoralis muscles of a healthy male individual who never smoked (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared], 28.4; number of cigarette pack-years, 0; forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], 97.6% predicted; FEV1: forced vital capacity [FVC] ratio, 0.71; pectoralis muscle area [PMA], 59.4 cm2; pectoralis muscle volume [PMV], 764 cm3) and a male individual with a smoking history and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; BMI, 27.5; number of cigarette pack-years, 43.2, FEV1, 48% predicted; FEV1:FVC, 0.56; PMA, 35 cm2; PMV, 480.8 cm3) from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (i.e., CanCOLD) study. The CT image is shown in the axial plane. The PMV is automatically extracted using the developed deep learning model and overlayed onto the lungs for visual clarity.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/03/genkin.25LqljVF0y.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=focalpoint&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
