Siemens Healthineers has made its first U.S. installation of its Somatom X.cite CT scanner.
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) has installed the system, which features Siemens' myExam Companion user support for technologists. MyExam guides technologists through exam workflow and suggests optimal acquisition and reconstruction techniques for each patient, the company said.
Somatom X.cite includes a 82-cm gantry bore and spectral imaging with the company's TwinBeam Dual Energy mode, as well as Siemens' Stellar Infinity detector, a patient observation camera, and a detachable, gantry-mounted tablet, according to the firm.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
