Siemens Healthineers is launching a new dual-source CT scanner, Somatom Pro.Pulse, which the company said is more accessible for smaller and rural facilities as well as outpatient diagnostic centers.
The new scanner demonstrates lower lifecycle costs due to an improved cooling system and more efficient power consumption, according to Siemens.
Dual-source CT scanners use two radiation tubes and detectors each, which allows for high temporal resolution and limits image artifacts from breathing or motion of the heart. The use of tin filters keeps radiation dose low while maintaining image quality. However, adoption of dual-source CT has been limited by higher lifecycle costs.
Siemens said that when used with the intelligent workflow of the company's myExam Companion, Somatom Pro.Pulse simplifies exams while personalizing scanning for each patient. The dual-source CT scanner optimizes scan parameters based on patient data from the myExam Companion for a specific scan protocol. From there, the fully assisting scanner technologies (FAST) 3D camera automatically performs patient positioning to help reduce the time clinicians spend on routine tasks.
![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)
