The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Siemens Healthineers' Somotom Pro.Pulse dual-source CT scanner.
The Somotom Pro.Pulse dual-source CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers.
The scanner offers an affordable CT imaging option for a range of healthcare facilities, including outpatient diagnostic centers, and combines dual-source CT technology with an AI-powered user interface called myExam Companion, which collects patient data (gender, height, and age) and relevant information, such as heart rate or breath-hold capabilities. Also available with the scanner is Siemens' optional FAST (Fully Assisting Scanner Technologies) 3D camera.
Somatom Pro.Pulse has an air-cooled gantry, requires 31% less space for installation than the company's previous dual-source systems, and consumes 20% less power than traditional water-cooled dual-source CT scanners, the company said.
![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)
