Siemens Healthineers SOMATOM Pro.Pulse is a dual-source computed tomography scanner designed to be more affordable for a wide range of health care facilities, including outpatient diagnostic centers. The scanner combines the power and speed of dual-source CT technology – two X-ray tubes and two detectors – with embedded artificial intelligence and user assistance features to deliver workflow efficiencies. Dual-source CT allows for high temporal resolution, which, along with scan speed, is important for cardiac CT scans to limit artifacts caused by breathing or cardiac motion. In recent years, interest in CTs cardiovascular applications has increased in the U.S. This interest may be attributed in part to a 2021 decision by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) to give cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) its highest recommendation as a frontline test to evaluate patients with stable and acute chest pain who have no history of coronary artery disease.
