Siemens Celebrates 1,000th Installation of Its All-in-One Digital Mammography Solution

Malvern, Pa., March 10, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) celebrates a milestone with the 1,000th installation of its MAMMOMAT® NovationDR, a full-field digital mammography system for screening, diagnostics, and biopsy applications. Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital, an 80-bed community hospital in El Dorado, Kansas, recently received the MAMMOMAT NovationDR, the first system to merge Siemens’ long-standing networking expertise with all the advantages of full-field digital mammography to optimize clinical workflow.

The MAMMOMAT NovationDR is designed to handle the mammography workup from patient registration and image acquisition to post-processing and reading. The system features Siemens’ exclusive dual anode technology. This tube offers three anode/filter combinations that match breast density and thickness – Mo/Mo, Mo/Rh, and W/Rh. With Tungsten technology and high mA output, even dense breasts are examined with shorter exposure times. Dose can be reduced by up to 50 percent, while maintaining image quality.

source: Siemens