Siemens Medical Solutions, Hoffman Estates, Ill, offers the biograph" Sensation 16", combining the 16-slice CT scanner SOMATOM® Sensation 16 and Siemens PET system, ECAT® ACCEL". With the biograph Sensation 16, whole body oncology scans, previously requiring 30 minutes or more to conduct, now can be completed in 7 to 15 minutes.

The biograph Sensation 16 features lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) PET and UFC® (Ultrafast Ceramic) CT detectors. For scanning larger and special circumstance patients, the field of view and co-scanning range of biograph Sensation 16 is 40% and 25% larger than those of previous systems, respectively. (847) 304-7700; www.siemensmedical.com .