Siemens Healthineers Gains FDA Clearance for Biograph Trinion PET/CT Scanner

Siemens Healthineers has received FDA clearance for the Biograph Trinion, a high-performance, energy-efficient positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner with a wide range of clinical capabilities and a low lifetime operational cost.  
 
The Biograph Trinion is designed for an optimal user and patient experience. Its workflow is powered by artificial intelligence and is enabled by the myExam Companion intelligent user interface, which automates tasks and guides the user through each step of the exam for fast, consistent results. 
 
The mobile workflow enabled by the portable Scan&Go tablet and the remote control allows the user to set up scanning procedures quicker and choose whether to operate the scanner inside or outside the room. An integrated patient camera in the rear of the gantry permits the user to monitor and communicate with the patient, and the patient moodlight feature can help alleviate stress.
 
The scanner’s PET/CT platform has a new, scalable, air-cooled, digital detector based on lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) crystal elements. This detector delivers high spatial resolution and an ultrafast time-of-flight¹ performance of 239 picoseconds for small lesion detectability and effective sensitivity up to 128 cps/kBq, enabling fast scans and low patient radiation doses. 
 
“With the Biograph Trinion, Siemens Healthineers is proud to offer customers a high-performance PET/CT scanner that delivers the precision and speed needed for clinical demands,” said James Williams, PhD, head of Molecular Imaging at Siemens Healthineers. “This new system is designed to be user- and patient-focused as well as a sustainable investment in terms of reduced installation and operational costs and easy, on-site scalability.”
 
CT technology from the company’s SOMATOM go. platform provides fast, low-dose, high-quality CT scanning with up to 128 slices. The scanner’s single, integrated platform enables consistent PET, CT, and post-processing workflows on one system without the need for a separate CT acquisition system or post-processing solution. 
 
Integrated post-processing imaging applications include oncology, theranostics (which combines the approaches of diagnostics and therapeutics to identify and treat certain forms of cancer), cardiovascular imaging, and neurology imaging (including Alzheimer’s disease).
 
The scanner has an air-cooling apparatus that is easier to install than the chiller required for a water-cooled PET/CT scanner. The scanner has a compact footprint which allows it to fit into traditional PET/CT rooms, and unlike traditional PET/CT scanners, the Biograph Trinion integrates its computer technology inside the system gantry. 
 
The scanner is designed to be energy-efficient, with a smart power-save mode that powers down the system overnight and automatically powers it up the next morning without disrupting workflow.  

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