Operating instructions

The information presented in this application guide is
for illustration only and is not intended to be relied
upon by the reader for instruction as to the practice of
medicine. Any health care practitioner reading this
information is reminded that they must use their own
learning, training and expertise in dealing with their
individual patients.
This material does not substitute for that duty and is
not intended by Siemens Medical Solutions Inc., to be
used for any purpose in that regard. The drugs and
doses mentioned are consistent with the approval
labeling for uses and/or indications of the drug. The
treating physician bears the sole responsibility for the
diagnosis and treatment of patients, including drugs
and doses prescribed in connection with such use.
The Operating Instructions must always be strictly fol-
lowed when operating the CT System. The source for
the technical data is the corresponding data sheets.
The pertaining operating instructions must always be
strictly followed when operating the SOMATOM Sensa-
tion Cardiac. The statutory source for the technical
data are the corresponding data sheets.
The names and birthdates included in this guide have
been selected for the purpose of demonstration only
and do not represent actual patient data.
We express our sincere gratitude to the many custom-
ers who contributed valuable input.
Special thanks to Thomas Flohr, Rainer Raupach, Karl
Stiersdorfer, Christoph Süß, Lars Hofmann, Bettina
Hinrichsen, Heike Theessen, Kristin Pacheco, Johann
Übler and Alexander Zimmermann for their valuable
assistance.
To improve future versions of this application guide,
we would highly appreciate your questions, sugges-
tions and comments.
Please contact us:
USC-Hotline:
Tel. no. +49-1803-112244
email: ct-application.hotline@med.siemens.de
Editors: Christiane Bredenhöller and Ute Feuerlein