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New
faster, high-end CT scanner makes India debut
SIEMENS
India launched a new high-end CT scanner that it says will give faster
and more accurate results.
Somatom
Sensation 16, a multi-slice scanner can be used for inon-invasive
cardiac imaging, single breath lung hold imaging, 5-second scanning of
brain arteries of stroke patients and faster screening for trauma
patients. The product is being launched by Siemen’s medical
solutions division which markets a range of diagnostics including
magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, and digital angiography.
Priced at
Rs. 5 crore, the product is being targeted at hospitals and
stand-alone diagnostic centers, though Siemens expects acceptance to
be higher at hospitals in urban centers.
“Globally,
the product has done extremely well. More than 200 have been
installed already,” said Richard Hausmann, president, CT at Siemens
AG. Mr Hausmann said India is one of the six biggest markets for
Siemens and a leading market in Asia.
In fact,
India is one of the countries chosen for the launch of a prototype of
Siemens’ global CRM programme for its CT scanner users, the others
being Germany and the US. “We have targeted countries where
the installed base is high,” Mr Hausmann said. The aim of the
Elevate programme is to create awareness among customers about latest
technologies in CT scanning and the advantages an upgrade would offer.
The CT
scanner market in India is valued at Rs 200 crore growing at about 15%
which is higher than the international growth rate of 8% to 10%.
India and
China are key markets for Siemens since they are populous and
penetration of CT scanners is low.
[Ref: The Economic
Times, Dec. 17, 2002]
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