FDAFebruary 15, 2018device

SOMATOM Emotion 16 Intended to produce cross-sections images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data.

Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

The hazard

to inform customers of possible incorrect tube current calculations by the CARE Dose4D algorithm for head scans based on p.a. (posterior-anterior) or a.p. (anterior-posterior) topograms. Depending on the geometrical shape of the skull bone, it may happen in rare cases that the calculated dose distribution is not appropriate and could lead to unnecessary radiation exposure

What to do

FDA enforcement status: Terminated

Brands named

siemens medical solutionssiemenssiemens medical

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