SOMATOM Drive

Drive precision for all – with a Dual Source CT scanner

Regardless of the type of patient: Your medical imaging institution has to provide state-of-the-art CT imaging. At all times, you have to be able to aid your patients, to cope with your environment, and to meet your business needs – while driving precision each step of the way.

Improve your clinical workflow and patient outcomes with the SOMATOM Drive and its Dual Source technology, which boosts your performance, empowers your routines, and expands your capabilities. This CT scanner has been designed to be an exceptional member of your radiological team – for all your patients, business needs, and specific environment.

. Drive precision for your patients

. Drive precision for your environment

. Drive precision for your business needs

Drive precision in bariatrics

Scan bariatric patients even with renal impairment, with the 78 cm bore, unique HD FoV, and Dual Power modes.

Drive precision for your patients

Consistent image quality at low dose: Our SOMATOM Drive Dual Source CT scanner is the ideal choice for all clinical disciplines. See for yourself how you can individualize treatment for every patient.

Drive precision for pediatrics

Eliminate breathing and motion artifacts without increasing dose, with high pitch Turbo Flash mode at low kV.

Drive precision for urgent care

Eliminate breathing and motion artifacts without increasing dose, with high pitch Turbo Flash mode at low kV.

Drive precision for critical care

Boost vascular imaging even for renal impaired patients and potentially reduce contrast media with low kV imaging and Dual Power modes.

Drive precision for lung imaging

Add lung cancer screening capabilities to your portfolio with spectral shaped, high pitch Tin Filter scanning.

Drive precision in cardiovascular

Eliminate cardiac and coronary motion at low contrast and radiation dose levels, with Dual Source best in-plane resolution and High Power 70 & 80.

Drive precision in orthopedics

Advance your orthopedic capabilities with Tin Filter scanning and benefit from significant dose savings.

Drive precision for your environment

SOMATOM Drive supports you in simplifying routines – to optimize performance and accelerate workflows. See how you can easily standardize your quality of care with our single-operator concept.

Safeguard correct and consistent patient positioning
FAST Integrated Workflow is a combination of unique solutions – such as the FAST 3D Camera, Touch Panels, and Advanced Applications – allowing:

highly accurate patient positioning
consistent image quality and dose
improved workflow speed
staff to stay close to their patients

Automation drives precision in challenging environments
Support precise patient positioning regardless of who is performing the scan, with full and semi-automated FAST and CARE features.

Automation drives precision in overburdened environments
Advance reading capabilities with reduction of metal artifacts (iMAR) and automatically aligned and labeled spinal images (FAST Spine).

Drive precision for your business needs

Our CT scanner is versatile and future ready: The Dual Source technology in SOMATOM Drive may advance new clinical fields and introduce new technologies into clinical practice.

Be ready for new business opportunities
Boost the reputation of your clinical institution with both patients and referrers with Dual Energy, dynamic imaging, and full organ perfusion.

Technical Details

View the technical data for our SOMATOM Drive CT scanner.

Scanner type	Dual Source
Detectors	Stellar^Infinity
Max. scan speed	458 mm/s
In-plane temp.-res.	75 ms
Rotational coverage	131 mm/rot
kV steps	70 – 140 kV @ 10 kV Steps
mA @ 70 kV, 80 kV	650 mA, 750 mA
Spatial resolution	0.30 mm
Table load	up to 307 kg / 676 lbs¹
Gantry opening	78 cm
Generator power	200 kW (2 x 100 kW)
Slice acquisition	2 x 128