[May 23, 2013] Siemens Healthcare receives FDA clearance for CAIPIRINHA software Tweet May 23, 2013 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Siemens Healthcare, a provider of medical solutions to the healthcare industry, has announced that the FDA has cleared the company's CAIPIRINHA, or Controlled Aliasing in Volumetric Parallel Imaging Results IN Higher Acceleration, software as part of Siemens's syngo MR D13A software package for parallel magnetic resonance, or MR, imaging. According to the company, the software helps enable patients with breath-holding difficulties to reduce the amount of time they hold their breath by up to 50 percent without sacrificing imaging resolution or contrast. Siemens's CAIPIRINHA software enables acquisition of 3-D volumetric interpolated breath-hold sequence (VIBE) T1 images through higher acceleration factors. CAIPIRINHA software will be included as standard with Siemens' D13A software for MAGNETOM Aera 1.5 Tesla and MAGNETOM Skyra 3T MRI systems; it will be available with Siemens's B19 software as an upgrade for Siemens's MAGNETOM Avanto 1.5T and MAGNETOM Verio 3T systems, the company said. http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]