FEATURING THE MOST SOPHISTICATED MULTISLICE CT TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE
CARDIO-VASCULAR CLINIC of TEXAS has joined the ranks of the country's premier healthcare providers that offer patients access to the world's most advanced multislice computed tomography (CT) system by recently installing the "Aquilion 64" from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
The Aquilion 64 can capture precise images of any area of the body in as little as a ten second breath-hold. The fast scanning capabilities and unmatched image quality offer significant benefits for a quick and accurate diagnosis of trauma patients experiencing chest pain or stroke. Additionally, chest exams, which take 20-30 minutes with a standard CT scanner, can now be performed in just 19 seconds with images that allow physicians to see internal injuries and disease in greater detail than ever before.
While CT uses X-ray technology, it is distinguished from other diagnostic imaging tools, like traditional X-ray and MRI, by its ability to display a combination of soft tissue (like muscles, tissue, organs and fat), bones and blood vessels all in a single image. Clinicians perform CT scans to diagnose kidney, lung, liver, spine, blood diseases, cancer, tumors and cysts, as well as blood clots, hemorrhages and infections.
During a CT exam, a patient lies on a table and is slowly moved into the large donut-shaped opening called the gantry. Once inside, a series of X-ray beams create hundreds of cross-sectional pictures that represent slices of the patient's body. Seconds later, the system's computer assembles the slices into three-dimensional images that are interpreted by a clinician.
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