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Best Open MRI announced that it has installed the Aquilion 64 - an advanced computed tomography ( CT ) system available for evaluating cardiac patients.

The new CT scanner can quickly scan any region of the body in just seconds. It provides the essential information needed to evaluate patients that present to their primary care provider with cardiac signs and symptoms.

In addition to fast CT scans, 'Best Open MRI' expects to significantly increase its exam capacity - which means more patients can receive the treatment they need faster and be referred to a cardiac provider. The Aquilion 64 slice CT scanner will allow physicians to quickly identify plaque in the heart and make a confident diagnosis.

"For patients with a history of coronary disease, this may prove to be lifesaving technology due to the system's ability to deliver precise images of the heart and organs," said Fran Maggio, lead technologist at 'Best Open MRI'.

Multi-detector CT has dramatically improved clinicians' ability to accurately diagnose disease at an early stage. It is a powerful diagnostic tool that uses rotating x-rays to penetrate body tissues, generating multiple slice images, which can detect more than traditional radiography.

The system is designed to offer physician's greater diagnostic capabilities which help patients avoid more invasive medical procedures. It delivers clinical images with multi-slice imaging technology that captures up to 64 anatomical slices in a single rotation.

In addition, the system's sensitivity and accuracy are enhanced with a process called isotropic scanning, which results in images that most accurately capture equal views and angles of internal structures. As a result, the multi-slice technology captures precise images of the body's rapidly moving organs like the heart and lungs, which appear blurry when scanned by a traditional CT of 16 slices or less.

Multi-slice CT imaging also is especially useful for examining patients who are unable to hold their breath, like patients with a history of heart and lung diseases, acutely ill patients and young children.

Source: Best Open MRI

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