Inland Imaging is proud to announce the addition of two new Toshiba multi-slice CT scanners to our comprehensive CT network.
Computerized
Tomography (CT) has become an invaluable tool for physicians to
accurately diagnose everything from early-onset heart disease to
various cancers, in addition to preventative screenings for many
complex diseases.
In a CT scan, the scanner takes multiple
x-rays (known as slices) to compose a full image of an organ or tissue,
with each X-ray slice lasting a fraction of a second. A computer then
reconstructs these slices to form highly detailed two- and
three-dimensional images. As such, the more detectors inside the device
(in this case, 64 or 16 slides are collected in one scan) the better
the image resolution, which means there’s more information available
for your physician to make an accurate diagnosis. Inland’s
sub-specialized radiologists are trained to use these scanners to
create a report to help physicians compose a complete diagnosis.
The
high level of detail present in the new CT scanners opens up a world of
possibilities for physicians tackling complex medical issues. Whereas
previous CT scanner models could only track the mere growth of a tumor,
physicians can now monitor the blood flow throughout the tumor to
recognize key areas for diagnosis. Also, physicians can examine a
patient’s heart between beats, so they can obtain a clearer image of
the heart without the blurred motion of a heartbeat.
This
increase in scanning speed also leads to improved patient comfort when
diagnosing early-onset heart disease and checking for arterial plaque,
as Inland’s 64- and 16-slice CT scanners can be as precise during a CT
angiography as more invasive procedures, such as an arteriography.
Another
helpful aspect of the CT’s scanning speed is that patients now only
need to hold their breath for a few seconds (as opposed to more than 30
seconds for previous models) for the scanner to capture its images.
Inland
Imaging is proud to be able to bring the latest multi-slice CT
technology to patients and physicians throughout our network. Inland
Imaging has added a 16-slice scanner at our Holy Family Imaging Center
in addition to a 64-slice scanner at our Valley Imaging Center. Inland
Imaging has a total of 6 CT scanners available to patients and their
physicians.