CT Scanner - IMH's Medical Imaging Department features a 160 slice Toshiba Aquilion PRIME CT scanner as of July 2012. This is advanced technology that produces superior 3-D color images, exposes patients to a fraction of the radiation as other CT scanners (including 64 slice, 16 slice & 10 slice models)-making it a very safe choice for adult and pediatric patients. The Toshiba Aquilion PRIME CT has a larger more comfortable couch and wider gantry to accommodate patients in excess of 600 lbs. The speed of the Toshiba Aquilion PRIME CT means less time on the couch for the patient. An animated screen is kid friendly for pediatric patients and it can communicate patient instructions during the exam in multiple languages for non-English speaking patients.


More about CT Scans - Sometimes referred to as CAT scan (computerized axial tomography).

Imaging anatomical information from a cross-sectional plane of the body, each image generated by a computer synthesis of x-ray transmission data obtained in many different directions in a given plane.Developed in 1967 by British electronics engineer Godfrey Hounsfield, CT has revolutionized diagnostic medicine. Hounsfield linked x-ray sensors to a computer and worked out a mathematical technique called algebraic reconstruction for assembling images from transmission data. In 1973, the Mayo Clinic began operating the first machine in the U.S. Early machines yielded digital images with at least 100 times the clarity of normal x-rays. Subsequently, the speed and accuracy of machines has improved many times over. CT scans reveal both bone and soft tissues, including organs, muscles, and tumors. Image tones can be adjusted to highlight tissues of similar density, and, through graphics software, the data from multiple cross-sections can be assembled into 3-D images. CT aids diagnosis and surgery or other treatment, including radiation therapy, in which effective dosage is highly dependent on the precise density, size, and location of a tumor.

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