Advanced Cardiac CT Scanner Available To Deborah Patients

The Dual Source SOMATOM Definition CT is available at Deborah Heart and Lung Center. The scanner's speed, detail, and non-invasive nature make this addition one of the most exciting new technologies available today. When you add this technology to the expertise and capabilities of this specialty heart hospital, the advantages to patients are significant. 

The SOMATOM Definition CT uses two x-ray sources simultaneously which makes it the fastest CT available. It is faster than every beating heart. This is significant because until now, cardiac imaging was only feasible if the patient’s heart rate was adequately low and stable. The ability of this technology to ‘freeze’ the motion of a constantly beating and moving heart is critical to capturing high quality images. 

Benefits:

• Twice the speed of other CT scanners
• Twice the resolution
• High quality 3-D images
• Reliable imaging of all heart rates without heart-slowing medication
• 50% less radiation exposure compared with today’s single-source CT scanners
• Shortest breath-hold

The Dual Source SOMATOM Definition CT provides anatomical detail not previously available, giving Deborah specialists more information to make diagnoses and treatment without invasive procedures.