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DRMC Adds 64-Slice CT Scanner

Delta Regional Medical Center recently added the Toshiba Aquilion 64 slice CT Scanner to its radiology department, thus allowing DRMC to now offer a number of innovative diagnostics procedures. Drawing the most interest at this time is automated cardiac scanning, a non-invasive and highly accurate alternative to catheterization. 

 

 “DRMC staff cardiologists Dr. Ben Folk, Dr. Ken Hahn, Dr. John Herzog, Dr. Michael Mansour, and Dr. Norrapol Wattanasuwan will find the new scanner a useful tool to add to their diagnostic capabilities. With the PACS on-line radiology system, physicians can see these heart images in their own offices,” stated Dr. Steven Chapman, DRMC Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgeon. “We hope that the accessibility of the this equipment for people of the Delta will encourage residents to be proactive in seeking screening by their primary care provider for heart disease.”


“ We’ve just added one of the most advanced CT scanners in existence, which puts us strides ahead in diagnosing heart disease and cancer early on,” states L. Ray Humphreys, CEO of Delta Regional Medical Center. “As the area of the state with the highest per capita incidence of cardiovascular disease, Delta Regional wants to improve the health of our citizens and community by offering diagnostic procedures that can aid earlier detection and treatment of heart disease than ever before.”


Cardiac computed tomography (CT) angiography, also known as coronary CT angiography, is an x-ray examination that allows physicians to noninvasively determine whether fatty or calcium deposits have built up in the coronary arteries. Because these arteries supply blood to the heart muscle, areas of buildup, called plaque, can cause a heart attack/stroke.



Cardiac CT is a proven imaging system for the detection and characterization of cardiovascular disease. The introduction of the 64-slice CT scanner—with 128- and 256-slice systems on the horizon—has increased the interest in utilizing the technology to perform coronary angiography, a procedure that until recently required invasive cardiac catheterization. Multislice CT, combined with the advent of subsecond rotation, provides both high resolution and high speed, allowing high quality images of the coronary arteries. 


Cardiac CT angiography uses a fan-shaped, thin x-ray beam that passes through the body at several angles to allow for cross-sectional images. The corresponding x-ray transmission measurements are collected by a detector array, digitized into pixels, and rendered into a three-dimensional image for viewing on a computer monitor. Today, 64-slice CT scanners such as the Toshiba Aquilion 64 at Delta Regional Medical Center provide improved temporal resolution, which should lead to lower motion artifacts and possibly higher diagnostic rates.

For more information on the new scanner call David Wallace, Director of Radiology at Delta Regional Medical Center, 662-725-2434.




Photo caption: As part of the introduction of the new scanner, Greenville Mayor Heather Hudson took part in a Calcium Scoring test to demonstrate the speed and effectiveness of the new unit. Mayor Hudson, and L. Ray Humphreys, CEO of DRMC view Hudson’s heart with Mitch Ainsworth, Radiology Technologist.


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