Multislice Computed Tomography

Multi-slice Tomography Coronary
The multi-slice technology represents a true revolution in the tomography field. By owning more detectors at a higher speed cuts images, enables an excellent resolution, which determines significant improvement in performance diagnosis and possible access to structures that were previously impossible to study by regular tomography.

What characteristics own this equipment?

The multi-slice computed tomography Philips makes 64 cuts of 0,625 mm isotropic acquired a rotation speed of 400 msec. It allows acquire images in 2D, 3D and 4D in axial, coronal, oblique and sagitales, accessing dynamic diagnostic images that were previously impossible to obtain. The images allowed sub-millimetre high definition, which coupled with the speed with which they are learned, they may possible exploring the heart in just 5 beats and the entire body in just 10 seconds.

Within the wide range of studies that enables the Brilliance CT highlights the non-invasive coronary angiography, which allows the study of the coronary arteries and their smaller branches with a high-security diagnostic detection of atherosclerotic disease.

 

Why this study helps cardiologists?

Coronary heart disease: it allows evaluate the light and the wall of the arteries in a non-invasive procedure detecting early atherosclerotic disease, analyzing the morphology and structure of the plate and the obstruction degree produced and it exact location.

By Pass coronary aorta: it is also of high value in monitoring patients with coronary aorto By Pass, or an stent procedure done to display its permeability.

Previous to an Electrophysiology procedure: it is a non-invasive method for displaying the origin of the pulmonary vein and coronary sinus, for the subsequent realization of the therapeutic ablation or placement of pacemakers in patients with arrhythmias.

Functional analysis heart: assessment of ejection fraction, wall thickness and myocardial 3D reconstruction; volumes and ventricular mass.

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Last Update: 02/05/2008