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Dual source CT scanner : the best way to diagnose heart problem

dual source ct scanners

Many hospital now have the dual source CT scanner, the newest techology in scanners. Can you imagine that you only need 10 seconds to obtain incredibly detailed and accurate images. This is a critical advancement in medical technology as heart conditions abound these days with our fast and stressful lifestyles. Many people die every day every month and every year because a heart problem is not diagnosed soon enough to get the patient into the operating room. However, in 10 seconds with the new scanner, an image can identify life-threatening blockages, blood clots, blockages and other heart problems.

The company responsible for producing the incredible machine is Siemans and they’ve called their brand new creation, the SOMATOM Definition™.

The way CT scans used to work, is that while you’re lying prone (desperately trying to keep still as instructed,) the machine moves your body through the CT tunnel very slowly so that a slice-image of your body can be taken at a time. Reducing the time from around 20-30 minutes to 10 seconds is just short of unbelievable.

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