May 20, 2008 -- Boston -- As
a testament to the growing demand to improve patient care while reducing
healthcare costs, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has installed
the Aquilion ONE™ dynamic volume CT system at Beth Israel Deaconess
Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School in Boston. “In one of the country’s leading medical teaching hospitals, we hope the Aquilion ONE’s ability to image an entire organ and show function for the first time will mean faster, more accurate diagnosis, better patient outcomes and ultimately lower healthcare costs for our patients,” explained Dr. Vassilios D. Raptopoulos, interim radiologist-in-chief, Department of Radiology and director, CT services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “We
are grateful to be one of the first teaching hospitals in the United
States using this advanced technology.”
Toshiba’s Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system utilizes 320 ultra-high
resolution detector rows (0.5 mm in width) to image an entire organ in
a single gantry rotation.
Toshiba’s
Aquilion ONE
Dynamic Volume CT System
The result
is unparalleled in diagnostic imaging today and produces a
4D
clinical video showing up
to 16 cm of anatomical coverage, enough to capture the entire
brain or heart, and show its movement such as blood flow.
“The Aquilion ONE has the potential to provide a single,
comprehensive exam that can replace a variety of duplicative
and invasive procedures,” added Dr. Raptopoulos. “Its versatility
and ability to diagnose disease fast will be used within our
radiology department to detect and treat life-threatening conditions,
including cancer, heart disease, stroke and other neurovascular
conditions.”
“Toshiba designed the Aquilion ONE for today’s healthcare environment,” said Doug Ryan, senior director, CT Business Unit, Toshiba. “By replacing several tests with this single exam, the Aquilion ONE will allow physicians to treat at-risk patients immediately – saving
resources and time for both healthcare facilities and patients.”
About Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a patient care, teaching and research affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and consistently ranks among the top four in National Institutes of Health funding among independent hospitals nationwide. BIDMC is clinically affiliated with the Joslin Diabetes Center and is a research partner of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. BIDMC is the official hospital of the Boston Red Sox. For more information, visit www.bidmc.harvard.edu.
About Toshiba
With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems
markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems,
and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities
in the United States. Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., an independent
group company of Toshiba Corp., is a global leading provider of diagnostic
medical imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as
CT, Cath & EP Labs, X-ray, Ultrasound, MRI and information systems.
Toshiba Corp. is a leader in information and communications systems,
electronic components, consumer products, and power systems. Toshiba
has approximately 191,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $67
billion. For more information, visit www.medical.toshiba.com.
(Disclaimer: external
links to news, press releases and other timely information
sources are provided as a service by Angioplasty.Org, which
is not responsible for the content found on any external
sites. Items marked with a ($$) indicate that the external
site normally restricts viewing to paid subscribers. Other
sites may require free registration.
