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Toshiba Aquilion™ 64 CFX Multislice CT System Acquisition
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ST LUKE COMMUNINITY HOSPITAL INSTALLS THE WORLD’S
MOST ADVANCED
CT SYSTEM
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Lake County Residents To Benefit From Cutting-Edge Imaging
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Ronan, MT, Feb. 26th, 2007 - St. Luke Community Hospital is now among a select group of U.S. hospitals equipped with an industry-leading 64-slice computed tomography (CT) scanner. Steve Sivak, radiology department manager at the Ronan hospital says, “The recently installed Toshiba Aquilion 64 is as good as or better than any scanner in western Montana.”
 The new CT scanner provides quicker, superior resolution images with the industry’s lowest dosage of radiation according to Sivak. He adds, “We are now able to do a full-body scan in a matter of seconds rather than having the patient hold still for several minutes.” In fact, a recent patient commented that “it took me longer to get ready for the scan than the actual scan itself.”
Sivak says that another advantage of the new 64-slice scanner is the fact that a scan can be done after drinking a glass of water versus a typical two-hour wait after ingesting barium.
“This new machine has so many capabilities that we can’t help but be excited,” Sivak says with a wide grin. “We will be able to do 25-30 more exams that we haven’t been able to do in the past. That includes virtual colonoscopies and diagnostic images that will help detect heart disease including chest and neck CT angiography plus a non-invasive view of the coronary artery.”
The head of the radiology department at St. Luke proudly points out, “It’s the same state-of-the-art technology you see in major medical centers elsewhere available right here in the Mission Valley in a 25-bed critical access hospital in Ronan, Montana.”
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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 Corporation, an independent group company of Toshiba Corporation, is a global leading provider of diagnostic medical imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT, X-ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, MRI and information systems. Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products, and power systems. Toshiba has 161,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of more than $53 billion.
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| Aquilion™ is a trademark of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation. |
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