BAYLOR HAMILTON HOSPITAL GETS NEW UNTRAFAST CT SCANNER.(Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital )

Biotech Equipment Update, July, 2003

Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Dallas, has acquired new CT scanning technology, allowing physicians to detect blockages in heart arteries before symptoms develop. The unique feature of this CT scanner is its ability to perform non-invasive coronary angiogram imaging, potentially replacing the more invasive angiogram performed in the cath lab. The new ultrafast CT scanning technology at Baylor Hamilton has the potential to change the way heart disease is diagnosed.

Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital is one of the nation's first 16-slice CT coronary angiography centers in the nation. The new scanner allows physicians to acquire a non-invasive coronary angiogram in 30 seconds as a brief outpatient procedure. A coronary...

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