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128-Slice CT Scanner

In May of 2010 the Arnot Ogden Medical Center installed a Siemens Definition 128 slice CT scanner. This is now operating in addition to our Siemens 64 slice CT scanner. The new 128 slice scanner enhances Arnot Ogden's abilities to accommodate our Bariatric patients with a larger opening (78 cm as opposed to 70 cm) and an increased weight capacity of up to 661 pounds.

The new scanner also has a faster rotation speed and most importantly, capabilities to further reduce radiation dose associated with CT scanning to the absolute lowest possible levels while still delivering optimal diagnostic imaging.

64-Slice CT Scanner

The 64-slice CT technology operates 4-64 times faster than other standard CT scanners.  The 64-slice CT scanners have distinct clinical advantages to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and the comfort to the patient being scanned.  The advantage of the 64-slice CT scan is it can acquire clear images of the organs in multiple slices in rapid sequence.

Virtual Colonoscopy 

CT colonoscopy is an advanced technology of x-ray that uses computed tomography CT scanning to obtain an inside view of the colon.  This new minimally invasive test provides three-dimensional images that can detect any polyps and other lesions as clearly as when they are directly seen by optical colonoscopy (endoscope inserted into the rectum).

The 64-slice CT scanner is a large round doughnut-shaped machine with a large opening.  You will lie on a comfortable table that will slide in and out of the round opening.  The CT will obtain images from hundreds of angles that are reconstructed by a computer into the two-dimensional pictures you see.  Modern CT scanners are so fast that they can scan through the large sections of the body in just a few seconds.

Cardiac Imaging

Today by using the ultrafast, 64 slice CT scanner physicians can image the heart and its blood vessels without blurring.  Using advanced computer technology, the information can be reconstructed into 3-D views of the heart and coronary arteries showing narrowing that can indicate early coronary artery disease.

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