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Demonstrating the effectiveness of a multi-modality approach, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System created the Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center at its Ryan Ranch outpatient facility in Monterey County, Calif. to provide cardiac disease treatment to its patients with a full suite of imaging equipment from Toshiba America Medical Systems, the company said.
According to the company, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System will use the Toshiba Aquilion ONE computed tomography (CT) system and the VantageTM Atlas magnetic resonance (MR) system to deliver the highest quality of patient care. In addition, Toshiba's Aplio Artida ultrasound system is being used by Salinas Valley's director at his professional practice to further evaluate cardiac patients. The Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center is led by Dr. Timothy Albert, assistant consulting professor of medicine at Duke University. The Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center is the only facility in California to use these Toshiba technologies side-by-side to provide imaging with low doses of contrast and radiation.
"Using a combination of the latest CT, MR and ultrasound technologies allows us to offer the most effective and safest patient care to the community," said Dr. Albert, director, Cardiovascular Diagnostic Center, Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System. "When a patient is displaying a specific set of symptoms, we are capable of imaging them right away on the most appropriate system. That way, we can reduce both the contrast and radiation dose a patient receives."
"CT is the gold standard for coronary imaging because of the high image resolution and fast acquisition time," said Dr. Albert. "The rapid, efficient cardiac imaging and the lower radiation dose of the Aquilion ONE CT system was a perfect fit for the new cardiovascular center. The Aquilion ONE is able to lower radiation dosage by up to 80 percent, making CT imaging safer for patients."
The Center will use Toshiba's Vantage Atlas MR system in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and Toshiba's proprietary contrast-free MR methods to improve patient safety. Unlike some other diagnostic tests, MR shows both anatomy and function, such as blood flow, and is used in analyzing valve structure and heart function. Additionally, MR offers an imaging alternative without any radiation, the company said.
"MR has revolutionized the way we look at the heart," explained Dr. Albert. "New MR technology creates movie-quality images of the heart, which is like the difference between old black and white television versus today's high-definition television."
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