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In its commitment to ulitilize the latest technology to provide better healthcare to patients, the Asian Hospital and Medical Center recently announced its acquisition of the GE XT LightSpeed VCT Xte scanner for cardiac imaging, the latest in computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) that captures images of the heart and coronary arteries in as few as five heartbeats.
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Compared with the conventional CT scanner, the GE XT LightSpeed VCT Xte scanner provides a radiation dose of only around 1 to 2 milliservers. A complete picture of the heart is captured in just there to four snapshots, which means total X-ray 'on' time and radiation exposure is limited to the useful radiation dose-and may be well under two seconds for the entire acquisition,. explained Dr. Manuel Madayag, chairman of the Department of Radiology and director of Vascular and Inteventional Radiology of Asian Hospital.
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