Inside Duke Medicine
Open house set for renovated CT Department
posted August 2nd, 2010Tuesday, Aug. 17, 4-6 p.m. Tour the newly renovated CT Department and meet the CT team. Ribbon-cutting and remarks will be at 4:45 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
DRH is now equipped with two 64-slice CT scanners, which will allow radiologists to image the patient, including the heart, brain, or lungs in only a few seconds.
Capabilities of these new scanners include CT angiography, which enables physicians to view arteries in the brain, heart and peripheral vascular system in much greater detail than prior scanners; and CT brain perfusion studies will become available to evaluate blood flow to the brain in stroke patients.
The CT scan may also be used to image vessels in the legs to look for blood clots. Both scanners are bariatric rated, with larger bores and high capacity tables able to accommodate patients up to 660 pounds.
The scanners are equipped with technological advances which will enable scans to be obtained with the best possible resolution at the lowest radiation dose allowable for diagnostic images.