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BCH Acquires New CT Scanner That Provides Cutting-Edge Technology
St. Maries, Idaho - Benewah Community Hospital (BCH) announced the addition of a new multi-slice CT scanner that will improve and expand diagnostic services to more patients in the region than ever before. This extremely powerful scanner can image the entire body in seconds. These images are then manipulated on a powerful computer workstation to form extremely accurate three-dimensional views of the patient’s anatomy.
The CT scanner and advanced computer workstation will give area physicians an unprecedented view of their patients. The system can be manipulated to view a patient’s bones, internal organs, muscles and skin. Tissues can be “virtually dissected” away allowing physicians to see inside patients without actually performing surgery or touching the patient. This technology will allow an ill patient to be diagnosed more accurately and faster than ever before. “We’ve had CT scanning but when you move from the single slice to the multi-slice technology, it gives you a whole different view,” BCH Director of ER Services, Dr. Rick Thurston said.
The new CT scanner can generate images that reproduce a conventional catheter angiogram without the need for an invasive catheter study. The exam can be performed through a peripheral IV and costs only a fraction of a conventional angiogram. Best of all, the exam is obtained in seconds.
This system will greatly aid area physicians in caring for trauma patients and patients with acute illness. Because the exams can literally be performed in seconds, these critical patients can be assessed rapidly and appropriate therapy started. Combined with the tremendous resolution of the diagnostic scans this powerful tool will allow patients to be evaluated faster, more accurately, and often less expensively than ever before.
Due to its powerful capabilities, the CT scanner can often be used to replace an invasive procedure with an entirely noninvasive study. This is better and safer medicine. “Benewah Community Hospital is truly fortunate to acquire this advanced technology,” said BCH CEO Erik Fox. “This is the best technology to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients by providing excellent image quality and advanced clinical applications. It’s another step in our continued commitment to provide high quality services for the people in this community.”
About CT Scans: Computed tomography (CT) uses X-ray technology, but it’s distinguished from other diagnostic imaging tools, such as traditional X-ray and MRI, by its ability to display a combination of soft tissues (muscles, tissue, organs and fat), bones and blood vessels all in a single image. Clinicians perform CT scans to diagnose kidney, lung, liver, spine and blood diseases, cancer, tumors and cysts, as well as blood clots, hemorrhages and infections.
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