Philips gives the Hospital de Bellvitge of technology more advanced in nuclear medicine.

Barcelona, June 2010.- El Hospital de Bellvitge will be the first of Spain to have at its disposal a SPECT-CT with flat panel. He is the system SPECT / CT BrightView XCT from Philips that combines in a single device for a single photon emission CT (single photon emission computed tomography, SPECT) and CT (computed tomography, CT) with flat detector technology.

SPECT is a powerful tool of Nuclear Medicine that provides doctors with very relevant information on the diagnosis of certain pathologies within the field of Oncology, cardiology, Neurology, orthopedics. Diagnosis by SPECT provides us with information on how a particular organ, if there are Metastases of certain tumors, internal bleeding, inflammation and a host of diseases.

CT (CT Computerizada), combines x-ray with an advanced information technology to create highly detailed and precise diagnosis images. THE CT that presents the new Philips BrighView XCT system presents an exclusive and innovative technology: a volumetric CT with Flat Panel detector ”. A new concept of CT who makes that very low doses of irradiation, with image quality that allows a location can be used and provides accuracy in the diagnosis.

The technologies of SPECT/CT Fusion represents an advance in diagnostic imaging in all medical areas. SPECT technology provides functional bodies information, while hardly gives anatomical information. On the other hand, TC provides a very detailed image of the internal anatomy. Separately, each diagnostic imaging test is very effective for a wide variety of applications. But the diagnostic accuracy is increased when using this type of hybrid systems.

The device was presentaó yesterday at 13.00 h in the presence of the Committee of management of the Hospital de Bellvitge, Dr. Martin Comín (Chief of the Nuclear Medicine Service), representatives of the ICS (Catalan Health Institute), D. Ignacio Ayerdi (Director General of Philips healthcare), Mrs. Elena Pantoja (Manager of Philips healthcare Nuclear Medicine). In this presentation we saw already system SPECT / CT BrightView XCT Philips which is now part of the facilities of the Bellvitge Hospital, Barcelona.

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