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Here we grow again…
Littleton Regional Hospital’s Diagnostic Imaging Department is pleased to introduce the addition of new, state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging equipment. Dr. George Braff, Medical Director of LRH’s Radiology Department, states, “The addition of our new equipment will allow our radiology team to better serve the needs of our patients and their physicians in the North Country Community we serve.”
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Coming Soon...64-Slice CT Scanner
In medicine today, every second counts, every detail matters, and a fast, clear picture of what's going on inside the body can save a life. Now, a new CT scanner at Littleton Regional Hospital will help doctors make the most of every second and every detail – in a way that few other scanners in the world can do. This new scanner will make scans easier on patients, replacing invasive procedures and allowing more people to get a definitive diagnosis.
LRH will be the first hospital in the North Country and Northeast Kingdom, to begin using the new Lightspeed VCT (volume computed tomography) scanner made by GE Healthcare.
In a matter of a few seconds, or five heartbeats, images produced by the scanner gives doctors the information they need to tell whether someone is having a heart attack or a stroke, or whether their chest pain is caused by a blood clot, or by a tear or blockage in a blood vessel.
From tiny blood vessels and cancers, to major traumatic injuries, to blood flow in a stroke-starved brain, the new scanner can capture every millimeter of tissue in the body in just a few seconds, and give doctors crystal-clear images just minutes later. Physicians will be able to see an unprecedented view of their patients’ clogged coronary arteries and other problems, and it will determine if patients need surgery immediately.
“This machine will give us speed, detail and consistency like never before, and our patients will receive a firm cardiac diagnosis and effective treatment plan without an invasive procedure,” says Robert Mach, Director of Diagnostic imaging at LRH. “Our cardiologists are anxious for the arrival of the new CT Scanner which we expect will be installed in April.”
Meanwhile, other LRH doctors are awaiting installation of the Lightspeed VCT machine to image problems with the digestive and urinary systems, the brain and the blood vessels that feed it, and other areas of the body. In addition to sparing many patients an invasive exam, the Lightspeed VCT scanner will allow doctors to capture images of patients who can't hold their breath long enough for a normal CT scan.
“This state of the art equipment will allow physicians to see the smaller vessels much better and faster, as well as stenosis, or narrowing in the carotid artery that leads from the neck into the brain,” Mach says. “Patients who would normally need to undergo an angiogram to diagnose the extent of stenosis can now have a scan instead.”
For more information about LRH’s diagnostic imaging services, please call (603) 444-9276. |
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