A £1million state-of-the-art CT scanner has been unveiled at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
The Countess is now one of only three in the country to operate the Toshiba Aquilion One CT Scanner – which eliminates the need for circular scanning when scanning the heart, brain and other organs, and reduces the risk for patient or cardiac movement.
Consultant radiologist and divisional medical director Dr Amer Rehman said the acquisition will enable the Countess of Chester’s radiology team to be ‘even more efficient and accurate’.
“For a hospital our size to have such a state of the art CT Scanner at our disposal is a major coup,” he said.
“The image quality is fantastic, but the key progress is the speed with which we can capture images of the body – in particular the heart – which takes cardiac imaging to a new level.
“The process is also a lot kinder for many patients, as we will only rarely need to use Beta Blockers to slow the patient’s heart rate for imaging, and will, therefore, be able to complete the scan more promptly, conveniently, and at a higher quality.”
