The remarkable pace of computer technology has had an unprecedented
impact on health care. The newest generation of
imaging equipment, for example, provides physicians
with increasingly defined three-dimensional images. Each new discovery
might hold the key to even finer detail, quicker diagnosis and less
invasive testing.
Today, a multi-slice CT Scanner allows physicians
to see small vessels and other fine anatomical
details while scanning an individual from shoulders
to hips in seconds and a new Ambient
Experience Open MRI offers the most patient-friendly atmosphere
for MRI testing in the nation, allowing patients to relax in a soothing
environment amid music, lighting and wall images. An evolutionary new
diagnostic imaging tool, the PET/CT Scanner, enables doctors to obtain
increasingly defined 3-D images from the inside of the human body. By
combining the two scanning techniques – the PET (Positron
Emission Tomography), which shows different functions
in the body, and the CT (Computed Tomography), which shows detailed
structural anatomy – it
is now possible for physicians to view metabolic
changes in the proper anatomical context of the
body.
With such precise information doctors can pinpoint the exact location
of disease as well as predict and monitor the outcomes
of therapy. The PET/CT Scanner is the latest in
diagnostic imaging to arrive at The Imaging Center at the Saint Barnabas
Ambulatory Care Center.
The diagnostic radiology departments across Saint Barnabas
Health Care System offer state-of-the-art imaging
facilities and equipment and a team of highly qualified radiologists,
specializing in traditional diagnostic radiology and the most advanced
interventional radiological procedures. Some facilities host the
most active radiology and imaging services in the state while simultaneously
achieving remarkable scores in the areas of both patient and physician
satisfaction.
A revolutionary new diagnostic imaging system, with the potential to
transform the way physicians are able to diagnose
and treat heart disease and other lifethreatening
illnesses, has debuted at Newark Beth Israel Medical
Center, Community Medical Center and Saint Barnabas
Medical Center, and will be available at Monmouth
Medical Center. The GE LightSpeed Volume Computed
Tomography (VCT) 64-slice system has been hailed
as a highly-effective screening tool with the ability
to detect, and in some cases even predict, serious
medical conditions before symptoms occur. The technology
is able to non-invasively capture images of the
heart and coronary arteries in fewer than five
heartbeats, something no other CT system can offer.
It can obtain an image of any organ in just a second
or two and scan the whole body in less than 10
seconds. The 64-slice technology allows for ultra
fast scanning, timed with a patient’s heartbeat. The slice-byslice
images are then digitally reconstructed, displayed
and recorded, producing a threedimensional cross
section view of a patient’s anatomy.
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