CT Scans
Medical imaging at its best
St. Vincent’s Medical Center has installed the first-in-the-state Aquilion Premium Multidector CAT Scanner System from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. With 160 detector rows/320 slices the Aquilion Premium can cover up to eight centimeters of anatomy in a single rotation providing high quality images with lower doses of radiation in less time.
St. Vincent’s radiologists are board-certified and experts in their field. Along with these advanced-specialty-trained radiologists, a physician’s assistant is on staff daily in the Radiology Department.
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Services and procedures
Among the many services and procedures performed here utilizing our radiology department’s CT scanning ability are the following:
- Abdomen imaging
- Biopsy
- Brain/head imaging
- Cardiac scoring (a non-invasive test for coronary calcium, or plaque, that can signal atherosclerosis, or coronary artery disease)
- Chest imaging
- CTA imaging (computed tomography angiography, for visualizing blood flow in large and tiny vessels)
- Imaging guidance for drainage procedures
- Extremity imaging
- Lung imaging including Low Dose CT Scans for Lung Cancer
- Orbit imaging
- Pelvis imaging
- Sinus imaging
- Spine imaging
- Virtual colonoscopy
- 64-slice technology
St. Vincent’s Department of Radiology excels in offering the most up-to-date scanning services. Our radiologists, technical and support staff are trained in leading-edge technologies and maintain best-practices standards. They are able to provide immediate comprehensive inpatient imaging services 24 hours a day in radiology’s pristine, comfortable setting. Widely respected in the region as a vital community resource, St. Vincent’s Department of Radiology has earned multi-modality accreditations by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Downloads:
:: Understanding Your CT Scan
:: The Facts on CT Radiation
:: Premium Imaging For Premium Care
Contact us:
For outpatient services at Radiology, call (203) 576-5917. A testing availability schedule may be viewed on our Appointments page .
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