ST. Elizabeth Medical Center is first community hospital to install the Aquilion One Dynamic Volume CT in emergency room setting

Advanced CT system from Toshiba offers rapid stroke and heart disease diagnosis

Published: 09/08

TUSTIN, CA, USA - (HealthTech Wire) - Greater Cincinnati area residents and patients of St. Elizabeth Medical Center will soon have access to the latest medical imaging technology available, the Aquilion ONE™ from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. The Aquilion ONE, the world's first dynamic volume CT system, can help doctors diagnose stroke and heart disease in mere minutes, rather than in hours or days. St. Elizabeth, which serves more than 300 stroke patients annually, is the first community hospital in the U.S. to install this revolutionary technology in an ER setting.

"As a facility that serves hundreds of stroke patients each year, we knew the Aquilion ONE's advanced applications would make a positive impact on our community," said Lloyd Gil, director of radiology, St. Elizabeth Medical Center. "No other facility in the area has the ability to diagnose stroke patients in minutes using dynamic volume CT technology."

In addition to using the Aquilion ONE for rapid stroke diagnosis, the Aquilion ONE will be used for cardiology, neurology, vascular care and orthopedics. The medical center currently performs more than 500 open heart procedures each year, making it the second largest provider of such services in the greater Cincinnati area.

Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system utilizes 320 ultra-high resolution detector rows (0.5 mm in width) to image an entire organ in a single gantry rotation. The result is unparalleled in diagnostic imaging today and produces a 4D clinical video showing up to 16 cm of anatomical coverage, enough to capture the entire brain or heart, and show its movement such as blood flow.

"We have already used the Aquilion ONE in a variety of cases including brain perfusion studies," added Gil. "We will continue to use the Aquilion ONE to serve our cardiac and stroke patients as these patients require a rapid, definitive diagnosis."

In addition, the Aquilion ONE's single exam may provide physicians with data to replace a variety of duplicative tests and invasive procedures.

"The Aquilion ONE installation at St. Elizabeth Medical Center will further improve the exceptional quality of care they provide to their patients," said Doug Ryan, senior director, CT Business Unit, Toshiba. "Using the Aquilion ONE CT, healthcare facilities can now provide patients with a quick and accurate diagnosis and address their immediate needs in a way not previously possible."