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Toshiba Aquilion ONE Vision Edition Dynamic Volume CT Scanner

As the first of its kind in Hong Kong , the Toshiba Aquilion ONE Vision Edition Dynamic Volume CT marks one of the milestones in the development of medical image technology. Unlike common CT systems, the 320-slice Aquilion ONE Vision Edition covers 16 cm in one sweep. It reveals not only a three-dimensional depiction of an organ but also the entire organ’s dynamic blood flow and function in single rotation. It is the only CT scanner that can do cardiac scans on patients with irregular heart rate consistently at the lowest dose. It also reduces examination time, radiation and contrast dose.

It is specially designed to perform uniquely comprehensive examinations like functional studies. It spares patients multiple, repetitive tests and invasive procedures and, most importantly, hefty healthcare expenditure. Doctors can also get all the information they need for accurate diagnoses in less than 20 minutes with significantly less contrast and radiation dose.

Clinical Applications:

Cardiology: Capable of single-beat cardiac scanning. It is the only CT scanner in the world that is capable of achieving nearly 100% success rate on cardiac scan, whether a patient is found to have a high heart rate or arrhythmia. (Video 1), (Video 2)
General: Organ Perfusion Analysis (Video)
Neurology: Blood Flow Diagnosis, Perfusion Scanning
Orthopaedics: Joint Movement Analysis (Video)
Paediatrics: Fast Examination of Newborns

Features:

320 detector rows with a 16 cm detector coverage. Slice thickness as thin as 0.5mm
320 640 slices of images per rotation
0.275 sec rotation time, i.e. approximately 20% faster than the previous generation
78cm large bore CT gantry offers better comfort to patients
Dynamic volume: 4D imaging
Computation power is 10 times more powerful than the 64-slice CT scanner

Clinical Benefits:

Less contrast volume
Equipped with the latest Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction 3D (AIDR3D) dose reduction feature. This dose reduction feature can be applied to any examination. Patients will receive minimal radiation dose while high-quality image can be obtained for diagnosis
Less need for breath holding
Sedation unnecessary for infants