by Meital Yasur Beit-Oren
New machine scans patients more quickly and with less radiation than other machines • It maps tissues and bones and can identify cancer, heart and kidney diseases, broken bones, infections • "A real breakthrough in the field of imaging," says professor.
The nuclear imaging machine
unveiled at Rambam Hospital
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Photo credit: Rambam Hospital  |
Israeli patients will be the first in the
world to enjoy a first-of-its-kind hybrid imaging scanner, which was
installed at Haifa's Rambam Hospital this week.
The nuclear imaging machine allows doctors to
map tissues and bones and can identify diseases and developments,
including cancer, heart and kidney diseases, broken bones and
infections.
"This technology marks a real breakthrough in
the field of imaging," said Professor Zohar Keidar, deputy director of
the Nuclear Medicine Department at Rambam.
With the new hybrid imaging system, according
to Keidar, "patients will undergo much more precise and quick
examinations, while being exposed to far less radiation."
Additionally, Rambam expects the shortened
examination time to allow more patients per day to be tested, and in far
greater comfort.
The machine, which incorporates a variety of
sophisticated imaging and X-ray technologies, was developed in part at
the General Electric Global Research Center in Tirat Carmel in northern
Israel. The machine underwent several successful tests at Rambam, and
has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Meital Yasur Beit-Oren
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=32905
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