Heard in shool today that this could put angio out of business except for balloon/stent insertion? True? What about impact to noninvasive cards?
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Heard in shool today that this could put angio out of business except for balloon/stent insertion? True? What about impact to noninvasive cards?
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Can you describe more what it is? It sounds interesting.
The 64-slice CTs work pretty similar to the "old-fashioned" CTs but with the difference of a higher number of detectors (64 instead of 16). This makes it possible to scan a higher number of pictures in the same amount of time (i.e. thinner slices), the result is, most of the time, better imaging thanks to higher resolution. The downfall of is of course increased radiation.
It has been possible to do similar scans with the old CTs but in order to obtain images of acceptable quality for diagnostic purposes the patient often must have been able to take deep breaths for quite some time, have a substantial lower heart rate etc..
The 64 slice CT will actually decrease radiologists' productivity because now it would take them many times longer to read each patient's CT (64 instead of 16). This will indirectly lead to reduced income for the radiologists, unless the professional fee reimbursement for 64 slice is much higher than the old 16 slice CTs.