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Matters
of the Heart Handled Here
San Antonio’s 64 Detector CT Technology
has Arrived!
The
Detector Evolution
First there was 4, then 16 & 40
NOW there’s 64!
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The
64 Advantage:
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Fastest
scanning available in the marketplace |
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Improved
image quality from increased speed |
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75
millisecond scanning makes it possible to capture
a single heartbeat |
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Sub-millimeter
scanning of the entire heart in 5 heart beats |
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Clinical
Benefits of Coronary CT Angiography:
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Outpatient
exam |
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Detects
early signs of coronary disease |
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Guides
appropriate therapy (PTCA, Stent, CABG) |
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Identifies
anomalous coronary arteries |
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Ejection
Fraction calculated |
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Identifies
alternative diagnoses which may mimic chest pain
(Cancer, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Emboli,
Dissection) |
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Candidates
for Coronary CTA:
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Atypical
chest pain |
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Refuse
coronary catheterization |
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Equivocal
stress test with artifact |
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High-Risk
patients |
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Available
ONLY at
South Texas Radiology Imaging
Centers
1200
Brooklyn Avenue, Suite 100
Imaging Center for Athletes
21 Spurs Lane, Sub Level, Suite 140
Central
Scheduling
210.617.9000
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