New Advanced CT Scanner for PGRH

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Prince George, B.C. - Northern Health   will be adding a new  advanced  CT volumetric scanner to Prince George Regional Hospital.  It will be the first of its kind in British Columbia.

Toshiba will temporarily install a 64 slice CT scanner by the early spring, and then replace it with the advanced scanner this fall. The project is valued at over $2 million, paid through $1.5 million from the BC Government Health Innovation Fund and NH.

A CT scanner uses x-rays to take detailed pictures of internal organs. Physicians use CT technology for head, chest and abdominal scans to diagnose strokes, cancer, cardiovascular disease and organ function.

The advanced CT scanner for PGRH will provide extremely high-quality medical images with lower radiation levels. Both the temporary and advanced scanners are cardiac-equipped, allowing PGRH to provide a new CT angiography service. Clinicians can choose to order advanced cardiac imaging for patients presenting with chest pain. In clinically-appropriate cases, this may reduce the need for patients to travel to southern centres for cardiac imaging.

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