Image Quality,Increased Patient Comfort and Safety
EATONTON, Ga.— Putnam General Hospital today announced that it has installed the Aquilion™ 32 from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. – an advanced computed tomography (CT) system available for evaluating and treating trauma patients. The new system can quickly scan any region of the body for injury in just seconds, providing the essential information needed to evaluate patients that present to the ER with possible internal injuries. In most U.S. hospitals, it is estimated that CT scanning accounts for more than 10 percent of diagnostic radiology examinations.
In addition to fast CT scans, Putnam General Hospital expects to significantly increase its exam capacity – which means more patients can receive the treatment they need faster and be referred to surgery or discharged from the hospital. In an emergency room setting, when every second counts, the Aquilion 32 scanner will allow physicians to quickly identify injuries to the internal organs and make a confident diagnosis.
“Residents of Putnam County and the surrounding area have immediate access to the best CT technology available today,” said Darrell Oglesby, Administrator. “For trauma patients like auto accident victims, this may prove to be lifesaving technology due to the system’s ability to deliver precise images of bones, organs and internal bleeding better than older, less advanced CT systems. For patients with blood clots, infections, and diseases like cancer, early diagnosis with the Aquilion 32 may result in a much earlier diagnosis and faster treatment.”
About The Aquilion 32 System
The Aquilion 32 is designed to offer physicians greater diagnostic capabilities by helping patients to avoid more invasive medical procedures. The system delivers clinical images with multislice imaging technology that captures up to 32 anatomical slices in a single rotation. In addition, the system’s sensitivity and accuracy are enhanced with a process called isotropic scanning, which results in images that most accurately capture equal views and angles of internal structures. As a result, Toshiba’s multislice technology captures precise images of the body’s rapidly moving organs like the heart and lungs, which appear blurry when scanned by a traditional CT. Multislice imaging also is especially useful for examining patients who are unable to hold their breath, like trauma victims, acutely ill patients and young children.
About PutnamGeneralHospital
For the past 40 years, Putnam General Hospital has been providing quality healthcare to Putnam County and surrounding areas. The hospital boasts over 75 physicians on staff representing over 20 specialties and was a recipient of the Georgia Hospital Association’s Top CARE Award in 2007. The hospital offers emergency services, imaging services, surgical services, physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation, laboratory, and a 25-bed in-patient care area.
About Toshiba
With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States. Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., an independent group company of Toshiba Corp., is a global leading provider of diagnostic medical imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT, Cath & EP Labs, X-ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, MRI and information systems. Toshiba Corp. is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products, and power systems. Toshiba has approximately 161,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $54 billion.
