CT Scan

GE LightSpeed VCT 128-slice CT

The GE LightSpeed VCT is a high image resolution 128-slice CT system. The high image resolution and acquisition speed is ideal for angiography, cardiac, neuro, pediatric, pulmonary, and trauma when freezing of cardiovascular motion, pure arterial phase imaging, and superior MultiPlanar reformats are key.

During the test, you will lie on a table that is attached to the CT scanner, which is a large doughnut-shaped machine. The CT scanner sends X-rays through the body area being studied. Each rotation of the scanner takes less than a second and provides a picture of a thin slice of the organ or area. All of the pictures are saved as a group on a computer. They also can be printed.

An iodine dye (contrast material) is often used to make structures and organs easier to see on the CT pictures. The dye may be used to check blood flow, find tumors, and look for other problems. The dye can be used in different ways. It may be put in a vein (IV) in your arm, or it may be placed into other parts of your body (such as the rectum or a joint) to see those areas better.

The 128-slice CT technology represents an innovation of great magnitude that allows for information to be obtained faster and more accurately than ever before. This allows us to view the coronary arteries without having to utilize a catheter and to obtain a three-dimensional image of the heart.