Cincinnati Children's Hospital Selects Toshiba CT.Top Children's Hospital A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. Installs Aquilion 64 CFX CFX Command Field Exercise CFX Combined Field Exercise CFX Congregationum Fratrorum Xaverianorum (Latin: Congregation of Xaverian Brothers (Roman Catholic religious order) CFX China France Express CFX Compact Form Factor to Improve Diagnostic Capabilities TUSTIN, Calif. -- The nation's premier site for pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. radiology - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. In June of 1883, a meeting of women from parish communities around Cincinnati established a mission to create a Diocesan Hospital for Children. - has selected an Aquilion([TM]) 64 CFX from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. to strengthen its position as a provider of patient-friendly imaging technology and improve evaluation and treatment capabilities for its pediatric patients. The Aquilion 64 CFX was chosen based on several factors, including the system's scanning speed, radiation dose profile, and expanded cardiac capabilities. Toshiba's Aquilion is an ideal system to use when imaging children for a variety of reasons. The Aquilion's increased scan speed coupled with its (SURE)Cardio adaptive segmented reconstruction package automatically adjusts to a patient's individual heart rate - ensuring that precise, motion-free images are captured every time. "We're nationally known for the treatment of a wide range of pediatric disorders and our new 64-slice CT will significantly improve our non-invasive diagnostic capabilities moving forward, particularly in the area of cardiac evaluation," said Lane Donnelly, M.D., radiologist-in-chief at Cincinnati Children's. "The high-quality images and radiation dose profile that the Toshiba system delivers were huge selling points for us." According to Doug Ryan, senior director of the CT Business Unit for Toshiba, "Cincinnati Children's joins a distinguished list of leading edge hospitals in the U.S. that have installed a Toshiba Aquilion 64 CT," said Doug Ryan. "The development work that these leading edge hospitals do is extremely important to improving patient care. As one of the nation's top ten children's hospitals we are proud to be a part of that." Aquilion 64 CFX The Aquilion 64 CFX is a no-compromise solution for physicians. With the Aquilion, clinicians can easily capture precise, motion-free images of the heart and coronary arteries Coronary arteries The two main arteries that provide blood to the heart. The coronary arteries surround the heart like a crown, coming out of the aorta, arching down over the top of the heart, and dividing into two branches. to identify plaque and measure coronary blockages, which can detect signs of disease at its earliest stages and reduce the need for high-risk interventional procedures. The Aquilion 64 CFX utilizes Toshiba's unique 64-row Quantum detector, the most advanced multi-detector CT technology available, which enables the Aquilion CT scanner CT scanner n. See CAT scanner. to simultaneously acquire 64 0.5 mm slices with each 350-millisecond gantry Gantry A name for the couch or table used in a CT scan. The patient lies on the gantry while it slides into the x-ray scanner portion. Mentioned in: Computed Tomography Scans revolution. This assures precise isotropic Refers to properties that do not differ no matter which direction is measured. For example, an isotropic antenna radiates almost the same power in all directions. In practice, antennas cannot be 100% isotropic. imaging of any region of the body. Additionally, the Aquilion 64 CFX's advanced multi-detector design produces unsurpassed low-contrast resolution at the lowest dose, critical for visualizing plaque and vessel remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling . About Cincinnati Children's Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a 475-bed institution devoted to bringing the world the joy of healthier kids. Cincinnati Children's is dedicated to transforming the way health care is delivered by providing care that is timely, efficient, effective, family-centered, equitable and safe. Cincinnati Children's ranks third nationally among all pediatric centers in research grants from the National Institutes of Health. It is a teaching affiliate of the University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] College of Medicine. The Cincinnati Children's vision is to be the leader in improving child health. Additional information can be found at www.cincinnatichildrens.org. 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 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. 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. Aquilion (TM) is a trademark of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation. |
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