gilbertlaw
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:16:52 -0700
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Domnic Fernandes continues (Part III) his reminiscence of
Mapusa of the 1950s
http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=426
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Congratulations to the people who have brought this 64-slice CT to Goa. This
will indeed be a milestone to bring Goa to the standard of care and set the
stage for tourism with medical-care.
The current CT scan uses 16 cathode tubes to image. The new unit has 64 cathode
tubes to image the body from different angles. Hence the new 64-slice CT
scanner is a great new piece of technology that pushes the ability of CT scans
to further define any problems inside the body and do it faster. The greater
detail of the digital images permits three dimensional reconstruction of the
inside anatomy of the body including blood vessels and air-ways.
With the 64-slice unit, the heart vessels (coronaries) can be studied better than a Thallium scanner. This is a good way to evaluate patients with chest pain who are suspected to have a heart attack. Thus a CT 64-slicer can reduce invasive and expensive medical procedures, without patient admission to the hospital. It will also help in follow-up of patients to determine if the stents are patent. I would encourage one of the Goan reporters to interview the radiologist operating the system at Porvorim. This would be a better story than one about - squirrels, dogs, cats, pot holes, etc. etc. :=)) Were not the New Jersey Goans planning to set up a cardiac center in Porvorim? Regards, GL, The World's Fastest CT Scanner & Goa's First 64-Slice Cardiac CT Scan - facilities at Porvorim Goa. Chodankar Medical Foundation and Research Institute, Alto-Porvorim, has annouced the inaugration of The World's Fastest CT Scanner & Goa's First 64-Slice Cardiac CT Scan. The Ultimate in Non-Invasive Ultra-fast diagnosis of Coronary Artery Desease (Angiogram), Cardiac (Heart), Vascular (blood vessel) deseases and whole body scan and Chest and Vascular Surgery Unit. _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)