Tag: Diagnostic Imaging
The Medical Center at Albany to bring advanced imaging technology to Clinton and surrounding counties
On January 25, The Medical Center at Albany will enhance its magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service with new scanning technology that combines the advancements in MR with the sophisticated engineering of a 1.5T wide-bore system. This new scanner, the SIGNA™ Voyager from GE Healthcare, will provide a whole new level of patient comfort with minimized [...]
Med Center Health’s Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging Adding Region’s Only High-Field Open MRI Imaging System
Med Center Health’s Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging, a department of The Medical Center, has added Hitachi’s Oasis High-Field Open Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging system to its list of diagnostic offerings. Oasis has an accommodating, open design that reassures patients, as well as a broad range of clinical capabilities and features. Hitachi has been a long-time [...]
Med Center Health Facilities Earn ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center Designation
Three Med Center Health facilities have been designated Lung Cancer Screening Centers by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The Medical Center at Franklin, The Medical Center at Scottsville and Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging (WKDI), a department of The Medical Center at Bowling Green, have earned the ACR designation which is a voluntary program that recognizes [...]
The Medical Center and WKDI Upgrade to 3D Mammograms
The Medical Center at Bowling Green and Western Kentucky Diagnostic Imaging, a department of The Medical Center, now have the latest technology in screening mammograms — the Hologic Selenia® Dimensions® Genius 3D system.A Genius™ exam detects 41% more invasive breast cancers and reduces false positives by up to 40%. Instead of viewing all of the [...]
The Medical Center Adds Breakthrough MR Scanner for Advanced Neurological Studies, Speed, and Patient Comfort
The Medical Center today announced that patients and physicians now have access to the first-ever digital broadband magnetic resonance imaging system: the Ingenia 3.0T from Philips Healthcare.
This revolutionary machine is designed to quickly perform high-quality MR scans with a high level of patient comfort. Ingenia 3.0T can significantly reduce exam time and has a wide [...]
The Medical Center Adds the Latest in MRI Technology
On February 29, The Medical Center received two new MRI scanners – the Philips Ingenia 3.0T and Ingenia 1.5T. A crane lifted the scanners, and a work crew carefully guided the almost 5-ton machines into their new homes at Diagnostic Imaging. Both scanners will reside in a totally refurbished MRI suite and are scheduled to [...]
