TUSTIN, California - Greater Cincinnati area residents and patients of St. Elizabeth Medical Center will soon have access to the latest medical imaging technology available, the Aquilion ONE™ from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. The Aquilion ONE, the world's first dynamic volume CT system, can help doctors diagnose stroke and heart disease in mere minutes, rather than in hours or days. St. Elizabeth, which serves more than 300 stroke patients annually, is the first community hospital in the U.S. to install this revolutionary technology in an ER setting.

"As a facility that serves hundreds of stroke patients each year, we knew the Aquilion ONE's advanced applications would make a positive impact on our community," said Lloyd Gil, director of radiology, St. Elizabeth Medical Center. "No other facility in the area has the ability to diagnose stroke patients in minutes using dynamic volume CT technology."

In addition to using the Aquilion ONE for rapid stroke diagnosis, the Aquilion ONE will be used for cardiology, neurology, vascular care and orthopedics. The medical center currently performs more than 500 open heart procedures each year, making it the second largest provider of such services in the greater Cincinnati area.
Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system utilizes 320 ultra-high resolution detector rows (0.5 mm in width) to image an entire organ in a single gantry rotation. The result is unparalleled in diagnostic imaging today and produces a 4D clinical video showing up to 16 cm of anatomical coverage, enough to capture the entire brain or heart, and show its movement such as blood flow.

"We have already used the Aquilion ONE in a variety of cases including brain perfusion studies," added Gil. "We will continue to use the Aquilion ONE to serve our cardiac and stroke patients as these patients require a rapid, definitive diagnosis."

In addition, the Aquilion ONE's single exam may provide physicians with data to replace a variety of duplicative tests and invasive procedures.

"The Aquilion ONE installation at St. Elizabeth Medical Center will further improve the exceptional quality of care they provide to their patients," said Doug Ryan, senior director, CT Business Unit, Toshiba. "Using the Aquilion ONE CT, healthcare facilities can now provide patients with a quick and accurate diagnosis and address their immediate needs in a way not previously possible."

About St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Founded in 1861, St. Elizabeth Medical Center has locations in Covington, Edgewood, Williamstown and throughout Northern Kentucky. St. Elizabeth was the first Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky hospital to achieve Magnet™ status, the internationally recognized gold standard for nursing excellence. St. Elizabeth is one of America's 50 Best Hospitals, placing it in the top 1 percent in the nation for quality of care in a seven year study by HealthGrades. St. Elizabeth is also ranked as a Top 100 Hospital by Thomson and among America's Best Hospitals for Respiratory Care by U.S News & World Report. The medical center has also been nationally recognized for heart, stroke, cancer, orthopedics and neurology and won the designation as Greater Cincinnati's Best Place to Work in the large company category two years in a competition by the Cincinnati Business Courier. Sponsored by the Diocese of Covington, St. Elizabeth fulfills a healing mission, providing over $42 million in uncompensated care and benefits to the community in 2007.

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, MRI and information systems. Toshiba Corp. is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products, and power systems. Toshiba has approximately 191,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $67 billion. For more information, visit www.medical.toshiba.com.

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