Introduced in November 2007, dynamic volume CT scans an entire organ in a single pass and produces 4D videos that show an organ's structure, its movement and blood flow. In comparison, a 64-slice, 128-slice or 256-slice CT scan can only capture a portion of an organ in a single pass, requiring physicians to "stitch together" multiple scans of an organ to get a full image. The new technology helps reduce multiple exposures to radiation and exam time.

"The Aquilion ONE was designed for today's healthcare environment, where leading medical centers, like Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center, require advanced imaging technology to support a range of medical specialties, like emergency medicine and pediatrics," said Doug Ryan, senior director, CT Business Unit, Toshiba. "While the Aquilion ONE is instrumental in affecting patient outcomes in these more traditional specialty areas, we have seen a number of sites use the system for new applications as Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center has done with its limb preservation program. Therein lies the power of this new system - to help physicians deliver better outcomes to a wider variety of patient groups."
About Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
For 128 years, P/SL has been meeting the healthcare needs of patients and their families from across the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions, and from around the world. With over 80 specialties, 1,000 specialists and primary care physicians, and 1,600 employees, P/SL is the only tertiary/quaternary care hospital in a seven state region that offers one campus with leading comprehensive care, featuring Advanced Centers for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cardiovascular Services, Cancer/BMT, Pediatrics, Maternal-Fetal Care, Orthopedics, Kidney Transplant, HBO, Wound Healing, Infectious Diseases and more. P/SL provides compassionate and innovative care. Licensed for 680 beds, P/SL is the largest hospital in Colorado.

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About Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL

Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL (RMHC at P/SL) is a regional resource for specialty pediatric care founded nearly twenty years ago by private practice pediatric specialists at HealthONE's Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center in central Denver. It is home to the region's largest and most successful high-risk maternity service and an 84-bed intensive care newborn nursery-keeping mothers and babies together in the same hospital for optimal care. A $113 million pediatric facility will open on the P/SL campus in 2010, expanding current pediatric services into a new 64-bed inpatient unit and creating additional operating room and pediatric intensive care areas.

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