The StarGuide SPECT/CT scanner by GE HealthCare is a first for the country, and the Nova Scotia Health says it will improve patient outcome in Atlantic Canada.
RELATED - Global’s Eilish Bonang connects with Dr. Steven Burrell, head of nuclear medicine at the QEII Health Sciences Centre, to talk about the hospital’s mission to bring two new state-of-the-art nuclear medicine scanners to the province.
The hospital held a show and tell of the new scanner Monday at the Halifax Infirmary site. It’s hoped the new technology will enhance efficiency and address wait lists and wait times for patients who need these types of scans.Dr. James Clarke, chief of diagnostic imaging for Nova Scotia Health, calls the technology a “leap forward” for patients in cardiac and cancer care.“At the same time, the studies are more accurate.
Clarke says he’s seen a lot of changes in nuclear medicine over the 20 years he’s been working in the area.Are ‘Ozempic babies’ on the rise? What to know about the growing phenomenonDiving into the mushroom coffee trend: Is fungi fuel fact or fad?Scanners, such as this newly-acquired StarGuide, are now capable of fusing images of the body with molecular imaging to create a fuller picture. In the past, Clarke describes having to “match them up in your head.
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