Cardiac Imaging

Affiliated Medical offers a broad range of cardiac imaging capabilities, ranging from calcium scoring to advanced angiography. Based around powerful gating capabilities and high-speed scan systems, Affiliated's cardiac solutions give clinicians powerful tools for the early detection and diagnosis of cardiac disease. With this information, your doctor can recommend the appropriate treatment for you.

Synopsis

Atherosclerotic heart disease is the number one cause of death. Methods of detecting coronary artery disease prior to fatal events are needed so that appropriate measures can be taken to reduce risk. Anatomic studies have established that coronary calcification is invariably located near areas of advanced atherosclerotic disease. The more extensive the calcification, the more frequent and more severe the degree of risk. This risk is recognized in both sexes and in all age groups. CT is, without the shadow of a doubt, the most sensitive radiographic method to detect coronary artery calcification. What follows is a list detailing the risk factors associated with Coronary Artery Disease, and consequently those who should get a Heart Scan.

		High blood pressure
		Diabetes
		High Cholesterol
		Family History of heart disease
		Smoker
		Sedentary lifestyle
		Overweight by 20% or more
		Stressful lifestyle
		Men over 40 years old and women over 50 years old

Solutions - Cardiac CT made routine

		That is the simple beauty of Philips Cardiac CT capabilities. Philips advanced Mx8000 CT scanner takes the most technically challenging procedure and makes it easy for the technologist, easy for the physician, and easy for the patient. From an ingenious, patented cardiac gating algorithm that automatically identifies the cardiac phase with least motion, to advanced post-processing program and rapid scan protocols, Mx8000 exceeds the most demanding user requirements.
		Philips comprehensive offerings in Cardiac CT start with HeartBeat-CS calcium scoring. It was the very first multislice calcium scoring program on the market – nearly half a decade before any other calcium scoring program. HeartBeat-CS is available on any Mx8000 configuration as well as any single slice CT scanner in the Philips portfolio. Advanced cardiac imaging using Mx8000 Quad or Mx8000 with Infinite Detector Technology take the user to the next level of cardiac performance with advanced applications coronary angiography, functional analysis and virtual angioscopy. Cardiac CT based on the Infinite Detector Technology (IDT) platform is the gateway for the future advances in cardiac CT with its ability to acquire submillimeter, subsecond images.

Reference - Outside Links

Coronary Artery Calcification as an Indicator of Preclinical Coronary Artery Disease , by William Stanford, MD Radiographics. 1999;19:1409-1419.

A provider of heart disease solutions, Affiliated Medical of Dearborn is proud to be part of the Philips family – the global leader in cardiology for patient monitoring, information systems and diagnostic imaging.