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Dual Source CT Scanners
Cardiac Imaging Redefined The dual source CT scanners offer faster scans at lesser radiation exposure
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ntroduced in 2005, the dual source CT scanners are the latest revolution in the field of CT imaging. The technology effectively uses two x-ray tubes and two corresponding detectors arranged at 90° to take a scan. Dual source CT scanners have revolutionalised the way cardiac imaging is done. Cardiac CT imaging has now become a very robust CT modality owing to a marked improvement in temporal resolution. Dual source CT scanners have made dual energy CT feasible in a routine way, creating wider avenues in CT imaging and creating new hopes for radiologists. As per reports, dual source CT scanners are capable of imaging full cardiac detail with as much as 50 percent less radiation exposure than traditional CT scans. Dual source CT thus offers the unique possibility to facilitate the increased speed and power of two X-ray tubes allowing for better imaging of high-end applications like coronary artery imaging and CT angiography. Besides these, all standard protocols of the head, thorax and abdomen are performed with higher speed, less or equal radiation dose and, above all, improved image quality. Dual source CT scanning thus marks a new beginning in the field of radiology.
“Dual source CT scanners are capable of imaging full cardiac detail with as much as 50 percent less radiation exposure than traditional CT scans. Cardiac CT imaging has now become a very robust CT modality owing to dual source imaging”
Emergency Management Research Institute
First Window to Emergency A free emergency service handled by GVK EMRI reaches the emergency victims in 22 minutes on an average
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It is Gandhian innovation for synthesising multiple technologies (telecom, IT, medical, fleet) for serving poor people 24X7 at International standards.
Venkat Chengavalli CEO GVK EMRI
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he toll-free 108 has emerged as a popular free ambulance service for medical, police or fire emergencies in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Goa, Chennai, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya and Madhya Pradesh. This is a free Emergency service and handled by GVK EMRI (Emergency Management and Research Institute). This service is delivered through state- of -art emergency call response centers. It responds to 11,500 emergencies with 2,626 ambulances every day and reaches the emergency victims in 22 minutes on an average. In India, at least four of every five deaths take place in the first hour of admission to hospital. A McKinsey study reveals that India witnesses three lakh emergencies daily. Thus, there is a desperate need of such emergency services in India, cannot be disputed. In Andhra Pradesh, this service has become a state-wide emergency management system with 700 ambulances taking victims to 3,500 registered hospitals in all 23 districts of the state. Venkat Chengavalli, CEO GVK EMRI says, “GVK EMRI has responded so far 10 million emergencies and saved 268,000 lives. It is Gandhian innovation for synthesising multiple technologies (telecom, IT, medical, fleet) for serving poor people 24X7 at International standards.” Really, it is Gandhian innovation and India needs it.
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