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Cii ACQUIRES
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY THAT “STOPS HEART
ATTACKS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN” |
In an era where lifestyle diseases are on the
rise, there’s a greater demand for healthcare.
The medical sector’s booming technology helps
address these demands quickly and accurately.
With heart disease now the major killer in the
Asean region, it is timely that the latest
technology on heart scanning is now operational
in the country.
The Computerized Imaging Institute (Cii) of
Makati Medical Center, located at the hospital’s
ground floor, has acquired from GE, the
LightSpeed VCT, the first true 64-slice Volume
CT scanner that ushers in a new era in computed
tomography imaging. This equipment produces the
most detailed images available not only of the
brain, chest, abdomen and spine, but
particularly of the heart’s arteries in a
non-invasive manner.
“This machine is so revolutionary that it landed
on the cover of TIME magazine recently in the
September 5 issue. You no longer have to undergo
a battery of tests to know the condition of your
heart,” says Dr. Benjamin Adapon, recognized
radiologist and official member of the American
Society of Neuroradiology. Dr. Adapon is chief
of the hospital’s Computerized Imaging
Institute.
Dr. Adapon came back home 25 years ago as a
balikscientist to pioneer CT scanning. In 1989
he also established the first operational MRI
and in 1997, the first Endovascular Stroke Unit
in the country. And just 2 weeks ago, he had the
first true 64 slice CT scanner installed and
operational at MMC. |
