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COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS PATIENTS
LEADING-EDGE CARDIAC IMAGING AND
PERIPHERAL ANGIOGRAPHY CAPABILITIES
New Siemens Medical Cardiac and Peripheral Angiography Systems
Gives Physicians Detailed Images to Help Speed Diagnosis and Treatment
Community Medical Center announces the installation of a new cardiac/peripheral angiography imaging system in its cardiac catheterization lab. “This new laboratory is the Region’s first catheterization laboratory 3-dimensional leading edge capabilities that could help lead to faster diagnosis by helping physicians determine the best treatment paths for patients”, stated John Nilsson, CMC Interim President and CEO. The AXIOM Artis dTC/A cardiac/peripheral angiography system from Siemens Medical Solutions with added software gives it the multi-functional capabilities to provides physicians with highly detailed images of a patient’s minute blood vessels in the brain and kidneys during diagnostic and treatment procedures.
Kevin Olsen, M.D., Medical Director of the Catheterization Laboratory, said, “We are proud here at CMC to have a new state of the art imaging equipment to perform advanced peripheral vascular and cardiac procedures.”
The fully digital AXIOM Artis system features advanced technology in the form of flat-panel detectors, which enable physicians to obtain three-dimensional images in high resolution without the distortion common with conventional X-ray techniques. The flat detectors, made of amorphous silicon, not only enable physicians to visualize the finest coronary blood vessels, it also helps physicians visualize interventional devices for the accurate placement of stents, guidewires and catheters.
The AXIOM Artis system technology also helps provide patients with the lowest possible radiation doses. Minimizing radiation dosage is especially beneficial during cath lab procedures because they are often lengthy in duration. The system also reduces the need for re-examinations – and resulting patient radiation exposure – by providing distortion-free, high-definition images and enabling physicians to quickly access images saved from past patient exams.
Cardiologists at Community Medical Center can now perform a number of therapeutic procedures in the cath lab, which could help some patients avoid more invasive surgeries and the attendant long recovery times. For example, when stenosis (narrowing) of the coronary vessels is detected using images obtained with the AXIOM Artis system, the vessels can be widened with a balloon catheter to increase blood flow to the heart tissue.
Angiography is a procedure that helps physicians visualize blood vessels in various parts of the body, including the heart, brain and kidneys. After a thin catheter is inserted into an artery leading to the desired body area, an iodinebased dye is injected to highlight the vessels when X-rays are taken. Angiography is often used to determine whether blood vessels are narrowed or blocked. It also makes it possible to combine diagnosis and treatment in a single procedure, as in patients who undergo surgery, angioplasty or stent placement.
The AXIOM Artis system features an accessible ergonomic design that eliminates time-consuming and uncomfortable repositioning of the patient in the exam room, making the procedure faster and less stressful for the patient. During interventions, the compact flat-panel detector technology enables virtually all anatomical regions to be easily imaged, while system functions can be performed via a tableside touch screen display.
A further benefit of the AXIOM Artis system is its interconnectivity, which enables information captured during procedures to quickly and easily be shared with other physicians and specialists to determine the best course of treatment.
This catheterization Laboratory was made possible by the late Kathryn E. Grambs who established a substantial perpetual trust administered by Penn Security Bank & Trust Company for the benefit of Community Medical Center.
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