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2WhatcanpatientsexpectduringthetestWhatarethebeneftsofthistechnologyHazletonGeneralHospitalcontinuestoremainstate-of-the-artinitstestingtechnologythroughitsrecentpurchaseoftwoGEHealthcarenuclearmedicinecameras.Teadvancedtechnologynowprovidesphysicianswithhigh-qualityimagestobetterdiagnoseheartdiseaseandcanceroustumors.Patientsfrompediatricstobariatricswillfndtestingwiththesecamerastobequickandcomfortableprovidingphysicianswithaccuratetestsandpatientswithquickresults.TeInfniaHawkeye4SPECTCTcameraisthelatestinhybridtechnologycombiningtheimagingfeaturesofbothanuclearmedicinecameraandcomputedtomographyCTscanning.TisadvancedimaginghelpsphysiciansdetectdiseasesorconditionsthatmaynotbedetectedbyothermeanssuchaswithCTscansalone.TeInfniaHawkeye4allowsphysicianstopinpointtheexactlocationofadiseasedistinguishitfromnormaltissueandphysiologicalactivityandpredictwhereitwillgonext.TesecondnuclearmedicinecameratheMillenniumSingleHeadCameraprovideshigh-resolutionimageswheredual-headtechnologyisnotnecessary.Tisunitisparticularlyvaluablefortakingqualityimagesoftheabdominalareasuchasthegallbladderliverspleenandtheintestinaltract.Beforethescanapatientisinjectedwithasaferadioactivesubstancewhichtravelsdirectlyintohisherbloodstream.DuringthescanadetectorrecordstheradioactiveemissionsandtheCTscannertakespicturesofthepatientsanatomy.Teimagesfromheartscanshelpphysicianslocateareaswheretheheartmuscleisntreceivingenoughblood.Teimagesfromthecancerscansshowphysicianstheexactlocationofanactivetumorsotheycanefectivelyplansurgeryandorothertreatments.Tesystemprovidesphysicianswithfullyregisteredfunctionalandanatomicalinformationinasingleimageandwithasingleexamthatisquickandcomfortableforallpatients.Tecamerasareidealformultiplefunctionssuchasdiseasemonitoringtreatmentmonitoringpre-surgeryplanningandhaveapplicationsfortraumastudies.TeInfniaHawkeyeisthelatestadvancementinhybridscannerswhichcombinesnuclearimagingandcomputedtomographyCT.Itprovidessharphigh-qualityimagestohelpourphysiciansmakeconfdentdiagnosessaidBillReppyDirectorofRadiologyatHazletonGeneralHospital.Itsabigstepforwardindiagnosticconfdenceandpatientcomfort.HospitalAcquiresNewImagingTechnologywww.ghha.orgwww.nebariatrics.comwww.hazletonhealthandwellness.org