PD Hinduja Hospital Installs LightSpeed VCT

EHM News Bureau

Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital has recently installed the LightSpeed VCT machine. What makes LightSpeed an attractive package is the ability to non-invasively capture any organ in one second, scan the whole body in less than 10 seconds, and capture images of the heart and coronaries in fewer than five heartbeats. Right now, GE is the sole company in India manufacturing LightSpeed VCT machine. Currently, Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai is the only other hospital in the city to have installed the VCT machine.

The machine includes 5-Beat Cardiac, which enable physicians to secure extremely high-quality images of coronaries at sub-millimeter resolution in only five beats of the heart. This capability will potentially make diagnostic evaluation of arterial stenosis faster and less invasive than catheter angiography. Other striking feature is the Triple Rule Out, which is capable to diagnose and scan quickly and non-invasively, using the LightSpeed VCT, for evidence of heart attack, pulmonary embolism or aortic dissection, all in one single scan. This is especially useful for emergency cases of acute chest pain.

In addition, LightSpeed VCT has a feature called Stroke Work-up. Once a stroke occurs, it is commonly believed that treatment must be delivered within an hour or less to ensure the best outcome for the patient. Stroke Work-up offers the speed and resolution required for rapid examination of blood vessels in the brain (perfusion studies), enabling doctors to make a quick diagnosis of stroke and extent of damage.