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20/02/2018
Ulster Hospital Installs CT Heart Scanner
The Ulster Hospital in Dundonald have installed a dedicated CT heart scanner to detect heart disease.
The scanner takes a 3D image of the heart, which allows physicians to diagnose or rule out disease.
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Pat Sheehan said: "It is great to see this innovative technology being applied in the health service in the north.
"The speed at which the machine allows physicians to diagnose patients is remarkable and a welcome addition to cardiology services here.
"It will also play a very important preventive role in that it can detect symptoms that in future years would likely lead to serious heart problems.
"Instead, where the scanner detects such symptoms patients will be able to be treated and avoid their condition worsening.
"The scanner which was developed by a Dublin-based company and applied in the Ulster Hospital is a good example of all-Ireland development and application of innovative health solutions."
(CD/JP)
The scanner takes a 3D image of the heart, which allows physicians to diagnose or rule out disease.
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson Pat Sheehan said: "It is great to see this innovative technology being applied in the health service in the north.
"The speed at which the machine allows physicians to diagnose patients is remarkable and a welcome addition to cardiology services here.
"It will also play a very important preventive role in that it can detect symptoms that in future years would likely lead to serious heart problems.
"Instead, where the scanner detects such symptoms patients will be able to be treated and avoid their condition worsening.
"The scanner which was developed by a Dublin-based company and applied in the Ulster Hospital is a good example of all-Ireland development and application of innovative health solutions."
(CD/JP)
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