About 64-Slice CT Scanner

Our CT (computed tomography) scanner uses the latest CT scanning technology to quickly diagnose patients and provides clear and detailed scans within mere seconds. Using a 64-slice configuration, the scanner, takes pictures of the inside of the body as the camera moves around the patient.

The first multi-slice CT scanners were introduced in the early 1990s and allowed two, then later, four slice scans to be made within a 0.5 second timeframe. Short scan times meant shorter exam times and meant that loss of image caused by movement was less of a problem. Scans of the chest area for cardiac testing was more of an issue because a patient couldn’t hold his or her breath for long periods of time in order to collect the image data. With the introduction of newer scanners such as the 16-slice, it meant that data could be collected in 25 seconds or less, so breath holding could be done more easily by the patient.

With the newest 64-slice cardiac CT nearly all patients can be scanned with very high resolution since required breath-holding time is reduced to usually 5-13 seconds. This means that even patients who have compromised lung capacity (pulmonary disease) or congestive heart failure could still hold their breaths for the required time.

The highter the number of slices also means higher resolution of images so a scanner that can perform 64 slices per rotation at less than 0.4-0.7 mm resolution allows a better coronary visualization with treat accuracy and detail.

Furthermore, higher number of slices means higher resolution; today’s 64-slice scanners are capable of performing 64 slices per rotation at less than 0.4–0.7 mm resolution. Such high resolution allows visualization of the entire coronary tree with extremely high accuracy and detail. Individual atheromatous plaques can be detected and characterized.