Based on proven success at Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital triaging stroke patients, Kaleida Health installed a second Aquilion™ ONE from Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. at Buffalo General Medical Center in Buffalo, NY. As Aquilion ONE is capable of imaging an entire organ in one rotation, Buffalo General uses it to rapidly diagnose emergency department (ED) patients.

"When every second counts, diagnostic accuracy and workflow are critical in the ED," said Michael Miller, MD, staff radiologist, Buffalo General Medical Center. "Aquilion ONE enables us to diagnose a range of at-risk patient conditions, from stroke to chest pain, quickly and reliably. We often rely on its ultra-helical scanning mode, which produces high-quality images with fewer motion artifacts, for accurate diagnoses of acute patient conditions, such as chest pain."

The Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system covers up to 16 cm of anatomy using 320 ultra-high-resolution 0.5 mm detector elements. The system can show an organ's dynamic blood flow and real-time function. With Aquilion ONE's 160-detector row ultra-helical scan mode, physicians can image a patient's entire chest, abdomen and pelvis in fewer than five seconds, 2.5 times faster than 64-detector row imaging.

In addition, Buffalo General is utilizing Aquilion ONE for cardiac CTA and torso CTA, providing surgical staff with accurate information for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedures. Buffalo General also uses Toshiba's dose reduction features, Adaptive Iterative Dose Reduction (AIDR) and ^SUREExposure™ technologies, to make exams safer for patients.

"Aquilion ONE is designed for the ED, as it reduces diagnosis time from hours to minutes," said Joseph Cooper, director, CT Business Unit, Toshiba. "As Kaleida Health experienced at Millard Fillmore, Aquilion ONE's uniquely comprehensive exam can reduce costs, enhance workflow and improve lives through faster, more accurate diagnoses."

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