This is the most modern CT generation in the world, marking a turning point in diagnosis, early detection and supporting treatment of many dangerous diseases.
Tam Anh General Hospital Hanoi has just announced the launch and use of a super CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers (Germany), the first and only in Vietnam.
Speaking at the ceremony, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hien, Director of the Center for Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Tam Anh General Hospital, Hanoi, said that in recent years, CT scanning technology has continuously made great strides, from 64 slices to 256, 512, 1975 slices and has now developed to a generation of super machines with more than 100,000 slices such as CT Somatom Force VB30. This super machine is scarce in the world, only available at a few leading medical centers in the US, Germany, the Netherlands, etc.
“Owning a super CT machine early helps doctors have more effective tools to improve the quality of disease screening and diagnosis, thereby retaining domestic patients, attracting foreign patients, and contributing to promoting the development of medical tourism in Vietnam,” Associate Professor Hien assessed.
Mr. Fabian Martin Singer, Managing Director of Siemens Healthineers Vietnam, commented that with its superior scanning speed and detailed image quality, the Somatom Force VB30 CT machine can help doctors diagnose more accurately and quickly, thereby optimizing treatment regimens and improving treatment effectiveness for patients.
The fact that Tam Anh General Hospital is the first and only unit to own and put into use the AI-integrated Somatom Force VB30 CT super machine marks an important step forward in improving the quality of diagnostic imaging in Vietnam.
The launch of the Somatom Force VB30 CT scanner is part of a series of activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany (1975-2025). Mr. Simon Kreye, Deputy Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Vietnam, assessed that the event not only marked an important step forward in the development of medicine in Vietnam but also demonstrated the strong cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Germany, especially in the fields of technology and medicine.
This is one of the most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) super machines today, including the most modern ALPHA and Fast Phase technology, helping to accurately mark and analyze human body anatomical landmarks, automatically recognize anatomical landmarks on X-ray films, supporting doctors to quickly determine the location of organs, soft tissues, bones, blood vessels, etc. AI application also helps to automatically calibrate and select clear images to help doctors diagnose more quickly and accurately.
The Somatom Force VB30 super CT scanner has the largest number of slices ever, increasing the effectiveness of diagnosing cancer, blocked arteries or abnormalities in internal structures. With a slice thickness of only 0.4mm, the Somatom Force VB30 super CT scanner is the thinnest generation of CT scanners. The machine has the ability to separate and "visualize" extremely small lesions at the millimeter level. Thanks to that, doctors can detect early and accurately specific lesions in most dangerous diseases, especially in the brain and heart.
The Somatom Force VB30 CT scanner has the fastest scanning speed in the world, capturing the entire body in less than 2 seconds, dozens of times faster than conventional CT scanners. The machine completes a scan in the middle of a heartbeat or breath with outstandingly sharp image quality. Therefore, the machine can be used to scan people with arrhythmia, rapid heartbeat, fussy children, the elderly, and people with health problems that make it difficult to lie still for more than a few seconds.
According to statistics from the American Medical Physics Association, Somatom Force VB30 is one of the CT systems with the lowest X-ray dose, up to 85% less than conventional CT, combined with a high-quality tin filter to ensure image quality, especially useful in CT scans for children and patients who need periodic CT scans after joint replacement, spinal intervention, cancer treatment, etc.
The practical application of CT Somatom Force VB30 at Tam Anh General Hospital in Hanoi has shown outstanding effectiveness in screening and diagnosing diseases. For example, in the case of patient Tran Van Kien, 3 days old, who came to the clinic with wheezing due to bronchiolitis. On the chest X-ray, the doctor determined that the baby had a pneumothorax but there was not enough imaging data to find the cause.
The child had a CT scan of the lungs using the Somatom Force VB30 machine, with a radiation dose of only 0.14 mSv, equivalent to an X-ray. The results showed that the child had a microscopic congenital rupture of the air bubble, causing a pneumothorax. Previously, these cases were often limited to CT scans due to concerns that large doses of radiation could affect the child's development, making it difficult for doctors to find the cause.
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