On the afternoon of February 7, Tam Anh General Hospital announced the launch of a new generation super CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers (Germany), the first and only in Vietnam.
Ceremony to announce the launch and put into use of the super CT scanner Somatom Force VB30 in Hanoi on the afternoon of February 7.
Breakthrough in diagnostic imaging technology
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 the Somatom Force VB30 super machine with the ability to reproduce more than 100,000 slices in one scan fully converges the pinnacle technology of the current imaging diagnostic field.
The machine has the largest number of slices, the thinnest slices, capable of dissecting detailed structures in the human body, very useful in detecting very early and accurately abnormalities at the "super small" level. Thanks to that, the device can be applied in many fields of medical examination and treatment such as Neurology - Head and neck, Thoracic, Cardiovascular, Abdominal, Musculoskeletal, Kidney - Urinary, Orthopedic trauma...
Somatom Force VB30 CT super machine put into use. ALPHA and Fast technology
The most modern ALPHA and Fast Phase technology helps mark and analyze human body anatomical landmarks, automatically recognizes anatomical landmarks on films, supports doctors to quickly determine the location of organs, soft tissues, bones, blood vessels... reducing inevitable subjective errors of humans when having to measure and analyze images themselves.
In addition, the AI application helps automatically calibrate and select the clearest and most useful images to help doctors diagnose more quickly, conveniently, and accurately, limiting the need for additional clinical tests to support diagnosis as before. AI also supports doctors in selecting the appropriate imaging area and number of slices to avoid wasting time and money.
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 make more accurate and faster diagnoses, thereby helping to optimize treatment regimens and improve treatment effectiveness for patients.
Low dose X-ray, reasonable cost
Associate Professor Hien said that in the past, newborns were often restricted from CT scans due to concerns that high doses of radiation could affect the child's development. Doctors had to find safer imaging diagnostic methods instead, but the accuracy was not high.
CT Somatom Force VB30 with ultra-low dose scanning capability thanks to tin filter and automatic dose reduction Turbo Flash mode, can be used with children and infants. According to statistics from the American Medical Physics Association, Somatom Force VB30 is one of the CT systems with the lowest X-ray dose. Technology reduces X-ray dose by up to 85% compared to conventional CT, combined with high-quality tin filter to reduce X-ray dose but still ensure good image quality.
The practical application of CT Somatom Force VB30 in recent times 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 Tam Anh General Hospital in Hanoi with wheezing due to bronchiolitis. On the chest X-ray, the doctor determined that the baby had a pneumothorax but there was not enough image 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 one X-ray. The results showed that the child had a tiny congenital rupture of the air bubble, causing a pneumothorax. The child was then treated according to the doctor's regimen, and his health improved well.
The image taken on the Somatom Force VB30 CT machine shows a ruptured lung cyst with an extremely small diameter, only about 2mm, of the child patient.
The Somatom Force VB30 CT machine is currently scarce in the world, only available at a few leading medical centers in the US, Germany, the Netherlands... In Vietnam, Tam Anh General Hospital is the first and only unit to own and put into use the super CT Somatom Force VB30 machine, marking an important step forward in improving the quality of diagnostic imaging in Vietnam.
Associate Professor, Doctor, Doctor Ngo Quy Chau, Deputy General Director of Tam Anh General Hospital System, said that the CT Somatom Force VB30 machine will be prioritized for use in diagnosing and screening for early detection of dangerous diseases that are medical challenges such as stroke, heart attack, coronary artery disease, cardiovascular disease, cancer, brain tumors; diseases of the lungs, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, musculoskeletal system, urinary system... "The hospital will apply reasonable costs to support many patients to benefit from this cutting-edge technology," Professor Chau informed.
Mr. Simon Kreye, Deputy Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Vietnam, believes that by pioneering the application of advanced imaging diagnostic technology from Germany, Tam Anh General Hospital will not only improve the unit's healthcare standards but also bring the Vietnamese healthcare system closer to international standards.
According to Mr. Simon Kreye, Deputy Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Vietnam, the use of the Somatom Force VB30 CT scanner at Tam Anh General Hospital not only marks an important step forward in the development of Vietnam's medicine but also demonstrates the strong cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Germany, especially in the fields of technology and medicine.
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