LightSpeed VCT Scanner

What if you could receive digital diagnostic x-rays in seconds rather than minutes? What if there was technology available at your local medical center that captured images of a beating heart in five heartbeats or an organ in a second – more than twice as fast as conventional multi-slice CT scanners? Now you can – at Russell Medical (Russell Medical) in Alexander City, Alabama.

One of the most revolutionary pieces of diagnostic equipment is now available for the residents of Central Alabama at Russell Medical. The LightSpeed® VCT is a new, state-of-the-art CT imaging system from GE Healthcare is the world’s first Volume Computed Tomography (VCT) system. Russell Medical now offers an innovative way for its physicians to obtain the information they need to diagnose disease and life-threatening illnesses, including cardiovascular disease, stroke and chest pain.

For more information about this new LightSpeed® technology, please contact Imaging Services at Russell Medical at 256.329.7126 to speak with an imaging professional.

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