The way to a person's heart is through state of the art technology.

 

Watson Clinic just installed a 64-slice Computed Tomography (CT) system with superior 3-D image quality for early detection of heart disease. This CT system provides highly detailed images of the human body. The Clinic is the first medical facility in the Lakeland area to offer patients this state-of-the-art, innovative technology.

 

The new CT scanner provides doctors with high resolution images in a fraction of the time previously required, allowing them to more accurately diagnose a wider variety of patient conditions. This system also gives them ability to apply CT imaging to a wider set of clinical applications and reduces the radiation dose a patient experiences.

 

The CT system is the fifth evolution of GE Healthcare's award-winning LightSpeed CT platform, the CT scanning system that revolutionized the industry in 1998.Originally developed in the 1970's, CT or "CAT" scans combine the power of X-ray technology and computers, allowing physicians the ability to view thin cross-sections of the internal anatomy without the need for exploratory surgery.

 

CT exams are used when people are ill or injured, or when a physician suspects a medical problem that is not easily detectable from a conventional physical examination. The CT system non-invasively assists physicians in the diagnosis of a variety of anatomical areas, such as:

The best is right here at Watson Clinic in Lakeland. Contact your doctor's office to determine if this scan is appropriate for you.

 

Watson Clinic diagnostic imaging services - more comfort, more clarity, more details.