COURT HOUSE – Technological advances in modern medicine have resulted in patients having more diagnostic imaging procedures to help doctors detect and treat cancer, infections, bone and joint injuries, and other serious conditions. As the need for these diagnostic imaging procedures has risen, it has become increasingly important for physicians to be mindful of the radiation dose that patients are receiving.
At Atlantic Medical Imaging (AMI), patients may know be assured that their imaging is performed with the least possible radiation while maintaining the highest quality imaging possible.
The best of both worlds…high quality imaging with up to 80% less radiation
By using advanced, FDA-approved software on their CT scanners, AMI radiologists are now able to reduce radiation doses by 50-80 percent compared with conventional scanners on the market. This technology significantly reduces image noise, allowing lower radiation dose exposure settings without compromising image quality and diagnostic information.
Armed with this new technology, as well as other radiation dose limiting measures such as tailoring the scan protocol to match the patient’s size, using shields to protect sensitive organs, and implementing automatic radiation dose modulation techniques, AMI radiologists have been able to significantly reduce CT radiation dosages to its patients.
Putting patients’ needs first
“AMI is one of the few outpatients imaging practices in the country that has this low dose CT technology,” according to Dr. Robert M. Glassberg, President and CEO of AMI. “This enables us to acquire high quality CT scans at ultra-low radiation dose levels and allows patients to relax and take advantage of the clinical benefits of CT while worrying less about radiation exposure.”
The ultra low dose CT scanners are available at eight AMI office locations in Atlantic, Cape May, Ocean and Monmouth counties. For more information, visit atlanticmedicalimaging.com, or call 677-XRAY (9729).