Patients in Portsmouth and surrounding areas will soon have access to one of the UK’s first molecular CT scanners in the redeveloped Queen Alexandra Hospital. The new Siemens system combines CT with molecular PET to provide detailed "hybrid" images.
The Trust has taken delivery of the Biograph mCT - a next generation system, enabling dual modality imaging. Its fast acquisition PET will dramatically shorten examination times, with whole body scans undertaken in five minutes, compared to approximately 25 minutes in conventional PET CT scanners.
The Biograph mCT provides functional and anatomical information in one, non-invasive examination. This allows doctors to determine changes in glucose metabolism and blood flow, which is necessary for studying the behaviour of various cancers, as well as diagnosing certain heart and brain pathologies.
