MILAN (ITALPRESS) – Centro Diagnostico Italiano has installed a new photon counting computed tomography (PCCT) CT (computed tomography) scanner at its headquarters on Via Saint Bon in Milan. This latest-generation technology represents a very relevant innovation in diagnostic imaging, offering advantages that improve diagnostic accuracy.
To celebrate the introduction of PCCT CT, Centro Diagnostico Italiano organized an inaugural scientific event on the evening of today, Friday, March 28, sponsored by the Order of Surgeons and Dentists of the Province of Milan. The event, preceded by a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the President of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana, Milan City Council President Elena Buscemi, and Centro Diagnostico Italiano President and CEO Diana Bracco, will feature a discussion between clinicians and specialists on the potential of this technology in different specialties.
“Today is an important day for our Diagnostic Center, and I sincerely thank Governor Fontana and President Buscemi for their presence: we are inaugurating a new, state-of-the-art technology that benefits the work of the radiologist but above all the patient,” says Diana Bracco, President and CEO of the Italian Diagnostic Center. “This acquisition testifies to the CDI’s constant focus on investing in quality and innovation in order to offer a service tailored to patients and their specific needs. Every year in the 35 existing locations in the Lombardy region we perform 290 thousand diagnostic imaging procedures and more than 5.5 million laboratory tests. These are outstanding results, which are also the result of the professionalism, rigor and passion of our doctors and our extraordinary staff, who are always attentive to spreading the culture of early diagnosis and prevention.”
“The new photon-counting CT allows us to achieve a level of detail that was unthinkable just a few years ago, with a positive impact on early diagnosis and management of complex diseases. It is a fundamental step forward for precision medicine that we want to help implement not only in cardiology and vascular imaging, but also in oncology, orthopedics, neurology, and the head and neck district. Thanks to unprecedented image quality and reduced radiation dose, we can offer patients not only more accurate, but also safer diagnoses, particularly to all those patients who need to undergo frequent follow-up checks and diagnostic evaluations for prevention,” explains Deborah Fazzini, Director of Imaging Diagnostics at Centro Diagnostico Italiano.
Unlike conventional CT scans, which measure the overall energy of X-rays after they pass through the body, this technology uses advanced detectors that can record each individual photon and accurately determine its energy. This approach eliminates “noise” and reduces artifacts in the images, allowing for sharper, more detailed results with a resolution of up to 0.2 mm. In addition to detecting minute lesions, significantly improving diagnostic accuracy, CT photon counting reduces the radiation dose required to obtain high-quality images. Because CT photon counting detectors capture and make more efficient use of information from X-rays, examinations can be performed with less exposure, which is particularly important for oncology patients or subjects who need repeated follow-ups over time.
Photon-count CT has applications in numerous clinical areas. In cardiology, it offers clearer visualization of coronary arteries and calcium deposits, contributing to more accurate diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. In oncology, it provides greater accuracy in the detection and characterization of tumors but also improves analysis of the carotid wall and allows in neurology a better distinction between white and gray matter, which is crucial for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. Also in orthopedics, this technology allows better definition of bone structures, facilitating the detection of microfractures and offering more accurate assessment of periprosthetic areas.
Thus, the installation of the Italian Diagnostic Center’s new photon-counting CT scanner, which represents a major investment by an accredited facility, is part of the collaboration between the public and private sectors to ensure excellence in diagnostic service in the area and the advancement of diagnostic and therapeutic research. Last year alone, CDI provided more than 90,000 diagnostic imaging examinations for the National Health System (NHS).
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