Las Vegas imaging center serves as proving ground

July 1, 2008 Diagnostic Imaging. Las Vegas imaging center serves as proving ground Fast-paced AquilionOne workflow tests patient and data handling in preparation for commercial launch By Greg Freiherr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The patient who reported for a CT scan at the Spring Valley imaging center in Las Vegas complained of headaches, but the images returned by the newly installed AquilionOne CT scanner indicated something much worse was probably on the way. Neuroradiologist Dr. William Orrison defined a major region of hypoperfusion in the brain, a warning sign that the patient was at risk of stroke. There were, however, no obvious signs of vascular pathology. The scanner showed no major stenoses in the arteries leading to the hypoperfusion; vessels were intact. Orrison, medical director of the Spring Valley center, ascribed the defect to microvascular disease, a clinical problem with no established therapy.

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