The Mount Sinai Medical Center has become the first in the United States to commercially use a new cardiac nuclear imaging system by GE Healthcare, a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT)-based high-speed, high-resolution camera that drastically reduces imaging time for patients while also reducing radiation exposure compared to previously used technologies.
With conventional Nuclear cardiac imaging, patients must hold their arms above their head for two cardiac scans that take between 15-20 minutes each. With the Discovery NM 530c, the scanning time is reduced to 3-5 minutes for each scan. This reduction can be more comfortable for a patient, and it can possibly reduce imaging artifacts caused by patient movement. A shorter, more comfortable scan has the opportunity to improve image quality, allowing Mount Sinai clinicians to be more confident in their diagnosis.
