320-slice CT Scanner The Most Powerful X-Ray Imaging Device on
the Planet is at St. Elizabeth In the fall of 2007, St.
Elizabeth Edgewood began operating an imaging device capable of
producing functioning 3-D images of the body’s organs in less
than a heartbeat. Simply put, the Aquilion ONE 320-slice CT
scanner is the most powerful X-ray imaging device in the world.
This $3.4 million super-scanner is unparalleled in its
capabilities, which include: detection and measurement of
toothpick thin blockages in the blood vessels, detection of
nearly imperceptible changes in blood flow, creation of flawless
3-D images of any organ, joint or body part, in less than a
heartbeat. It’s equally important to note that this
groundbreaking technology comes at no additional cost to the
patient and with significantly less radiation than other CT
scanners currently in use. PET/CT is the most advanced medical
imaging technique available today, combining Positron Emission
Tomography (PET) with Computed Tomography (CT). PET/CT com