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HLA Montpellier Clinic continues to enhance its Radiology Department with the incorporation of a state-of-the-art advanced computed tomography system from Canon Medical Systems, which improves the quality of care and reduces radiation exposure, enabling faster and more accurate diagnoses thanks to artificial intelligence.
HLA Montpellier Clinic's Aquilion Serve SP, with 160 ultra-high-definition slices, features deep learning artificial intelligence and is capable of optimizing image reconstruction, minimizing noise, and ensuring more accurate diagnoses. The addition of this system at HLA Montpellier Clinic will help reduce patient waiting times by optimizing diagnosis.
This CT scanner stands out for its INSTINX user platform, designed to optimize workflows. This interface allows for quick, guided learning, reducing process duration by 40% and scan planning time by 24%. In addition, it integrates advanced algorithms such as ALD (Anatomical Landmark Detection), which help detect anatomical landmarks and adapt the scan to the patient's anatomical structures, optimizing time and improving diagnostic accuracy.
"The addition of this new CT scanner is a major step forward for our clinic. Not only does it represent a technological and innovative leap forward, but it also significantly improves the experience and safety of our patients. Thanks to its speed, accuracy, and lower radiation dose, we will be able to offer more reliable diagnoses in less time, which translates into higher quality medical care," said Dr. Ignacio Sagardoy, medical director of HLA Montpellier Clinic.
The X-ray filtering system with Silver Beam Filter, incorporated into the clinic's new system, allows 3D scanning with a minimum dose of radiation, offering a clearer and more accurate image. In addition, it incorporates Advanced Intelligent Clear-IQ Engine (AiCE) artificial intelligence reconstruction technology, which allows for higher quality images with less noise and greater definition. Thanks to the use of AI, the equipment is able to process a greater amount of information with a lower radiation dose for the patient.
The system incorporates centering cameras, which allow the patient to be automatically positioned according to the organ or anatomical region to be explored and monitored in real time during the test. This not only reduces patient waiting times, but also ensures greater safety and comfort. In addition, the equipment has a wider opening, which facilitates access and allows the patient to feel less restricted during the procedure.
This type of CT scan is essential for meeting current clinical needs, enabling advanced cardiological studies, stroke protocols with cerebral perfusion, lung screening, and interventional procedures. Among its most innovative capabilities is its ability to perform detailed studies of the heart in a single test, synchronizing with the heartbeat to provide more accurate and detailed images. In addition, it improves diagnosis in emergency situations, such as stroke cases, by providing brain maps that help evaluate blood circulation in real time. It is also particularly useful in the study of serious respiratory problems, such as pulmonary artery obstruction, generating maps that automatically show blood flow in the lungs.
The HLA Mediterráneo hospital in Almería and the HLA La Vega hospital have been recognised in the 26th edition of the TOP 20 Hospitals, organised by IQVIA. While the Almería centre has retained its awards in “Global Hospital Management” and “Women's Health”, the Murcia hospital has won for the first time in the Musculoskeletal category.
This new technology enhances the equipment in the Pneumology area which, together with the EBUS for echo bronchoscopy, establishes the HLA Group Hospital in Almería as a leading centre in the field of respiratory disease. With this new equipment, advanced tests can be performed without the need for referrals, improving diagnostic accuracy and offering more convenient, agile and better located care for patients in Almeria.