The Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve will have the most advanced Computed Tomography (CAT) equipment with Spectral Technology in the National Health Service (SNS), announced this Thursday, May 25, CHUA.
The equipment, which costs one and a half million euros, is a technological reference «because it provides high quality images and results, in each exam and at any time, with a low dose in all exams and in all types of patients », and should be installed in a new space at Hospital de Faro.
During the presentation session, Horácio Guerreiro, clinical director of CHUA, highlighted the investment in top equipment which has been carried out by the Board of Directors over the last three years, as well as the focus on research in collaboration with the University of the Algarve.
Jorge Brito, director of the Radiology service, made known the old and current facilities, envisioning a future hub where this equipment will be installed.
«This service needs to grow. In terms of intern training, the service has been trained in the specialty of radiology by the Medical Association for many years. Last week we had the visit of the Order of Physicians commission for training suitability in neuroradiology and it is foreseeable that in 2024 we will have the first neuroradiology interns at CHUA. It is an excellent achievement and this TAC will serve to train them», he announced.
Ana Varges Gomes, chairman of the Board of Directors of CHUA, also referred to the importance of this «unique equipment» for the SNS at national level.
«Today is a very positive day for the institution and it gives us some hope that this CT equipment can attract more health professionals, as happened with the investment in angiographer", said.
Paulo Águas, rector of the University of Algarve, stressed the importance of the partnership between the two institutions [CHUA and the University of Algarve] and of joint work, in areas such as research and training.
"This latest intelligent system helps clarify the critical moments of healthcare, offering safety, simplicity and reliability in all clinical areas, from cardiac care to emergency radiology, oncology diagnostics, intervention and radiation oncology", he added. André Cabral, director general of Philips Portugal, referring to the added value of this TAC equipment.
José Apolinário, president of the Coordination and Regional Development Commission (CCDR) of the Algarve, the entity that manages the community funds that paid for a significant part of the new equipment, stressed the importance of these investments in science and research, saying that they are essential for the country's growth and for the qualification of the Algarve region.
At the presentation event of the new Computed Tomography equipment with Spectral technology, the executive members of the board of directors Patrícia Rego and Paulo Neves were also present, as well as several service directors, CHUA professionals and institutional representatives.
This new equipment, which will be installed at Hospital de Faro, results from a joint application by CHUA and ABC – Algarve Biomedical Center for community funds.
Computed Tomography (CAT) with Spectral Technology
The new TAC has an intelligent system that provides high quality spectral images, which reduces the number of necessary exams, improving diagnostic accuracy and patient comfort and well-being, all with the same or lower dose than the exams. conventional.
According to CHUA, another strength is a fully integrated workflow that saves time, allows the technician to position the patient quickly and perform exams in an infinitely reduced time for better patient comfort and less radiation (the acquisition of chest and head takes less than a second and an examination of the chest, abdomen and pelvis takes less than 2 seconds) while at the same time providing high quality images that allow the physician to instantly provide a confident diagnosis and an effective treatment plan for each patient.
This equipment makes it possible to carry out more quantitative and more precise diagnoses thanks to the spectral information available in all types of studies and patients (cardiac, pediatric and bariatric) with a minimum dose of radiation.
It generates 512 slices in each rotation and is the only one available with an 8 cm double layer spectral detector capable of discriminating high and low energies, in all exams, obtaining maximum information and quality in a few seconds, for example, in thoracic studies -abdomino-pelvic muscles in just two seconds.
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