 Medical Arts Radiology is proud to announce the addition of our new GE 64 detector LightSpeed VCT, the latest in CT technology. The LightSpeed VCT is the world's first Volume Computed Tomography (VCT) system. This state-of-the-art scanner is the fastest CT unit to date, capturing 64 sub-millimeter images in a single rotation. This equals 4 centimeters of anatomical coverage in one rotation. Image acquisition is four times faster than the previous generation of scanners, the 16 detector CT.
One of the areas most impacted by these technical advances is imaging of the coronary arteries, referred to as coronary CT angiography (CCTA). In the past, optimal visualization of the coronary arteries was limited due to normal cardiac motion. The fast 64 detector scanner now captures images in multiple cardiac phases in a few rotations. CCTA is on its way to replacing catheter angiography in evaluating coronary artery stenosis.
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Medical Arts Radiology Bay Shore is proud to announce the development of a dedicated facility for Women's Imaging within the Medical Arts Radiology building in Bay Shore at 375 East Main Street and in Patchogue at 240 Patchogue/Yaphank Road. Our Women's Imaging Center's are designed to meet the unique health care needs of women in convenient community-based locations. The Women's Imaging Center provides exceptional medical imaging services, emotional comfort and time efficiency for women facing often stressful medical procedures. As part of our commitment to women's health our new state-of-the-art center offers digital mammography with computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD), ultrasonography including advanced 3D and 4D technology, breast MRI, minimally-invasive stereotactic, ultrasound and MRI guided breast biopsy, and DEXA bone density testing.
 Understanding the anxieties that mammography and other tests can create, our Women's Imaging Center was developed in response to the unique health issues women face. As an accredited American College of Radiology (ACR) facility, our highly experienced radiologists and technologists work together in conjunction with your personal doctor to coordinate your care.
 Medical Arts Radiology is proud to introduce Digital Mammography in its new state-of-the-art Women’s Imaging Center in Bay Shore. The new Lorad Selenia system incorporates revolutionary imaging technology that provides incredibly sharp images. Medical Arts Radiology is one the first installations incorporating this cutting edge technology in the United States.
The technology is remarkable because the radiologist can view and manipulate the images on high-resolution computer monitors that enhance visualization of the structures within the breast tissue. The radiologist can also adjust brightness and contrast, and zoom in on specific areas to help detect small calcifications, masses, and other changes that may be signs of early cancer. This remarkable technology assures that we can provide the best possible care and diagnosis to women.
Compared with standard mammograms, which are recorded on film, computer-based digital mammograms are more accurate, especially in younger women with dense breast tissue, those under 50 and those who are premenopausal.
More than 275,000 women in the United States will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer this year, and over 40,000 women will die of the disease. Numerous studies have shown that screening mammography significantly reduces mortality associated with breast cancer. Yet many challenges remain to improve detection and guide appropriate therapy. Today, breast MRI has emerged as an extremely helpful imaging tool in evaluating mammogram abnormalities and identifying early breast cancer, especially in women at high risk. MRI does not replace screening mammography. Instead it provides a powerful supplementary tool for detecting and staging breast cancer.
 Medical Arts Radiology has been at the forefront of breast MR imaging and interventional procedures. Our integrated team of fellowship-trained physicians correlates the patient's breast MR images with other studies including ultrasound and mammography to provide the most accurate diagnoses. Since MR detects some abnormalities that cannot be seen on ultrasound or mammography, it is critical to localize or biopsy these lesions using that same technique. Medical Arts is one of the few places on Long Island where physicians are experienced with MR guided interventions, including wire-localization and minimally invasive vacuum-assisted MR-guided biopsy.
 Medical Arts Radiology Bay Shore recently completed installation of the innovative Siemens MAGNETOM Espree MRI. Siemens has combined, for the first time, a wide opening, a short magnet and the powerful performance of 1.5T high-field strength to create something revolutionary: Open Bore MR.
This unique Siemens technology means faster, more precise results with CT-like comfort. It's exactly what patients want: more headroom, more legroom, more elbowroom, and more comfort.
No longer will patients feel like they are nose-to-nose with the magnet. Particularly claustrophobic or anxious patients are more relaxed throughout their examination. And it's feet first and heads out for most exams.
The MAGNETOM Espree also combines what radiologists want: high-field strength 1.5T performance, providing superior image quality and greater diagnostic confidence. The challenge was not to make a more "open" Open MRI. The challenge was to retain the performance of a 1.5T system in a combination with the most open design possible. It's a level of image quality just not seen in Open MRI before.
Contact Medical Arts Radiology Bay Shore for additional information about the revolutionary performance of Open Bore High Field MRI.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia and affects an estimated 4.5 million people in the U.S. An age-related brain disorder that destroys brain cells, Alzheimer patients suffer a gradual decline in mental functions with memory loss, behavior and personality changes, and a decline in thinking abilities. As the disease progresses, patients become increasingly disoriented, anxious and agitated, until they can no longer perform the most basic tasks in their own care.
Clinical studies have demonstrated that Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans may be the most accurate method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, particularly in its early stages. PET scans show a characteristic diagnostic pattern for Alzheimer's disease, where certain regions of the brain have decreased metabolism early in the course of the disease. Early detection and confirmation of Alzheimer's disease permits drug therapy to slow the loss of a patient's ability to function. A diagnostic test for Alzheimer's disease is also valuable in helping to counsel patients, caregivers, and families, thus enabling them to cope with this condition more effectively. PET scans may also reassure fearful patients who might not have the disease, or redirect treatment for other conditions associated with dementia.
Medicare recently announced it has expanded coverage for PET scans in patients with suspected Alzheimer's disease.
As the first site in Suffolk County to offer PET/CT, Medical Arts radiologists have extensive experience in the performance and interpretation of this revolutionary new technique. Contact Medical Arts Radiology Commack for additional information.
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