Halifax first city in Canada to acquire innovative medical scanner
Posted Jun 4, 2024 07:34:45 AM.
Last Updated Jun 4, 2024 11:48:37 AM.
The QEII Health Sciences Centre has become the first health centre in Canada to acquire an innovative scanner that will improve health care in the province.
According to a release from Nova Scotia Health, the StarGuide SPECT/CT scanner by GE HealthCare uses 3D imaging that can help physicians in diagnosing and treating certain diseases, like cancer and heart disease, with enhanced precision.
“This investment will revitalize our Nuclear Medicine program and allow us to provide cutting edge diagnostics in many fields, including cardiac and cancer imaging, impacting approximately 4,000 patients annually,” Dr. James Clarke, chief of diagnostic imaging for Nova Scotia Health, said in the release.
The $6-million project is being funded by QEII Foundation donors and Nova Scotia Health.
The first of the two StarGuide scanners arrived at the QEII’s Halifax Infirmary in late May.
A second scanner will arrive in 2025 and will be installed at the QEII’s Victoria General site.
