Pertamina offers nuclear technology

Thu, 20 Jan 2005, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA: The Central Pertamina Hospital in South Jakarta has
installed a state-of-the-art nuclear imaging system called
SKYLight to provide blood flow information, detect heart disease
and diagnose tumors.

The system, developed by Philips Medical Systems, uses Single
Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) technology to produce
images that show the molecular progress of a disease as opposed
to Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines, which use an anatomical
approach.

Unlike other SPECT scanners, SKYLight does not require the
transfer of a patient from a wheelchair or bed to a gantry during
testing. The equipment, which has two movable scanners, allows
the patient to be scanned in virtually any condition and any
position: sitting, standing, or reclining.

The head of Pertamina Hospital's nuclear medicine department,
Dr. Soebowo Soemewo, said the device, which uses a dual-headed
gamma camera, makes scanning "faster, more accurate, more
flexible, and more comfortable for the patients." -- JP/002

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