Diagnostic potential
The Imaging Service of the Cardiocentro Ticino Institute has at its disposal a "Dual Source" CT scan, with dual radiogenic sources, capable of ensuring the highest degree of performance and diagnostic potential even in the most innovative and specialized applications.
From the cardiological point of view, the greatest advantage of the "Dual Source" CT is certainly the significant reduction in radiation exposure. Compared with the previous generation of CT scans, "Dual Source" allows a reduction of radiant dose by up to 20 times (less than 1 mSv). In addition, the extreme speed with which a cardiac CT scan is performed (the whole heart is studied in 0.3 sec) makes it possible to extend this procedure to patients with relatively high heart rates and in patients with rhythm disturbances.
Finally, it is possible to exclude (or confirm) in the patient with chest pain and negative ECG with a single examination the presence of serious and potentially life-threatening diseases such as aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism and heart attack.
