Ryan-VHUP Facilities
Radiographic Suites
General Diagnostic Rooms
Room 1 (1137) Multi-purpose general diagnostic radiology room
- DR Panels (Eklin EDR6 14’’x17’’. 5.9 MP array with 160 micron pitch. 12 bits grayscale. DICOM 3.0 compatible. Advanced multi-frequency image post-processing algorithms), movable to allow horizontal cross-table acquisitions.
- General Electric MPH 65 (65 kW, 800 mA, 150 kVp) high frequency multi-pulse generator with automatic exposure control; Maxiray 100 double focus (0.6/1.25 mm) x-ray tube; Compax 40E heavy duty, elevating, four-way float radiographic table.
Special Procedures Rooms
Room 2 (1143): General Electric Premium Legacy with Enhanced DRS
- GE Advantx high frequency, multi-pulse 65 kW generator;
- Advantx Legacy 90/15 (88 degrees to 15 degrees Trendelenberg) radiographic and fluoroscopic table, motorized 8-way tabletop; oscillating table Bucky with 12:1, 36 lines/cm (90 lines/inch) grid;
- Maxiray 100 fluoroscopic x-ray tube (under table), 0.6/1.0 mm double focal spot; Maxiray 100 overhead x-ray tube, 0.6/1.25 mm double focal spot;
- Advantx 9 inch image intensifier, 9/6/4.5 inch triple field image tube, motorized 10:1, 60 line/cm (152 lines/inch) grid, Primicon B camera, spot film device (2 images/second);
- Advantx Digital Radiology System (DRS) Productivity Enhancement Package with real-time and post-processing edge enhancement, contrast/brightness adjustments, last hold image, digital acquisition up to 6 frames/sec, 1200 image storage.
Room 3 (1140): Fluoroscopy and Digital Radiography
- Fixed Digital Radiography panel (Eklin EDR6 14’’x17’’. 5.9 MP array with 160 micron pitch. 12 bits grayscale. DICOM 3.0 compatible. Advanced multi-frequency image post-processing algorithms).
- General Electric Premium Legacy with Advanced DRS:
- GE Advantx high frequency, multi-pulse 65 kW generator;
- Advantx Legacy 90/15 (88 degress to 15 degrees Trendelenberg) radiographic and fluoroscopic table, motorized 8-way tabletop;
- Oscillating table Bucky with 12:1, 36 lines/cm (90 lines/inch) grid;
- Maxiray 100 fluoroscopic x-ray tube (under table), 0.6/1.0 mm double focal spot; Maxiray 100 overhead x-ray tube, 0.6/1.25 mm double focal spot;
- Advantx 12 inche image intensifier, 12/9/6/4.5 inch four field image tube, motorized 10:1, 60 line/cm (152 line/inch) grid, Primicon B camera;
- Advantx Digital Radiology System (DRS) v3.2 Productivity Enhancement Package, DRS 3.2 Angiographic and Interventional Package with 800 image storage, superimposed road-mapping with peak opacification, real-time digital subtraction.
Computed Tomography Suite (CT suite in the RITC)
- General Electric BrightSpeed 16-slice CT:
- Table/Gantry - advanced slip-ring technology,
- 3.5 MHU tube, 42kW generator;
- 4 Helical Modes of Data Output:
- 16x0.625mm or 1.25mm
- 8x1.25mm or 2.5mm
- Prospective Multiple Thickness Reconstruction
- 0.8-1.0 second scan time.
- Horizontal range 162 cm, table load capacity 205 kg
- DICOM 3.0 Storage Service Class
- GE-Nemoto power injector
- General Electric AW VolumeShare2 workstation with 2 flat panel color monitors:
- Basic viewing/reformatting functions,
- 3D protocols including 3D MIP, Multi-planar reformat, Volume rendering CTA, General Volume Rendering, AutoBone Xpress,
- Additional software package for vascular / perfusion analysis
- VesselIQ XPress,
- CT Perfusion 4 Multi-Organ Package.
CT-angiographies in dogs (thorax, left - thyroid glands, right)
Ultrasound Suite (1133)
- Two – General Electric Logiq 9 Ultrasound machines which features the latest advances in Ultrasound Imaging: spectral, color flow and power Doppler capability, harmonic imaging, 3D and contrast applications. M12L, M8C, 8C, 3.5C transducers.
- One – General Electric LogicBook in the Emergency Service
- One - Philips 7500 Sonos in Cardiology
- One – Philips 5500 Sonos in Cardiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
A 1.5 Tesla GE MRI unit is available at the RITC (Scantool 9.1 software and dedicated workstation).
Viewing Stations
- In Radiology: Reading room (1126 and 1127):
- 4 viewing stations on separate wide desks, each of them has 1 navigating monitor and 2 Medical Grade High-Resolution 3 MegaPixels 21.3’’ monitors (Nio 3MP-2H BarcoMed).
- 2 additional viewing stations next to radiology suites for immediate viewing and evaluation. Stations are connected to a PACS system (Philips Stentor PACS system). Ordering, reporting and billing are made through a Radiology Information System (Empiric Systems).
- Wide screen monitor viewing stations are installed throughout the hospital including ORs, wards, ICU, ES and consult rooms.