Emergency Services—State-of-the-Art Imaging
Emergency Services at Valley Medical Center
Valley Medical Center's new ER houses the first 256-slice CT scanner in Washington state, the Philips Brilliance iCT. A form of X-ray technology, this “CAT” scanner takes nearly four times the number of images of typical CT scanners, creating clearer, 3-dimensional views of internal structures and organs. When seconds count, VMC’s new system can guide a cardiologist to a blockage near the heart, identify collapsed veins in a diabetic patient’s foot, and locate even a tiny blood clot in the brain.
