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Annual Report 2013
KPJ HEALTHCARE BERHAD
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Special Features
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an image-guided process for displaying structures inside
the body. The latest high-speed 48-channel Siemens-1.5 Tesla MRI system, installed at the newly
opened KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital, comes equipped with productivity and image quality
enhancements to its MRI suite. This system delivers a higher resolution and allows greater
exibility, thereby making it easier to customise and provide uniquely tailored, optimised scans
which are con gurable to a patient’s condition.
Through the groundbreaking integration of Tim 4G and Dot technologies, the MAGNETOM
Aera scanner sets a new standard of ef ciency and care and helps healthcare practitioners
harness a new level of productivity. A full range of applications and a patient-centered design
make this the top-of-the-line choice for a 1.5T system. When combined, all these technologies
enable practitioners to perform up to 30% more exams per day. Featuring a 70-cm open bore and
short magnet, the system also make exams more patient-friendly, especially for claustrophobic
and paediatric patients. Moreover, it accommodates a large variety of body sizes, shapes and
conditions.
Special Features
The new 160-slice Multi Slice CT Scanner installed at KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital incorporates
the latest technologies for clinicians to perform a wide variety of clinical examinations. It also
enables advanced applications in a streamlined work ow so that clinical images of maximum
quality and with a minimal amount of radiation can be obtained. The use of advanced dose
reduction technologies (AIDR with Active Collimator) provides excellent image quality with only
a low radiation dose.
The system comes equipped with high-speed reconstruction capabilities which can be carried out
in tandem with high-speed scanning. This allows images to be instantly available for review even
as the patient is leaving the scanning room. The combination of the new quantum detector, 0.35s
gantry rotation speed, and state-of-the-art reconstruction technology allows many examinations
to be performed in mere seconds. This lends to improved patient care, especially for trauma and
paediatric patients.
The system’s ultra-thin 0.5 mm-wide detector with 160-slice images enables scanning of organs
at a higher resolution within a shorter scanning time, resulting in multi-planar and 3D images
demonstrating perfect continuity along the Z-axis. In addition, ultrafast scan times allow the
contrast medium dose and exposure dose to be reduced. The 780 mm wide bore in the new
evolution gantry is 60 mm larger than its predecessor. The wide bore is designed to facilitate
better patient access and more exible positioning especially for critically ill patients and during
interventional procedures.
System : SIEMENS - 1.5 TESLA MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) SCANNER
Venue : KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital
System : TOSHIBA 160-SLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCANNER
Venue : KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital
Over the course of 2013, the team installed a host of new, advanced state-of-the-art equipment at various KPJ hospitals:
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