Our Technologies
Paideia International Hospital offers state-of-the-art technology and the most advanced sequences in the field of diagnostic imaging.
TECHNOLOGIES
Diagnostic Imaging
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
PET/CT
The DISCOVERY MI PET-CT is a digital PET/CT scan that studies tumours using high-quality images of tumours and reduced doses of radio-pharmaceuticals. The DISCOVERY MI PET-CT system features:
- A digital PET module (digital detector that improves image quality by highlighting details and outlines of lesions)
- An 128-layer CT module
- Acquisition of 15 cm of anatomy in 1 minute
- Advanced image reconstruction systems including Q. CLEAR (iterative algorithm that improves image quality) and Q. FREEZE (motion artifact removal system)
The DISCOVERY MI PET/CT is a combined tool for second-stage examinations. It uses the CT scan X-ray emissions to analyse tissue morphology and the PET scan activity to analyse tissue metabolism and physiology, thus locating the tumour and calculating its size and possible presence of disease in other parts of the body.
The PET/CT scan uses a digital detector that offers very high sensitivity and excellent spatial resolution, i.e. high-quality images even for very small lesions. This technology reduces both examination times and the dose of radio pharmaceuticals required.
The DISCOVERY MI uses Q. CLEAR for enhanced images via an algorithm with 25 interactions that acts on the increase in signal-to-noise ratio and Q. FREEZE, which eliminates the patient motion artifacts from respiratory motion and heartbeat.
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Gammacamera
The Gamma Camera (SPECT) NM 830 is a machine used in nuclear medicine to acquire scintigraphic images for visualising the distribution in the body of radioactivity from drugs injected into the patient.
The NM 830 Gamma Camera features:
- Continuous step-and-shoot acquisition (Swiftscan system), which reduces examination time by an additional 25%
- A high-sensitivity, low-energy collimator (LEHRS)
- A dual head Gamma Camera enabling 180° rotation to cover 360° movements
- A CT module adjacent to the gantry
- The option of performing examinations with Gallium
The Gamma camera is used in oncology, sports medicine, cardiology; bone, renal and thyroid scintigraphy. For doctors, the system is equipped with the SmartConsole, a tool that allows scans to be viewed remotely. You can change the processing settings and start the clinical processing at any time. For example, doctors can view a full-body bone scan directly on their device and define the required scan interval limits from wherever they happen to be. This transition to digital workflow allows examinations to be completed more quickly.
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Revolution CT
The Revolution 512-slice CT is a state-of-the-art, quasi non-invasive, fast and accurate CT scan. It examines any organ in the body in just 0.28 seconds, and is almost entirely non-invasive, thus increasing patient comfort:
- Radiation reduced by 82% (less than 1 milliSievert)
- High-definition images capturing lesions as small as 0.23 mm
- One-beat cardiac acquisition (437 mm/second scan speed)
- Acquisition of the same anatomical portion using different energy levels
- Spectral Imaging (range between 80 kV and 140 kV)
The Revolution Apex CT scan investigates any anatomical portion in reduced time with high patient comfort. This CT is equipped with a post-processing system that provides a wide range of clinical applications, such as automated and functional study of the heart, colon and liver analysis, vascular studies, oncological follow-up, etc.
Spectral Imaging is an acquisition technique that is only possible with certain CT scans, which is why they are called Spectral CT, and consists of capturing the same anatomical portion using different energy levels of X-rays, in particular at 80 kV and 140 kV voltage.
The comparative study of the two different energies increases the radiologist’s ability to characterise in particular cancer lesions.
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
3.0T Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ambition/Elition
The Ingenia Elition 3.0T X is a revolutionary 3-Tesla MRI in terms of quality and performs diagnostic examinations up to 50% faster.
The Elition 3.0T X MRI features:
- Examinations using Compressed SENSE methodology up to 50% faster with no loss in image quality
- Spatial resolution up to 60% higher by means of completely redesigned gradients and contrast resolution 70% higher on average
- The signal-to-noise ratio is improved by a 15% reduction in exhalation time
- Improved patient comfort thanks to a comfortable mattress and acoustic noise reduction of up to 80% for both routine scans and scans using high gradient settings
- Touchless patient sensing
Patient positioning is facilitated by the VitalScreen system, which provides guidance and information on which coil to use and the duration of the examination also based on the physiological signal (ECG). Ambient Experience mode improves patient comfort by setting lighting, sounds and visual elements in the tunnel during the examination, ensuring a relaxing sensory experience.
– Also suitable for people suffering from obesity –
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1.5T Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Ambition/Elition
Ingenia Ambition 1.5T X is a helium-free 1.5 Tesla MRI that processes high-quality images even with patients presenting technical challenges and performs examinations at a higher speed.
The Ambition 1.5T X MRI features:
- New cooling technology requiring a negligible 0.5% of helium for installation; the sudden or gradual escape of helium is impossible
- Compressed SENSE sequences enable scans with short apnoea times with no loss of image quality
- ScanWise Implant software interacts with the operator by providing step-by-step instructions to simplify scans for patients with implants requiring specific conditions
- Images with excellent quality for soft tissue, bone and cartilage structures with specific focus on the meniscus
From the moment the patient enters the scanning machine until the end of the examination, the In-Bore Connect solution helps the patient to relax, follow instructions and minimise movement. The revolutionary VitalEye system detects the patient’s physiological signals with close monitoring by means of touchless sensing. The quality of the physiological signal is significantly improved as compared to the respiratory sensor approach. The operator receives a continuous and strong respiratory signal without any interaction.
– Also suitable for people suffering from obesity –
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Mammography
The Selenia Dimension is a state-of-the-art mammography machine for breast cancer screening. The first mammography machine to offer breast tomosynthesis technology with 2D and 3D image reconstruction including examinations with contrast medium.
The mammography machine features:
- Tomosynthesis combined with conventional mammography to detect 41% of invasive tumours
- Reduced number of unnecessary recalls
- Dual Energy image acquisition and image reconstruction without dose delivery, image acquisition with contrast medium
- X-ray tube with an arc of 15° above the breast in order to acquire images also from above
Even faster procedures:
- Tomosynthesis in 3.7 seconds
- Biopsy in less than 13 minutes
- Easier and faster 2D and 3D stereotactic procedures
- Improved patient comfort
TECHNOLOGIES
Surgery
Chirurgia
Da Vinci Xi
Robot
The Da Vinci is the most advanced robotic system for minimally invasive surgery. Its technical features allow the robot to be used in various fields, fromurology to gynaecology, from thoracic surgery to general surgery.
- Small incisions with reduced tissue trauma
- Less bleeding and less need for transfusions
- Reduced hospital stay and post-operative pain
- Faster recovery time
- Rapid return to daily activities
- Easier execution of complex surgical manoeuvres
- Greater patient safety
SURGERY
Mako
Robot
The Mako is the most advanced robotic system for minimally invasive orthopaedic prosthetic surgery. It features: accuracy, precision and reproducibility of surgical actions.
The innovative Mako system is particularly recommended in degenerative joint diseases of the knee, such as arthrosis and osteoarthritis, due to age and family history.
It allows maximum precision of the prosthesis according to the individual patient’s particular anatomy, balanced ligamentous tension of the joint, cartilage thickness, orientation, sliding and coupling between prosthetic components. The robotic arms allows the surgeon to reproduce on the patient the actions programmed in the software with extreme precision, eliminating manual error.
SURGERY
Operating
Theatres
Paideia International Hospital is equipped with 7 operating theatres, 2 of which are used for endoscopy procedures. All operating theatres are equipped with laminar flow ventilation, which reduces the bacterial load in the surgical site and on the operating table to almost nil.
These two vast operating theatres (80m2 and 100m2) easily accommodate simultaneous robot-assisted surgery and operating teams in maximum comfort and safety.
Equipped with the latest technology, the operating theatres are also connected in real time with Paideia International Hospital’s in-house analysis laboratory, ensuring the surgeon can obtain immediate information, where required.
TECHNOLOGIES
Pharmacy
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING
Automated Pharmacy
Paideia International Hospital’s in-house pharmacy is equipped with a fully automated drug management service thanks to the BD ROWA VMAX, a computerised drug storage and dispensing system.
This system has the following advantages:
- Optimised time and quality of staff work;
- Minimised possibility of error when dispensing the drug to the requesting ward;
- Reduced waste, understood as the amount of expired drugs or non-moving stock,
- Rapid tracking of drug handling and dispensing according to ward requirements.
Thanks to the pneumatic post system, medicines are dispensed to requesting wards even more quickly and directly. The computerised drug administration cabinets and trolleys in the in-patient and emergency wards guarantee increased safety for the patient during preparation and administration of treatment.
