Our Philips Achieva 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging scanner is the most powerful clinical nuclear resonance tomography unit available in the market today. Besides, we own the first 3.0-Tesla magnet in the whole of Austria. Very few of these units are being operated in places other than research institutions or university-based clinics at the present time. The signal is twice as strong as that of 1.5-Tesla units and hence offers a large number of new possibilities in terms of diagnosis:
The DiagnoseZentrumUrania also possesses a Philips 1.5-Tesla device of the most recent generation, with complete coil equipment for the investigation of all body regions. This device has also been updated to fulfil the latest technical standards
DiagnoseZentrumUrania is a digital Institute. Therefore, we have an X-ray imaging unit with two solid-state detectors ? the most modern technology in X-ray diagnosis. The system allows immediate quality control of the images. The radiation dose is also much less than that for film or foil systems. The reporting is done at fully digital workstations. A digital fusion system is available to obtain X-rays of the entire vertebral column and full legs. This system allows measurements of all types to be performed and documented. A radiologist evaluates the results of all X-rays immediately after the investigation and documents them. Reports and X-rays are handed over to the patient.
The multislice computed tomography unit in use at DiagnoseZentrumUrania creates images at a maximum frequency of eight per second. As we have several 3-D reporting and reconstruction workstations, we are able to perform three-dimensional imaging of the vascular system or the skeleton. Besides, the equipment allows us to perform virtual endoscopies (virtual colonoscopy, bronchoscopy).
Three colour Doppler ultrasound units with complete transducer equipment are available at DiagnoseZentrumUrania. These include endovaginal and transrectal probes, as well as small-parts probes up to 12 megahertz. All regions of the body can be investigated by ultrasound with these probes.
Our digital mammography system with two formats is suitable for the investigation of large breasts as well. The images are viewed in special high-resolution workstations and assessed by two specialists ? this ensures very reliable reporting for the patient. In the near future this procedure will be aided by CAD (computer-aided diagnosis) and complemented by a flat detector mammography system. In cases of ambiguous changes we perform biopsies by the stereotactic procedure.