Barbara Franzese Cron
Manager, Marketing Communications
Teaneck, NJ — November 30, 2011 — Holy Name Medical Center now offers the latest generation in SPECT imaging with its recent installation of the Siemans Symbia® S imaging system. The Symbia® S represents the absolute latest generation in nuclear medicine imaging technology, bringing significantly shorter test time and high resolution 3-D images. It is highly versatile in its ability to detect disease across multiple medical specialties, providing exquisitely detailed information about illnesses and abnormalities that are complicated or difficult to diagnose.
The Symbia® S assists physician specialists by giving them the data they need to make accurate decisions about therapy and follow-up for their patients. For example, cardiologists at Holy Name use it to diagnose heart disease, oncologists find tumor cells and stage cancer before it can be seen by other imaging modalities, and infectious disease specialists conduct white blood cell scans to determine the source of fevers of unknown origin.
“The most compelling advantage to patient care is the new technology’s ability to produce high resolution images in less time,” says Jacqueline Brunetti, MD, Medical Director of the Department of Radiology at Holy Name Medical Center. “Clear images ultimately improve patient outcomes because they give us the information we need to treat our patients appropriately—that’s our highest priority. But it’s also important to maintain a high level of patient satisfaction, and cutting down on scanning time goes a long way toward that goal.”