GE deploys 200th Discovery ST PET/CT system

TriMed Staff | | Health Imaging | Practice Management
Highland Park Hospital of Illinois' Evanston Northwestern Healthcare System has installed GE Healthcare's Discovery ST PET/CT system.

It marks the 200th installation for GE since the unit was launched a year ago. The system combines positron emission tomography (PET) and CT in a single, non-invasive exam to provide physicians with both functional and anatomical images assisting in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer and heart disease.

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