New imaging machines for IJN

Dr Ahmad explaining the features of the new PET-CT scan machine, which includes reduced radiation exposure for the patient and the ability to measure coronary flow reserve.

Technological advances increasingly mean that doctors are able to see and assess the function and structure of our organs without having to cut our bodies open or insert instruments into us.

Imaging methods like X-rays and ultrasound are familiar to us all, with many of us having undergone at least a chest X-ray (as part of a health check-up before being hired) or an abdominal ultrasound (for pregnant women).