UCI Health first in region to use new CT imaging technology

UCI Health first in region to use new CT imaging technology

Photon-counting CT at new cancer center features high speed, high resolution

Irvine, Calif. - UCI Health has become the first Southern California health system to offer advanced photon-counting computed tomography scanning, which features higher resolution scanning at a fraction of the time necessary for traditional CT imaging. The first patients were scanned on July 16 at the new Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building on the UCI Health ― Irvine medical campus.

"UCI Health cares for patients with complex conditions and state-of-the-art medical imaging is an essential part of this care," said Dr. Vahid Yaghmai, professor and chair of radiological sciences and interim chair of radiation oncology in the UC Irvine School of Medicine and UCI Health.

"With the installation of the first photon-counting CT technology in Southern California, our patients now have access to the most advanced CT imaging available in the world. This technology enables our radiologists to evaluate the body with very high-resolution images obtained in less than a second, compared to much longer studies performed with conventional scanners."

Advanced imaging at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is a key component of cancer diagnosis, treatment and active surveillance for those recovering from cancer. As the region's leading provider of complex care for cancer, neurosciences, digestive health, orthopaedics and more, UCI Health is committed to making the best technology accessible to its patients. Next month, UCI Health will open its new Outpatient Imaging Center at UCI Medical Center in Orange, providing the latest in imaging excellence to central and north Orange County residents.

UCI Health provides imaging and diagnostic services at UCI Medical Center, which is home to Orange County's only Level I trauma center and primary stroke center. Services are also available at UCI Health locations in Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Irvine, Newport Beach, Tustin and Yorba Linda.

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UCI Health, one of California's largest academic health systems, is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine. The system comprises its main campus UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Recognized as a Top Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

About UCI Health - Irvine

UCI Health - Irvine is part of UCI Health, Orange County's only academic health system, serving the communities of coastal and south Orange County. It is the nation's first medical campus powered by an all-electric, carbon-neutral central utilities plant. It is home to the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care, offering the full range of multidisciplinary specialty care for children and adults, urgent care services and the UCI Health Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders. It is also home to The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building. The medical complex will be complete in 2025 with the opening of a seven-story, 144-bed acute care hospital and 24-hour emergency department.