KANKAKEE, IL--(Marketwire - January 14, 2009) -
Riverside Medical Center announced that its
new $1,200,000 imaging laboratory will offer its patients a much safer and
more efficient alternative to major surgery. The newly-acquired Philips
Allura Xper imaging system permits minimally invasive surgical procedures
to treat a host of medical conditions including cardiac, neuro-vascular,
and peripheral vascular problems, which up until now have required major
open surgery. The new catheter based intervention technique which includes
inserting a flexible plastic tube into large arteries or veins makes for
safer low-risk surgery, lessened exposure to radiation, and faster recovery
time as compared to traditional surgical techniques. Riverside and Philips
have made minimally invasive vascular and neurovascular surgery possible
for the first time in
Illinois healthcare history.
The computerized system allows physicians to view high-resolution digital
X-ray images. Philips' cutting-edge technology provides live, 3-D image
guidance: the capability of navigating through the patient's vascular
system and observing a crisp and distortion free view of tiny objects and
details. This allows physicians to make fast, accurate, real-time
decisions about diagnosis and treatment of each patient's individual case.
The imaging system is part of a "hybrid operating room," which links it to
advanced interventional surgical tools which work in smooth synchronization
with the X-ray image guidance. This new technology has revolutionized a
wide variety of surgical procedures such as stenting, diagnostic
catheterizations, balloon angioplasty, hepatic embolization, kyphoplasty,
discectomy, and minimally invasive cranial and spinal fusion and
procedures.
Moreover, Philips' Allura Xper reduced X-ray dose technology permits
physicians to select the lowest level of X-ray dose needed to support the
particular application, which results in lessened radiation exposure for
both patients and medical staff. And minimally invasive procedures mean
quicker healing, lessened hospital stay, faster return to normal activities
for cardiac rehab program
and other surgical patients.
The new Philips image technology at Riverside Medical Center, a Kankakee
County Hospital, is part of its ongoing effort to bring the latest and
best technology to Chicago area residents. Riverside's cardiac rehab
program, assisted living program, and other outpatient services assure
Illinois healthcare patients the very best medical treatment and
supervision available anywhere. For further information regarding the
world class healthcare offered by Riverside Medical Center visit
www.RiversideMC.net, or call (815) 933-1671.
