Costs vs. Benefits: Comparing 64-Slice to 256 | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Inthiseraoffinancialcostcutting,questionsareraisedoverthetrueneedfor256​-or320-slicecomputedtomography(CT)systemsforcardiacimaging.

In this era of financial cost cutting, questions are raised over the true need for 256- or 320-slice computed tomography (CT)[1] systems for cardiac imaging. There are many radiologists and cardiologists who argue a 64-slice CT system is good enough to make a cardiac diagnosis without spending twice as much for the higher-slice systems. However, those who adopted 256- or 320-slice systems say the quality of the images are superior and lead to better diagnoses in CT angiography (CTA).

System users say 64-slice scanner costs a little more than $1 million, while a 256-slice scanner runs about $2 million, and a 320-slice system costs about $2.5 million.

Diagnostic and Invasive Cardiology spoke with cardiac imaging specialists to gain their insights into this debate.

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