Harvard Teaching Hospital Beth Israel Deaconess Installs Most Advanced CT System...

Harvard Teaching Hospital Beth Israel Deaconess Installs Most Advanced CT System Available - Aquilion ONE Dynamic Volume CT

Toshiba's Dynamic Volume CT Provides Faster, More Accurate
Diagnosis While Lowering Healthcare Costs
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
As a testament to the growing demand to improve patient care while
reducing healthcare costs, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. has
installed the Aquilion ONE(TM) dynamic volume CT system at Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical
School in Boston.

"In one of the country's leading medical teaching hospitals, we
hope the Aquilion ONE's ability to image an entire organ and show
function for the first time will mean faster, more accurate diagnosis,
better patient outcomes and ultimately lower healthcare costs for our
patients," explained Dr. Vassilios D. Raptopoulos, interim
radiologist-in-chief, Department of Radiology and director, CT
services, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. "We are grateful to be
one of the first teaching hospitals in the United States using this
advanced technology."

Toshiba's Aquilion ONE dynamic volume CT system utilizes 320
ultra-high resolution detector rows (0.5 mm in width) to image an
entire organ in a single gantry rotation. The result is unparalleled
in diagnostic imaging today and produces a 4D clinical video showing
up to 16 cm of anatomical coverage, enough to capture the entire brain
or heart, and show its movement such as blood flow.

"The Aquilion ONE has the potential to provide a single,
comprehensive exam that can replace a variety of duplicative and
invasive procedures," added Dr. Raptopoulos. "Its versatility and
ability to diagnose disease fast will be used within our radiology
department to detect and treat life-threatening conditions, including
cancer, heart disease, stroke and other neurovascular conditions."

"Toshiba designed the Aquilion ONE for today's healthcare
environment," said Doug Ryan, senior director, CT Business Unit,
Toshiba. "By replacing several tests with this single exam, the
Aquilion ONE will allow physicians to treat at-risk patients
immediately - saving resources and time for both healthcare facilities
and patients."

About Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a patient care, teaching
and research affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and consistently
ranks among the top four in National Institutes of Health funding
among independent hospitals nationwide. BIDMC is clinically affiliated
with the Joslin Diabetes Center and is a research partner of
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. BIDMC is the official hospital of
the Boston Red Sox. For more information, visit www.bidmc.harvard.edu.

About Toshiba

With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical
Systems markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging
systems, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all
modalities in the United States. Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., an
independent group company of Toshiba Corp., is a global leading
provider of diagnostic medical imaging systems and comprehensive
medical solutions, such as CT, Cath & EP Labs, X-ray, Ultrasound, MRI
and information systems. Toshiba Corp. is a leader in information and
communications systems, electronic components, consumer products, and
power systems. Toshiba has approximately 191,000 employees worldwide
and annual sales of $67 billion. For more information, visit
www.medical.toshiba.com.

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
Charlene Jacobs, 714-669-7811
cjacobs@tams.com
or
Adrianna Hosford, 310-584-8343
adrianna.hosford@ketchum.com

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