Presbyterian/St. Luke`s Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL Install Toshiba`s Aquilion ONE Dynamic Volume CT

World`s First Dynamic Volume CT Enables Hospital to Support Its Diverse Range of
Specialties and Patient Groups, Including Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and
Limb Preservation
TUSTIN, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
To continue to provide the most advanced care for adults, newborns and children
across the Rocky Mountains and Great Plains region, Presbyterian/St. Luke`s
Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL have installed
Toshiba`s Aquilion® ONE, the world`s first dynamic volume CT system. The
hospital will use the Aquilion ONE to support its more than 80 specialties,
including cardiology, neurology, oncology, diabetes management, orthopedics,
pediatrics, emergency medicine and its nationally acclaimed wound healing/limb
preservation program.

Developed by Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, the Aquilion ONE dynamic
volume CT is the only medical imaging system that can image an entire organ like
the brain or heart in one rotation, and show real-time function, including blood
flow and movement, in less time than traditional multi-detector row CT systems.
It also uses less radiation than traditional multi-detector row CT systems and
allows for imaging with limited-to-no patient sedation.

"The Aquilion ONE`s advanced CT technology is uniquely suited to support many of
our specialties, including some distinct groups like pediatrics and limb
preservation," explained Dr. John Gerhold, medical director, Department of
Radiology, Presbyterian/St. Luke`s Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital
for Children at P/SL. "The Aquilion ONE`s ability to image large anatomical
regions and show dynamic function, while lowering radiation and sedation, is
helping us improve patient care and safety for a range of patients. Its fast
acquisition time images patients in a fraction of a second, requiring
little-to-no patient sedation, which is easier and safer for patients,
especially infants and children."

Presbyterian/St. Luke`s Medical Center is home to the Denver Clinic for
Extremities at Risk, one of the world`s leading limb preservation programs. The
Aquilion ONE can be especially useful in orthopedic cases as it is the only CT
system able to show dynamic function, such as blood flow and joint movement. The
Aquilion ONE will be used in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of limb
preservation patients at Presbyterian/St. Luke`s Medical Center. Using the
Aquilion ONE, physicians can acquire 4D dynamic images of limbs to better assess
the viability, blood flow and anatomical function.

Another reason to select dynamic volume CT is for its pediatric applications.
The Aquilion ONE can significantly lower patient radiation dose exposure and
decrease the sedation needed for exams. Traditionally, when children are imaged
using multi-detector CT, sedation is required to keep the patient still long
enough to obtain a clear diagnostic image. The Aquilion ONE`s fast exam time
means less patient sedation is required. Also, the system includes Toshiba`s
SUREExposure Pediatric software to automatically measure the size and age of
each patient and tailor radiation dose to ensure the patient receives only the
radiation required to obtain a clear diagnostic image.

Introduced in November 2007, dynamic volume CT scans an entire organ in a single
pass and produces 4D videos that show an organ`s structure, its movement and
blood flow. In comparison, a 64-slice, 128-slice or 256-slice CT scan can only
capture a portion of an organ in a single pass, requiring physicians to "stitch
together" multiple scans of an organ to get a full image. The new technology
helps reduce multiple exposures to radiation and exam time.

"The Aquilion ONE was designed for today`s healthcare environment, where leading
medical centers, like Presbyterian/St. Luke`s Medical Center, require advanced
imaging technology to support a range of medical specialties, like emergency
medicine and pediatrics," said Doug Ryan, senior director, CT Business Unit,
Toshiba. "While the Aquilion ONE is instrumental in affecting patient outcomes
in these more traditional specialty areas, we have seen a number of sites use
the system for new applications as Presbyterian/St. Luke`s Medical Center has
done with its limb preservation program. Therein lies the power of this new
system - to help physicians deliver better outcomes to a wider variety of
patient groups."

About Presbyterian/St. Luke`s Medical Center

For 128 years, P/SL has been meeting the healthcare needs of patients and their
families from across the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions, and from
around the world. With over 80 specialties, 1,000 specialists and primary care
physicians, and 1,600 employees, P/SL is the only tertiary/quaternary care
hospital in a seven state region that offers one campus with leading
comprehensive care, featuring Advanced Centers for Minimally Invasive Surgery,
Cardiovascular Services, Cancer/BMT, Pediatrics, Maternal-Fetal Care,
Orthopedics, Kidney Transplant, HBO, Wound Healing, Infectious Diseases and
more. P/SL provides compassionate and innovative care. Licensed for 680 beds,
P/SL is the largest hospital in Colorado.

www.pslmc.comwww.bestcareforme.com

About Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL

Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL (RMHC at P/SL) is a regional
resource for specialty pediatric care founded nearly twenty years ago by private
practice pediatric specialists at HealthONE`s Presbyterian/St. Luke`s Medical
Center in central Denver. It is home to the region`s largest and most successful
high-risk maternity service and an 84-bed intensive care newborn nursery-keeping
mothers and babies together in the same hospital for optimal care. A $113
million pediatric facility will open on the P/SL campus in 2010, expanding
current pediatric services into a new 64-bed inpatient unit and creating
additional operating room and pediatric intensive care areas.

RMHC at P/SL`s focus on patient care and quality monitoring extends throughout
HealthONE`s family of hospitals to enhance existing services and bring specialty
care closer to patients in their home community. HealthONE hospitals provided
care to nearly 100,000 children in 2007 through inpatient and outpatient
services.

www.rockymountainhospitalforchildren.com

About Toshiba`s Aquilion ONE

The Aquilion® ONE, the world`s first dynamic volume CT, utilizes 320 ultra-high
resolution detector rows to image an entire organ in a single gantry rotation
and shows dynamic function like blood flow. Since its introduction in November
2007, the Aquilion ONE has been named Popular Science magazine`s "Best of What`s
New 2008 - Personal Health Category," rt Image`s 2008 Most Valuable Product
(MVP), Frost & Sullivan`s Global CT Systems Product Differentiation Innovation
Award 2007, AuntMinnie.com`s "Minnies 2008 - Best New Radiology Device" and
Medical Design Excellence Award Winner in 2009.

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 198,000 employees worldwide and annual sales
of $77 billion. For more information, visit www.medical.toshiba.com.

Toshiba America Medical Systems
Charlene Jacobs, 714-669-7811
cjacobs@tams.com
or
Ketchum
Adrianna Hosford, 310-584-8343
adrianna.hosford@ketchum.com
or
Presbyterian/St. Luke`s Medical Center
Angie Anania, 303-869-2557
angie.anania@healthonecares.com

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