Lonnie Stuppler suggested to her husband Barry that they celebrate their anniversary by having their hearts scanned with a 64-Slice computed tomography (CT) system. She figured she was the one at risk since heart disease runs in her family.

But it was Barry’s scan that revealed a problem. Doctors at Westside Medical Imaging in Los Angeles diagnosed Barry with a thoracic aneurysm and told him his aorta was in imminent danger of rupturing. Fortunately, thanks to clear pictures provided by 64-slice CT technology, doctors were able to identify and surgically correct the aneurysm, which would not have been detectable through a routine physical exam or X-ray. “This thing did save my life,” Barry said of the 64-slice CT technology. “I believe I was living with a time bomb in my chest, and we caught it in time.”

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