(Baonghean.vn) - October 2016,Vinh Transport Hospital invested in renovating the clinic and introducing a new device, a bone density measuring machine with advanced technology (DEXXUM T - Korea) to serve patients.
DEXXUM T X-ray bone densitometer with advanced technology, giving accurate and reliable results, is the gold standard for assessing bone density of patients with the most reasonable investment cost. With these advantages, after putting the bone densitometer into operation, the Gulf Transport Hospital has attracted a lot of patients.
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| Elderly people are at high risk of osteoporosis and to serve the management and treatment, before measuring osteoporosis, patients are measured by medical staff for height, body weight... |
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| Doctor of Internal Medicine Department 4 conducts osteoporosis measurement at the central management office |
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| DEXXUM T X-ray Bone Densitometer Control Unit |
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| DEXXUM T X-ray bone density measuring machine with advanced technology at Vinh Transport Hospital. When a patient is tested for osteoporosis, the machine will irradiate 2 locations: the lumbar spine and the femoral neck. |
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| When tested on the bone densitometer, it will give specific results about the patient's condition such as: Severe osteoporosis, osteoporosis and osteopenia or normal, especially from that result, the machine automatically updates, warns about the disease condition and gives warnings to the patient. |
Doctor, Specialist 1 Nguyen Kien Son - Head of the Osteoporosis Measurement Room, said: After more than 15 days of operation, in Internal Medicine Room 4, osteoporosis measurements have been conducted for more than 70 patients, including 15 inpatients, the rest are outpatients. Thanks to quickly accessing new treatment methods and improving the ability to examine and treat diseases, Vinh Transport Hospital contributes to reducing the load on key hospitals at the Central level.
Hoang Vinh - Phan Minh
