A Virtual Tour of the Body - 64-slice CT Scan

Learn about this great new tool that is allowing doctors to view the body in detail never seen before. The new 64-slice CT scan is one of the fastest, most detailed anatomical imaging machine available. The speed helps when a doctor is trying to get an image of a moving object, like a heart.

CT stands for "computerized tomography," and it is a highly detailed x-ray.

Watch as we talk to Drs. Ninh Dao and Virginia Joyce of Sutter Davis Hospital to learn more about the 64-slice CT and how it is helping them in their work.

Physicians featured in this segment
Ninh Dao, M.D.
Sutter Davis Hospital
Virginia Joyce, M.D.
Sutter Davis Hospital

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64-slice CT Resources Near You Marin General Hospital www.maringeneral.org Sutter Davis Hospital www.sutterdavis.org Sutter Gould Medical Foundation – Modesto and Stockton www.suttergould.org Mill-Peninsula Health Services www.mills-peninsula.org California Pacific Medical Center www.cpmc.org