Hospital da Luz Coimbra has already operational a new unit of Magnetic Resonance (MR) 3.0 Tesla, equipped with the latest technology, improving significantly its capacity and differentiation in diagnosis and therapeutics. Filipe Caseiro Alves, clinical director and coordinator of the Medical Imaging Centre from Hospital da Luz Coimbra, stated that Magnetic Resonance 3.0 Tesla allows, for instance, to perform more efficiently “functional brain testing and prostate multiparametric MR (for more accurate detection of prostate cancer in initial stage)”. Furthermore, “it opens doors to innovating research on liver, pancreas and bile duct, and to a more rigorous and advanced assessment in case of gynaecologic inflammatory disease, such as endometriosis, or of musculoskeletal system and articular cartilage pathology”, among others. Therefore, “it is a plus for all those who seek for high-value clinical services”, in the central region of the country. “We took one more step towards the realization of our investment strategy at Hospital da Luz Coimbra, which will allow us to enhance the quality of our service offer and respond, in terms of diagnosis and therapeutics, to the most demanding and differentiated needs of our clients” – stressed, on the other hand, Pedro Beja Afonso, the unit’s manager. The Imaging Department from Hospital da Luz Coimbra has already the capacity to perform a wide range of imaging diagnosis complementary exams, through Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Computer Tomography (CT), notably conventional radiology exams (X-ray and orthopantomography) and Nuclear Medicine. It also integrates equipment destined to bone densitometry, mammography, echography and echo-Doppler exams. The hospital is equally prepared to perform all kind of vascular and non-vascular intervention radiology procedures, therefore being able to perform biopsy, drainage, minimally invasive treatment for tumours and metastases, articular infiltration (guided by CT and echography), as well as diagnostic and therapeutic angiography, among others.
