Samsung Clinic conducts diagnostic procedures using modern medical equipment in accordance with international standards:
- Proton therapy — a type of radiation treatment for tumors. The generated protons, being accelerated, penetrate the cancerous tissue and destroy it. Doctors use this method because of the small number of possible side effects.
Proton therapy doesn’t damage healthy tissue in the body. Experienced physicians at the Samsung clinic use this method for tumors of the brain, small pelvis, spine, thyroid gland, salivary glands, etc.;
- Gamma Knife ICON — a high-precision microradiosurgical therapy with minimal radiation exposure. One procedure lasts no more than 10 minutes.
Using the gamma knife, qualified doctors remove tumors located close to vital structures of the brain;
- Tomotherapy — the gold standard of radiation therapy for difficult-to-reach tumors.
The linear accelerator rotates around the patient repeatedly. At the same time, it simultaneously creates a CT image and irradiates the tumor;
- MRI — the method works using a magnetic field and radio waves. The procedure is painless.
The doctor may order an MRI with contrast. This means that a contrast agent will be injected into the body, which improves visualization;
- LINAC/LINAC-IGRT — linear accelerators.
The device directs X-rays or electrons at the tumor. Cancer cells are destroyed without damaging healthy tissue;
- Angiography on the latest angiographs:
The doctor injects a contrast agent into the vessels, making them visible using X-rays, MRI or CT. Distinguish between angiography of arteries (arteriography), veins (venography) and lymphography.
Indications for angiography: diagnosis of vascular diseases, venous thrombosis of the lower extremities, atherosclerosis, BODY, suspected heart attack, etc.;
- Fusion PET-CT — a combination of two different methods, namely positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT). The two devices work differently and provide different images and information.
For research, the doctor injects the patient with a small amount of weakly radioactive substances, the so-called indicators. Their distribution in the cells of the body becomes visible with a PET camera.
CT works with X-rays that pass through the body from the outside. This creates images of the patient’s internal body structure;
- Da Vinci robotic surgery:
Da Vinci provides the most accurate and minimally invasive intervention. During the operation, the surgeon sits at the control panel. The doctor controls the robot arms and microsurgical instruments with millimeter precision.
The doctor sees the operating field in three dimensions with a tenfold magnification. Blood loss during such operations is minimal;
- Cyclotron — particle accelerator:
The cyclotron uses magnetic fields to make cancer cells absorb protons and other particles. Because of this, tumor cells glow on PET/CT images.
Experienced doctors use the cyclotron to diagnose malignant diseases and directly for radiation therapy of various forms of cancer;
- 64-channel CT is an imaging technique in which an X-ray tube rotates around the patient and the X-rays penetrate the body.
Computed tomography is used to diagnose various diseases and injuries. Sometimes the doctor will recommend a full body examination.
CT is needed if there is serious injury, bleeding, or bone fracture, or if a stroke is suspected. CT plays an important role in the diagnosis of cancer: the doctor determines the size and location of tumors and possible metastases.
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