American Hospital Dubai, part of Mohamed & Obaid Al Mulla Group, has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with United Imaging, one of the global leading company in advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment.
As per the agreement signed during the Arab Health 2020, high-performance (PET/CT) scan machine manufactured by United Imaging to be installed at American Hospital Dubai’s Nuclear Medicine Department, and both companies will be engaged in intensive cooperation in clinical and scientific research.
A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that helps reveal how your tissues and organs are functioning. A PET scan uses a radioactive drug (tracer) to show this activity. This scan can sometimes detect disease before it shows up on other imaging tests.
The new technology is useful in revealing or evaluating several conditions, including many cancers, heart disease and brain disorders. The newly installed United Imaging’s high-performance PET/CT uMI780, with high sensitivity and ultra-high resolution, offers exceptional image clarity that enable healthcare professionals to find small lesions and to help improve diagnostic and treatment precision.
Besides, with its 30cm ultra-large Axial FOV, a whole-body scan can be completed in as few as 3 bed positions and 5 minutes for fast throughout and improved patient comfort.
Sherif Beshara, Chief Executive Officer of Mohamed & Obaid Al Mulla Group, said: “In line with our commitment to abide by the overarching goals set by the UAE’s foresighted leadership, we continue to partner with globally reputed companies that would assist us to improve the quality of healthcare we provide using their products, and services. This partnership will make American Hospital Dubai an important clinical application reference site and help us to better serve the patients from the UAE and across the region.”
James Xia, Co-President of United Imaging said: “We are pleased and honoured to be a strategic partner of American Hospital Dubai, one of the top private group hospitals in Gulf Area and the whole Middle East Region. We believe our state-of-the-art products and industry-leading innovation capabilities will provide strong support to American Hospital Dubai in building a world-class hospital and providing top-notch healthcare services across the region and beyond.” -- Tradearabia News Service
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