Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is now employing 4DMedical’s “XV Scanner” and its X-ray velocimetry technology for its unique capabilities to detect and quantify lung disfunction.
VUMC researchers Bradley Richmond, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care, and John Gore, PhD, director of VUIIS and Hertha Ramsey Cress Professor of Medicine, describe their enthusiasm and optimism for the XV Scanner…
“This X-ray velocimetry scanner may very well change the landscape when it comes to how some lung diseases and dysfunctions are diagnosed,” says John Gore, PhD. “…This will be an important tool in translational research in lung health, and our hope is that this technology will be used by investigators throughout VUMC.”
Professor Bradley Richmond, MD, PhD, adds, “As pulmonologists and imaging specialists, we were watching as this technology was being developed, and we wanted to be among the first to test it. In the future, this could become an important method for diagnosing lung disease, possibly even in cases where currently available diagnostics do not reveal definitive areas of concern. I am excited VUIIS has brought this technology to Vanderbilt for testing across a range of lung conditions.”