NHS introduces 3D heart scans to diagnose patients in 20 minutes

Revolutionary HeartFlow technology turns CT scan into 3D image, allowing treatment five times faster

Patients with life-threatening coronary heart disease will be treated five times faster thanks to 3D scans being introduced on the NHS that allow for a diagnosis in just 20 minutes.

The revolutionary technology can turn a regular CT scan of the heart into a 3D image, allowing doctors to diagnose them rapidly, NHS England said.

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