Creu banking organizes the first master in heart image.

-Creu Blanca offers the course his medical team as well as the latest technologies in diagnosing cardiac imaging

Barcelona, 2011-September Creu Blanca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau have agreed to the Organization of the course I of the master in advanced techniques of diagnosis Imaging in cardiology.

This master form, for the first time, both graduates in Radiology and cardiology creating multidisciplinary teams to obtain increased performance of the techniques in diagnosis of heart image.

To the formalisation of the agreement was attended by representatives of the three entities involved in the master: Prof. Carles Jaime, Projectes Estratègics Vice Rector i Planificació of the UAB, Prof. Joan Cinca, Professor of Cardiology of the UAB and Director of the service of Cardiology of the Hospital de Sant Pau, Dr. Guillem Pons LladóDirector of the unit image Cardiaca, of that service as of the of clinic Creu Blanca, Dr. Xavier Alomar, responsible for the r & d Department of Creu Blanca, (I) Ms. Eulàlia Alomar, Chief Financial Officer of the group.

Image diagnostic cardiac master: Cardioresonancia, CT, ultrasound

The course includes the use of more advanced heart diagnostic techniques such as the magnetic resonance imaging applied to research of the blood perfusion of the heart; the coronary CT with four dimensional images to study non-invasive of the coronary and blood vessels and heart mobility; the use of technical sonogram with more advanced equipment and the use of the haemodynamic teams for the invasive diagnosis of coronary vessels.

also the practices of coronary CT will be carried out in the most advanced scanner that exists at the moment the Aquilion One, 320 crowns TAC single model exists in Spain.

As for MRI equipment, the diagnostic unit for image of Creu Blanca has 9 teams, to highlight the Magneton Verio, one of the few resonances in Catalonia with 3 Teslas and 3 not claustrophobic teams.

the Department’s r & d of Creu Blanca, led by Dr. Xavier Alomar, has the means to develop research such as research on the lymphatic system, virtual endoscopy and vascular diagnostic systems and sequences, 4 d flow without the use of contrasts.

With this new initiative, Creu Blanca participates actively in the training of future professionals in the use of advanced technologies, providing both medical equipment as necessary.

Group Creu Blanca, Center of reference in preventive medicine and diagnostic image.

Established in 1950, Creu Blanca English currently integrated by five centres in Barcelona. With a team of more than 240 medical professionals dedicated to more than 30 specialities, Creu Blanca works to guarantee their clients the best services in medicine, with speed, agility, comfort, without waiting lists and through a completely personalized.

Creu Blanca began 60 years ago as clinic located at Pelayo Street, no. 40 of Barcelona. Thanks to the expansion of capital both infrastructure and personnel, has become a group of centers designed to provide coverage to all medical needs: preventive revisions, outpatient, emergency 24 hours a day, surgical interventions, in addition to the aforementioned Department of diagnostic imaging.