INJURED players can expect to get back in the game faster thanks to a new high-tech scanner installed recently in Geelong, according to Cats operations manager Neil Balme.
“The detail and speed of the new scanner means the medics will know exactly what treatment is needed and how soon the player can start playing again,” he said.
Lake Imaging’s Professor Alex Pitman said the XCT had “lifted the bar in medical diagnosis” to a new level.
Prof Pitman said the new $1 million XCT hybrid scanner was brought from the USA and installed at St John of God Hospital.
“Applications for the XCT range from sporting injuries to cardiac and renal functions and cancers.
“It will be used by everyone from adults to the youngest of children and is the first scanner of its type to be made available to the public in Victoria.
“Steve Johnson got his injury just before the XCT was installed, but virtually all the players have been checked out by various advanced scanners in the 2011 season.
“It is now possible to see with astonishing accuracy how the body is functioning internally in a simple and non-invasive procedure.
“The XCT will help make treatment more timely and effective, in many cases remove the need for biopsy or invasive surgery, is a more accurate way to measure the progress of treatments and will be a great reassurance to patients, their doctors and the Geelong Cats.”
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