For Doctors
HSC is committed to utilizing the best technology available. All diagnostic equipment at HSC such as MSCT, Mammogram, Cardiac Echo, Dexa Bone Densitometer, etc are supplied by world-renowned medical equipment manufacturers such as Siemens, General Electric (GE) and Hologic because of the most accurate, the most reproducible and the most consistent findings.
Further reading for doctors:-
(HSC selects only websites / articles we believe are useful and accurate. However as internet is subject to rapid change, we cannot guarantee the standards of such websites. We will continually upgrade this page and we welcome suggestions from you.)
Multislice CT (MSCT)
- "Slice" scanner latest advance in early detection of heart disease (American Heart Association) - Sept 2003
- 16-Slice MSCT for detection of Heart, Stroke & Cancer (Circulation) - Sept 2002
- One in two men here at risk of cancer by 2002 (The Strait Times) - 26 Sept 2002
- Annual CT Detects Most Cases of Lung Cancer at Stage I - 11 Dec 2003
- Computed Tomographic Virtual Colonoscopy to Screen for Colorectal Neoplasia in Asymptomatic Adults (The New England Journal of Medician) - 4 Dec 2003
- Go for Colorectal Screening, say Doctors (TheStar) - 4 Mar 2004
- Coronary Artery Calcium Scores Aid in Cardiovascular Risk Prediction (Medscape Medical News) - 13 Jan 2004
- New AHA / ASA statement urges cardiac assessment for all stroke survivors (HeartWire) - 8 Sept 2003
- Silent Heart Disease Should Be Considered in Stroke Patients (Circulation) - 2003
- Osteoporosis Treatment Can Affect CAD in Postmenopausal Women (Today in Cardiology) - Jan 2004
- Calcium scans identify atherosclerosis not picked up by myocardial perfusion stress tests - Aug 2004
C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
- Non-traditional tests may be dynamic duo in predicting heart problems (American Heart Association) - Sept 2002
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) - The Star
- About C-reactive Protein (WebMD) - 8 Dec 2002
Dexa Bone Densitometer
Technology Information
What the experts say 
"At any given point in time, the coronary calcium scores are greatly superior to the Framingham risk factors in predicting measured proximal stenosis burden."
"Low dose CT can greatly improve the likehood of detection of small non-calcified nodules, and thus of lung cancer at an earlier and potential more curable stage."
With CT scanning, signs of vascular disease can be spotted in the form of plaque while cancerous growths can be identified long before they cause the body to exhibit symptoms.