320 Slice CT Safer for Pediatric Cancer Patients

thumb_tatiana_320-slice-ct-020-webEight-year-old Tatiana Medina has already had 18 CT scans – more than most people will have in a lifetime – and she’ll need even more in the future. Fortunately, Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center and Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at P/SL just invested in one of the most advanced CT (a.k.a. “cat”) scan technologies in the world – assuring that such tests are now remarkably safer, faster and more comfortable for Tatiana and other patients. For more go to 320 Slice CT at P/SL.

 

meet the team

Michael Sassman, DO

MSassmanDr. Michael Sassman is an interventional radiologist with Diversified Radiology of Colorado. He attended osteopathic medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri. His radiology residency was completed at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center. He went on to complete a fellowship in interventional radiology at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. As an interventional radiologist, Dr. Sassman is a key member of the extremity tumor team.

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