FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Computed Tomography (CT) is a highly regarded diagnostic imaging tool due to its ability to detect minute differences in tissue as well as its multiplanar reformatted imaging capabilities. An estimated 62 million CT scans are performed in the United States each year to diagnose conditions of the neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, extremeties, cardiac system and sinus and temporal bones. CT is a complex imaging technique that relies on the experience and training of both the physician and the technologist. Their interpretive and technical abilities determine the diagnostic accuracy of a CT examination. The Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Computed Tomography Laboratories (ICACTL) offers an accreditation program which evaluates the quality of these and other critical elements of a CT laboratory.

Texas ENT & Allergy has been granted accreditation in the arreas of Sinus and Temporal Bone by the ICACTL. The laboratory is one of the first 500 CT laboratories in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico to be so recognized for its committment to high quality patient care and its provision of quality diagnostic testing. Participation in the accreditation process is voluntary, indicating a facility's willingness to meet ICACTL's nationally recognized, intersocietal standards for the performance of quality CT procedures. Laboratories applying for accreditation are required to document detailed information about all operational and technical components and submit protocols and case studies for review by a panel of experts.

The ICACTL is comprised of ten sponsoring organizations: the American Academy of Neurology, the American Academy of Otolaryngology, the American Associations of Physicists in Medicine, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomogoraphy, the Society for Vascular Surgery, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions and the Society of Nuclear Medicine.