Radbook 2016

Easy on any patient The radiology specialist noticed another important advantage: „using this CT, we have the possibility to examine people who experience problems holding their breath, are unable to control their move- ments and behavior sufficiently or have an irregular pulse in just one scan. This also saves us valuable time and multiple examinations can thus be avoided.” Also people who suffer from kidney failure can be examined accurately using the Revolu- tion CT with breathing spaces of less than a second at high and fluctuating heart rates and a low concentration of contrast agent. In addition, thanks to the system's large 80 cm bore, it´s easier for claustrophobic patients to be scanned. Besides, the necessary radiation dose could be lowered and the noise level could be reduced by nearly 50% compared to the previous CT systems. This enormously facilitates communication in emergency situations. 33.000 patients per year are being cared for in the emergency unit of the UKJ:„of course and luckily, not all of our patients require a CT scan. But especially in emergency situations a quick and reliable diagnostic investigation showing highly detailed anatomic structures is crucial”said Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Behringer, Director of the medical emergency center of UKJ. Designed from the ground up Radiologists and radiographers have to make accurate diagnoses every day under tremendous time pressure. The aim is therefore to continue enhancing efficiency and productivity due to the financial demands of the modern healthcare system. GE Healthcare’s Revolution CT combines the leading technological concepts of computed tomography in one single device and thus represents a revolution from both a technical and clinical point of view. It can be used in cardiology, neu- rology and oncology. Its uncompromising performance in key areas means that the Revolu- tion CT can even display complicated multi-phase examinations within a short space of time with a single scan. “An accu- rate diagnosis can be made quickly and reliably even in complex cases with just a single CT scan,”explains Dr.VolkerWetekam, Chairman of the Management Board of GE Healthcare in Germany. “Time-consuming screening procedures performed by other imaging systems or invasive methods can be omitted most of the time. This provides radiologists and radiographers with a much greater and more flexible range of applications in the clinical routine.”The underlying technology for this device is the completely redevel- oped imaging chain. All the components such as the detector elements, detector assembly, collimator, tubes, slip ring and mounting, data transmission and image reconstruction were completely redevel- oped as a single function and in interaction with the other components and functions. www.gehealthcare.com Heart, aorta and lung in one scan in just a second RADBOOK 2016 19 COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY  ◼ RADBOOK 201619

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