Time is critical in stroke care. For X-ray imaging, time is also a core issue. The longer the X-ray image examination, the more likely the patient's blood flow is blocked, which can lead to financial losses, patient dissatisfaction, longer report turnaround time, and poor imaging quality. The latest generation of wireless digital X-ray imaging (DR) technology improves efficiency, has strong flexibility, and can be widely used in clinics to meet the needs of radiology departments.
Solve the ER bottleneck problem
Jim Bates, director of the Radiology Department of the NCH Healthcare System in Naples, Florida, USA, pointed out that the emergency department (ER) is often overcrowded before the DR is deployed. "However, we specially set up an X-ray room with digital technology in the emergency room, and achieved good results," he said. "Before using DR, although we opened more rooms, equipped with more Technology, but it is not as fast as it is now. "ER's next investment will be used to purchase wireless imaging receivers.
The NCH health care system includes North Naples Hospital and Naples Central Hospital, with a total of 600 beds. In 2010, the radiology department completed 91,000 inspections using the DR system (standard).
The first department that uses wireless technology is the operating room, because "the range of motion from the imaging board to the X-ray scanner is not limited, reducing the risk of infection and infection in a sterile environment," Bates said. "I hope that all systems Upgrade to wireless imaging boards because they are very flexible. "
Bates encountered an interesting problem. When he upgraded more wireless imaging boards, the traditional DR imaging boards still stick to their posts. They seem unwilling to "lay off", he said humorously: "I have to wait until they are about to be replaced." He added that in the past six years of using DR, they completed millions of inspections, but Only two imaging plates are damaged.
The 361-bed Hartland Regional Medical Center in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA has a fixed DR device and two mobile devices. The two mobile devices (GE Healthcare) have recently completed the upgrade of the wireless imaging receiver (Ricoh Medical).
After completing the new configuration work, the patient examination list appears on the portable device, reducing the chance of erroneous imaging examination. Larry B. Kirschner, director of the Department of Radiology at Hartland Regional Medical Center and master of surgery, pointed out that in fact, this facility has reduced the error rate by half. Of the 5,000 inspections performed every month, fewer than ten errors have occurred. He added: "If something goes wrong, we can find it quickly."
Kirschner said the report can also benefit OR. Surgeons no longer have to wait 10 to 20 minutes to complete X-ray filming. This reduces the patient's time for surgery and anesthesia, with an average reduction of 20 minutes per case. He said: "The doctor can handle more cases every day and the working hours have been reduced. We can make better use of OR."
Radiation interns at the NCH Healthcare System in Naples, Florida, are demonstrating that the wireless DR imaging board of a portable X-ray machine can be optimally adjusted as needed
The role of standard OR
The Valley Imaging Center in West Covina, California, recently launched a radiographic service, opening two X-ray rooms, using equipment provided by Fuji Medical Systems, and one of the rooms is equipped with a C-shaped arm. On the X-ray tube prototype on the other, a double detector wall and desk electric grid installation system was placed in another room.
The two digital imaging boards of the dual detector system are not wireless devices, and Fuji is waiting for FDA approval for wireless devices. Steve Mathis, chief operating officer of Valley Imaging Center, pointed out that he considered using wireless imaging boards, but due to technical quality and price reasons, he finally adopted wired equipment. In addition, he also worried about two problems, one is that the wireless board may fall to the ground during the operation, and the other is that the battery needs to be taken out for recharging after the work is completed.
He admits that wireless devices may be more suitable for hospitals with a large number of rooms, and technicians can allow imaging plates to move between rooms. However, no imaging board or instrument has affected the imaging in his center. In addition, it is a strategic decision to install the imaging plate on the table and wall electric grid device at the same time, so that the operation is easier and the possibility of falling to the ground is less.
Mathis said these devices are ideal for outpatient use. "With the C-arm machine, the patient can stand or sit on a chair next to the imaging receiver. The chair can be quickly rotated to 90 degrees, which is very convenient for technicians."
With the dual detector system, technicians can move the tabletop to obtain better images of certain parts of the human body, such as hands or feet. Because the images can be viewed immediately, the priority is quality control. “If we do n’t need to repeat the exam, the patient can leave, and their images can be sent directly to PACS. In this way, because the amount of compensation is reduced, the production efficiency is also improved. The only way to compensate is to shorten Check the time and increase efficiency, "he said.
Spend money now and save money in the future
The headquarters of the Ochsner Health System in New Orleans is a 525-bed hospital. Ritchie Dupre, assistant vice president of the hospital ’s radiation business, said that the hospital can carry out 155,000 radiological studies every year. Dupre is upgrading CR to DR and has ordered GE's wireless imaging receiver, which will be in place later this year.
Ochsner will have 7 wireless imaging boards: two for portable devices, two for dual detector devices, and one for single detector X-ray machines. Dupree pointed out that he initially wanted to buy wireless boards for both wall and table electric grid devices, but later because he bought a lot of X-ray machines, he didn't need to buy more wireless detectors. "These seven imaging plates are our foundation. We have now decided to purchase a multiple detector. We have purchased more portable devices or radioactive detection devices. We do not need to buy detectors. These devices will be very popular in the department. Good sharing. "
Another selling point pointed out by Mathis is the ability to implement dual energy subtraction within the system. "We used dual-energy subtraction technology to take a chest radiograph, and found that it can detect nodules, which is of great significance, because it is not observed by general imaging."
Many organizations find that the use of DR technology not only has economic significance, but also has a strong practical significance. Realizing wireless will make DR more attractive. Compared with the previous generation, the latest generation of wireless receivers are easier to operate and more reliable. The slogan we pursue is speed first, but without quality assurance, the pursuit of speed becomes meaningless. Wireless DR has both.
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