Since it can be painful and difficult for a patient to shift and adjust their body to obtain the best image, the automated system instead moves the scanners around the patient, resulting in less strain on the body and a more precise image. Being automated, the equipment at Ross Memorial Hospital significantly reduces repetitive strain injuries. The technology also saves time. A chest CT can normally take up to 47 seconds but the new equipment cuts that down to between five and 12 seconds. Stitch imaging, used in spinal and bone X-rays, involves knitting together many individual shots, used to take about 15 minutes. This process is quicker (down to five minutes) and more precise. The hospital also says the new technology will improve patient experiences, as it will aid in the development of interventional radiology, which involves using imaging to guide a physician during diagnostic or biopsies and the insertion of catheters or PICC lines to deliver intravenous medications.
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