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- Title
Portable Head Computed Tomography Scanner-Technology and Applications: Experience with 3421 Scans.
- Authors
Carlson, Andrew P.; Yonas, Howard
- Abstract
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE The use of head computed tomography (CT) is standard in the management of acute brain injury; however, there are inherent risks of transport of critically ill patients. Portable CT can be brought to the patient at any location. METHODS We describe the clinical use of a portable head CT scanner (CereTom: NeuroLogica: Danvers, MA) that can be brought to the patient's bedside or to other locations such as the operating room or angiography suite. RESULTS Between June of 2006 and December of 2009, a total of 3421 portable CTs were performed. A total of 3278 (95.8%) were performed in the neuroscience intensive care unit (ICU) for an average of 2.6 neuroscience ICU CT scans per day. Other locations where CTs were performed included other ICUs ( n= 97), the operating room ( n= 53), the emergency department ( n= 1), and the angiography suite ( n= 2). Most studies were non-contrasted head CT, though other modalities including xenon/CT, contrasted CT, and CT angiography were performed. CONCLUSION Portable head CT can reliably and consistently be performed at the patient's bedside. This should lead to decreased transportation-related morbidity and improved rapid decision making in the ICU, OR, and other locations. Further studies to confirm this clinical advantage are needed.
- Subjects
TOMOGRAPHY; BRAIN injuries; ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL technology research; MEDICAL decision making
- Publication
Journal of Neuroimaging, 2012, Vol 22, Issue 4, p408
- ISSN
1051-2284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00621.x