CR Vehicles

COMPUTED RADIOLOGY is a digital acquisition modality that utilizes phosphor plates to produce digital images. The radiation is captured on a phosphor plate which forms and stores a latent image. When the plate is inserted into the reader a laser beam illuminates the plate to release the stored electrons and read the image. Once the image has been read a signal is sent to a laptop computer where it is preprocessed. The image is then reviewed by the technologists and sent to our server for interpretation.Immediately after the image is read the CR reader erases the phosphor plate. The plate is then ready to be used again.

Mobile Imaging is installing Kodak Point of Care Computed Radiography readers in our vehicles.

Advantages of Mobile Computed Radiography:

o Technologists can view the images in their vehicles minutes after the exam is finished. This allows the technologist to evaluate film quality.

o Images are now sent to our server directly from our vehicles, allowing for a more timely Radiologist interpretation.

o Computed Radiography allows the technologist to digitally adjust the images before they are sent to the Radiologist for interpretation. This enhances the diagnostic quality of the images and greatly reduces the number of repeat examinations that may have been necessary in the past.

o Technologist’s have the ability to burn CD’s in our CR vehicles to expedite patient treatment