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Lisa Chamoff, Contributing Reporter | March 07, 2022
From the March 2022 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Carestream also has a software called Pediatric Image Optimization and Enhancement that automatically provides default acquisition techniques and image processing parameters that are optimized specifically for each patient's body size, as well as detector verification software to ensure the correct detector is being used, so exam times can be shortened and patients feel less discomfort.
Philips’ Collaboration Live solution, which allows more experienced technologists to dial in remotely to ultrasound machines and help the technologist with the settings.
“Imagine that you are the technologist in the hospital where everyone called out sick, and you have a six-year-old who comes in with a suspicion for appendicitis,” said Dmitrieva, of Philips. You don't want to put that kiddo into the CT scanner unnecessarily. So the technologist could take a look remotely into that machine, changing the settings.”
Scaling down the systems can also help reduce fear. Orthoscan offers a mini C-arm that can be used for pediatric orthopedic exams, which can be used in place of a standard X-ray room.
“Because of the size of mini C-arm, it's a lot less intimidating for the patients to use versus sending them to an X-ray room, not being able to have their parents around them,” said Travis Prikryl, vice president of surgical sales at Orthoscan. “Whereas [with] a mini C-arm, the parents can hold the children and can be there with them throughout.”
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