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Demand for CT exams is surging
While CT scans have long been used for cancer exams and emergency diagnostics, since the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for CT diagnostic systems for chest exams has risen sharply. One of the ongoing challenges is that, following each examination of a patient infected, or suspected of being infected with COVID-19, both the equipment and the room must be sanitized. As a result, the daily exam rate has decreased while waiting lists of patients have grown. To improve the situation, Canon developed a mobile medical container CT system.
Mobile medical container CT system with high image quality
The mobile medical container CT system needs only power supply and parking space—no construction work or relocation of hospital equipment required. Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 15 units have been deployed in Europe. Even in Japan, which has tight restrictions on vehicle size, systems have been implemented since 2021.
The system's high-spec CT scanners support effective diagnostics with high image quality and low radiation doses. Among the medical container's advanced features are hospital-grade ventilation, air conditioning and datalink connectivity. The system is safely designed so that healthcare staff work separately away from patients, avoiding contact.
A truly versatile solution, the mobile medical container CT system can be transported anywhere. Expectations are high for its use in basic healthcare, infectious diseases and the development of remote healthcare solutions. In such ways, Canon is creating new value through technologies and solutions for patients and healthcare workers.
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