Congress:
EuroSafe Imaging 2016
Keywords:
Cost-effectiveness, CT, Professional issues, Action 3 - Image quality assessment based on clinical indications, Action 4 - Quality of radiological equipment, Education and training
DOI:
10.1594/esi2016/ESI-0044
Background/Introduction
The role of medical technology is of critical importance in societies facing healthcare budget constraints,
the challenges of ageing populations,
the rise in chronic diseases and shortage of qualified healthcare professionals.
Innovative medical imaging technologies have proven their ability to enhance the efficiency of medical care and clinical outcomes.
However,
such benefits reach healthcare professionals and patients only if swiftly adopted into clinical practice.
A faster pace of Computed Tomography (CT) equipment renewal is required.
COCIR recently identified technological upgrades such as Dose modulation acquisition techniques and Iterative Reconstruction algorithms that dramatically reduce the X-Ray dose needed,
improve hospital efficiency and clinical effectiveness and reduce costs.