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2023: World's first helium-free mobile MRI machine unveiled
On November 26, 2023, Philips announced the world's first mobile system xxMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)|magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]], operating without the use of helium. The complex called BlueSeal MR Mobile is mounted on the basis of a truck, thanks to which it can be quickly delivered to the desired point for examinations. Read more here.
2021: Announcement of the world's smallest MRI scanner
In mid-July 2021, Huami, best known for the Amazfit brand, unveiled the world's new, smallest MRI scanner. According to Huami developers, this device will be the world's first portable MRI scanner. Read more here.
2018: How medical imaging becomes portable
In 2018, mobile medical imaging is gaining ground. This is the publication in the DOTmed edition.
Usually, ischemic stroke patients can only be admitted to the hospital to undergo a diagnostic examination and receive treatment 45-60 minutes after the ambulance call. However, the appearance in CHI Memorial hospitals of a specialized team equipped with a Siemens Healthineers SOMATOM Scope CT scanner allows you to introduce thrombolytics just 13 minutes after the call, and then conduct a CT examination of the brain in 3.5 minutes - if necessary, even contrast.
In addition, Siemens, in collaboration with ambulance manufacturer Tri-Star, has introduced a specially designed chassis that supports the weight of various portable X-ray and ultrasonic devices.
Equipping ambulance teams with a scanner is just one way to use medical imaging outside the hospital. Mobile mammography has been used for a long time to detect breast cancer in older women, but recently it was joined by the RV SOMATOM Scope portable low-dose CT scan system of the chest to detect lung cancer. According to Siemens Healthineers manager Mark Palacio, thanks to the latest technologies, the system consumes much less electricity than its predecessors and requires less space for cooling. The system is completely self-sufficient and does not need external energy sources.
Head of the Paramedic Training Program at the College of Medicine in Rochester, New York, Peter Bonadonna uses GE Healthcare's Vscan Extend portable ultrasound device to diagnose patients on the way to the hospital, as well as as a tutorial in classes to help students with anatomy. Bonadonna believes that at a reasonable price/quality ratio, portable UZ devices will soon be used around the world at the bedside of patients. A similar Viamo handheld CD device provided by Canon Medical Systems was used by Dr. Steven Kraus when traveling to Tanzania on a two-week charity mission. Kraus is chief of fluoroscopy and radiology at Cincinnati Pediatric Hospital. He used a portable device to examine the kidneys, bladder and genitourinary tract of patients with malformations and postoperative complications.
Some visualization devices are used even on the battlefield. The RadPRO SOLTUS 100, a portable X-ray system released in October 2016 by Canon, received a military version of the RadPRO SOLTUS 100M in late 2017. The US Army has ordered more than 100 units of new portable equipment, which is convenient to transport and use in the field. The new system replaced two outdated devices: an X-ray machine and a computer readout system. In addition, sports teams, outpatient and emergency centers were interested in this device, according to company consultant Lori Webb. Such portable devices can also be used in nursing homes.
Some portable systems are used in clinics. For example, Dr. Brian Den Hartog, an orthopedic surgeon dealing with foot and ankle problems in Woodbury, Minnesota, uses the Carestream OnSight 3D Extremity System to assess fracture fusion and postoperative condition of patients. Den Gartog states that the image quality of the new scanner is much higher than that of traditional CT or X-ray systems. In addition, the new scanner allows you to conduct a standing examination, with the usual load on the foot.[1]
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