Imaging that comes to the patientJohan Wasselius, MD, shares why his team in Lund, Sweden, now scans critically ill patients where they are.

Moving a critically ill patient to radiology takes staff, time, and coordination, and the transport itself carries risks. Discover what changes when imaging comes to the patient instead. A brief look at what point-of-care imaging changes in critical care. Watch the full story.

Imaging that meets the ICU where it is

When imaging can happen at the point of care, the patients stay where they are safest. SOMATOM On.site brings CT into the ICU, so critically ill patients can be scanned at the bedside, without the coordination and risk that moving them involves.

Easing the load on critical care teams

Every transport to and from radiology pulls ICU staff away from other patients and takes time out of an already demanding day. The transport itself also carries real risks for critically ill patients. Scanning directly in the ICU helps avoid these complications and frees teams to focus where they‘re needed most.

Built for the point of care

SOMATOM On.site is designed for the realities of critical care, bringing CT to the bedside. As Johan Wasselius, MD, Head of Interventional Neuroradiology at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, explains: „We really don’t see any reason why patients should not be scanned at the ICU unit if possible.“ Imaging no longer depends on whether a patient is stable enough to move, and care can keep moving without leaving the unit.

CT – a system of decisions

keyvisual computed tomography

Every scan is the start of a decision. Is this the right next step? Can this patient be cared for here, now, today? Behind every image lies a chain of choices that shape what happens next for a patient. 

Computed Tomography has always been more than a picture. It is where uncertainty becomes direction. At Siemens Healthineers, we see CT not as a device but as a system that supports the decisions care teams make every day: earlier, with more confidence, and within reach of more people. That‘s why we help to make those decisions work, supporting care teams and systems as demand keeps growing.

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The story at Skåne University Hospital in Lund, Sweden, is one example of what becomes possible across our CT offering. Take a closer look at the system and the thinking behind imaging at the point of care.

SOMATOM On.site mobile CT scanner

SOMATOM On.site

Whether portable in the Intensive Care Unit, or mobile in the ambulance as a Mobile Stroke Unit, SOMATOM On.site is designed to bring critical care imaging to your patients. 

SOMATOM On.site Critical Care Imaging Keyvisual

On scene. On care. On time.

SOMATOM On.site brings critical care imaging closer to your patient.


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Neurology

Our mission is to help neurology patients by supporting their diagnosis and treatment. We are committed to providing you with fast and reliable CT imaging to make informed treatment decisions. 

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