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Virtual control of diagnostic imaging

How a remote scanning concept could both improve imaging workflow and expand access to specialist medical care.

4min
Helen Baer
Published on October 21, 2020

In the future, the growing need for radiological specialists could lead to more frequent bottlenecks. Now, thanks to the introduction of software to support remote scanning, radiology technologists at Essen University Hospital can operate up to three scanners at the same time regardless of their location.

The changing job description of radiology technologists

Professor Michael Forsting, Director of the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology at Essen University Hospital

“If you really have a shortage of technicians and you have to decide every morning whether you have to close a machine, yes or no, that's not really convenient. I mean we totally reduced that down to zero.”

Professor Michael Forsting, Director of the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology at Essen University Hospital

Radiology technologists as supervisors in the Virtual Scanning Cockpit

Supporting colleagues and rural areas via remote access

Ready for a digital future in radiology

By Helen Baer
Helen Baer is an editor at Siemens Healthineers.

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  1. [1] https://roefo.thieme.de/web/guest/mtra-fachkraeftemangel (Last revised: May 3, 2019)
  2. [2] Quinsten A, et al. MTRA 4.0: Wir müssen uns verändern (“We need to change”). Radiopraxis 2019;12: 9-17
  3. The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.