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“The Vita CR systems are not only durable, they also deliver
excellent image quality, rapid image access and ease of use,”
notes Sandra Palmer, the company’s manager of the X-ray
Department. Most correctional facilities have physicians and
other medical practitioners providing onsite care, but they
don’t having imaging systems. Each Global Diagnostic
Services’ technologist in Georgia performs X-ray exams at
three to four facilities each day.
“The Vita CR systems
are not only durable,
they also deliver
excellent image quality,
rapid image access
and ease of use.”
“Our technologists need to be very efficient to get through
the list of patients at multiple locations. The Vita CR system
captures images in 35 seconds and the images are then
transferred to a laptop where technologists can verify image
quality,” Palmer explains. “Carestream software allows our
technologists to adjust contrast, if needed. Being able to make
image adjustments eliminates the need for repeat exams,
which helps reduce the radiation dose for patients.”
The software converts the image to a DICOM
format. Technologists process each image and use a
secure network to transmit X-ray exams to a PACS
system, where radiologists read the exams. The imagingstudy and radiology reports are uploaded to a secure website
for review by physicians and medical personnel, who use
passcodes to view patient information to ensure compliance
with HIPAA privacy requirements.
“Our technologists love the versatility and ease of use offered
by the Vita CR platform. We’ve used portable CR systems from
Carestream and other suppliers, but Carestream’s Vita CR
offers much better image quality and functionality,” Palmer
notes. “The reliability and performance of an earlier
generation of Carestream’s portable CR were what led us to
buy additional Carestream CR systems. We haven’t had any
mechanical problems with these systems, and they’re
continuously being moved between vehicles and facilities,
which is very hard on imaging equipment.”
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