A Review of Full-Body Radiography in Nontraumatic Emergency Medicine
This paper reports on the application of full-body radiography to nontraumatic emergency situations. The Lodox Statscan is an X-ray machine capable of imaging the entire body in 13 seconds using linear slit scanning radiography (LSSR). Nontraumatic emergency applications in ventriculoperitoneal (VP)...
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| description | This paper reports on the application of full-body radiography to nontraumatic emergency situations. The Lodox Statscan is an X-ray machine capable of imaging the entire body in 13 seconds using linear slit scanning radiography (LSSR). Nontraumatic emergency applications in ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt visualisation, emergency room arteriography (ERA), detection of foreign bodies, and paediatric emergency imaging are presented. Reports show that the fast, full-body, and low-dose scanning capabilities of the Lodox system make it well suited to these applications, with the same or better image quality, faster processing times, and lower dose to patients. In particular, the large format scans allowing visualisation of a greater area of anatomy make it well suited to VP shunt monitoring, ERA, and the detection of foreign bodies. Whilst more studies are required, it can be concluded that the Lodox Statscan has the potential for widespread use in these and other nontraumatic emergency radiology applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-673e210c5f244dc3affbc7cb324513392025-02-03T01:28:49ZengWileyEmergency Medicine International2090-28402090-28592012-01-01201210.1155/2012/108129108129A Review of Full-Body Radiography in Nontraumatic Emergency MedicineS. P. Whiley0G. Mantokoudis1D. Ott2H. Zimmerman3A. K. Exadaktylos4Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South AfricaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Insel Hospital, 3010 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Radiology, Insel Hospital, Freiburgstraße, 3010 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Insel Hospital, Freiburgstraße, 3010 Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Insel Hospital, Freiburgstraße, 3010 Bern, SwitzerlandThis paper reports on the application of full-body radiography to nontraumatic emergency situations. The Lodox Statscan is an X-ray machine capable of imaging the entire body in 13 seconds using linear slit scanning radiography (LSSR). Nontraumatic emergency applications in ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt visualisation, emergency room arteriography (ERA), detection of foreign bodies, and paediatric emergency imaging are presented. Reports show that the fast, full-body, and low-dose scanning capabilities of the Lodox system make it well suited to these applications, with the same or better image quality, faster processing times, and lower dose to patients. In particular, the large format scans allowing visualisation of a greater area of anatomy make it well suited to VP shunt monitoring, ERA, and the detection of foreign bodies. Whilst more studies are required, it can be concluded that the Lodox Statscan has the potential for widespread use in these and other nontraumatic emergency radiology applications.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/108129 |
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