Fri Aug 17 2018

Mobile capable?

Would this system be abke to be put in a mobile outreach application? Anybody heard of a mobile anchoring kit? Looking for a small FOV that could go mobile.

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Tue Aug 21 2018Reply from Kennedy Krieg
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Please contact the following companies regarding your quesiton:

NIS

Intermed

Philips


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Tue Aug 21 2018Reply from Chuck T.
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If you are talking cardiac imaging only, the small footprint of the Philips CardioMD as well as the Siemens C-Cam (Both manufactured by DDD-Diagnostic A/S in Denmark http://ddd-diagnostic.dk/) would be ideal for a mobile application. Another option could be a Digirad system  https://www.digirad.com. I would recommend talking to the sales people at Universal Medical Resources Inc - http://www.uni-med.com.

They are a US Distributor for new DDD systems as well as a source for reconditioned units from both Siemens and Philips.


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Fri Aug 24 2018Reply from Alex Wright
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Check out this great response from Kyle Cole, Manager of Imaging Services at InterMed:

 

"The Philips CardioMd or Siemens C-cam were both designed by the same manufacturer and were not intended to be mobile.  There are 6 areas for mounting bolts in the bottom frame to secure the camera system base to the floor which would make for secure mounting. If you do choose to mount one of these cameras in a mobile trailer, I would highly suggest that they are through bolted to the mobile floor.

One of the reasons Nuclear cameras are not generally on mobile trailers due to the R.A.M. License (Radioactive Materials License) required for the patient injection. The regulations require the Isotopes to be in a secure location within a defined area of use. Along with restrictions of transportation by the D.O.T (Department of Transportation). This is also critical because if by chance there is a spill, t the trailer itself cannot be moved until the cleanup and regulatory agencies are notified.

 The second reason these cameras are not used in mobile applications is due to the fact that they were not designed to handle the constant vibration of travel. There are not permanent locks on the collimators to hold them to the Detectors. Traveling may cause the collimators to become loose and fall off. If this happens there would be a floating projectile bouncing around in the mobile that could cause a significant amount of damage to the other components

 

Thirdly, the Gantry design. The wear on parts would be significant due to the fact that Detector/Gantry Radius and Rotate, operate on worm gears. Unless the unit is meticulously secured and locked down, It could cause constant damage to these components..

 

Finally, and one of the biggest reasons also is just technology.  Both systems are tube driven. when the camera is off and there is no power on the detector, the tubes cool off and there is not a stable temperature.  As the temperature rises and stabilizes the energy peak shifts. When we install these systems, we typically wait 12-24 hours before we officially calibrate these units to get the best Quality of images achievable.

Some systems today like the DigiRad are meant for Mobile application due to the fact that they have a solid-state detector and don't require a long warm up period. They are also mobile enough to roll off of a truck and into a room that has the required R.A.M. license with quick setup. This is the most common solution for mobile Nuclear imaging at this time."

If you have questions about this response, contact InterMed.



Alexandra Wright MedWrench - Sales & Marketing Coordinator email me: awright@medwrench.com

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Mon Aug 27 2018Reply from Jessi S.
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Digirad makes a mobile cardiac camera. Check out the C2XPO (which is offered as fixed, or mobile) at https://www.digirad.com/cameras/c2xpo/

Digirad also sells the CorCam. https://www.digirad.com/cameras/corcam/

 


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