Super-size CT scanner goes to work in Hebei

By Liu Kun in Wuhan and Ye Zizhen | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-01-12 15:43
Share
Share - WeChat
A super-size CT scanner departs from Wuhan, Hubei province, on Sunday night en route to Nangong, Hebei province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A special CT scanner from Wuhan University's Zhongnan Hospital arrived in Nangong, Hebei province,on Monday afternoon to assist the city's efforts to identify COVID-19 cases.

The mobile CT unit is about 15 meters long 4 meters high and weighs in at 23 metric tons. It left Wuhan on Sunday night and arrived in Nangong after a 20-hour drive.

According to Ye Naili, a doctor at Zhongnan Hospital, the scanner is equipped with remote operating capabilities and an imaging system assisted by artificial intelligence. Doctors can check results from a distance.

The device is expected to complete 300 CT scans per day.

1 2 3 Next   >>|
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US