The floor-mounted digital X-ray system automates in-room workflows and repetitive tasks to help improve throughput and reduce the technologist learning curve.
GE HealthCare announced the commercial availability of a floor-mounted digital X-ray system, Definium Pace Select ET, designed to deliver high-image quality and optimize efficiency in demanding environments.
Definium Pace Select ET automates manual, repetitive steps and helps to reduce physical strain. The system also leverages AI to ensure accurate patient positioning and consistent image quality across various clinical conditions while streamlining the technologist workflow to maximize the patient experience and throughput.
“Burdened with the stress and pressure to keep radiology departments running smoothly and profitably, we aim to empower technologists with a system that consistently makes the first image count,” says Sharad Sharma, global general manager of X-ray at GE HealthCare, in a release. “With its advanced digital capabilities and automation, Definium Pace Select ET allows technologists of all experience levels to deliver consistent high-quality images to serve the full range of anatomies and patient populations.”
Building on the Definium platform from GE HealthCare, the Definium Pace Select ET system brings automation and workflow features to a flexible, floor-mounted system with elevating table, in-room exam control, and common user interface to assist technologists.
Highlights of the system include:
- Advanced automation to reduce workflow steps and physically demanding movements for technologists, potentially minimizing work-related injuries
- Image variability reduction through the AI-enabled Helix Advanced Image Processing to provide consistent high-quality images
- Prevention of errors through automated positioning, protocol selection, patient size, and collimation via the Intelligent Workflow Suite, and a quality check prior to radiation exposure
“This launch reinforces our commitment to provide accessible, efficient, and high-quality care for patients, while alleviating stress from the technologist’s workday by minimizing repetitive tasks and automating steps,” says Jyoti Gupta, PhD, president and CEO of women’s health and X-ray at GE HealthCare, in a release. “We remain dedicated to advancing our technology through transformative digital and AI-enabled capabilities that will remove barriers to timely and effective diagnostic imaging for any patient in need of X-ray imaging.”
Photo caption: Definium Pace Select ET
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