Evaluation of a 16-MDCT Scanner in an Emergency Department: Initial Clinical Experience and Workflow Analysis
Jan Gralla1,
Franziska Spycher1,
Christine Pignolet1,
Christoph Ozdoba2,
Peter Vock1 and
Hanno Hoppe1
1 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Inselspital, University of Bern,
Freiburgstrasse 4, Bern, Switzerland.
2 Department of Neuroradiology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern,
Switzerland.

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Fig. 1 Diagram shows recorded time intervals during emergency CT
study.
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Fig. 2 Chart shows age distribution of patients presenting to
emergency department.
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Fig. 3 Bar graph shows time distribution as percentage of diagnostic
time for all emergency cases and for subgroup of multiple-trauma patients.
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Fig. 4A Three-dimensional reconstruction images of cervical spine in
26-year-old man. Lateral (A) and dorsal (B) projections show
cervical spine distraction.
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Fig. 4B Three-dimensional reconstruction images of cervical spine in
26-year-old man. Lateral (A) and dorsal (B) projections show
cervical spine distraction.
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Fig. 5 Multiplanar reconstruction of CT angiogram in 52-year-old man
shows extended dissection of abdominal aorta and contrast enhancement in
lumina.
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Fig. 6 19-year-old man with multiple traumas. Three-dimensional
reconstruction image shows complex maxillofacial and skull fractures.
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