Mobile workflow in Computer Tomography of the chest

By M. Wetzl & Dr. M.S. May

This article summarizes a recently published study which evaluated a new system of controlling the operation of procedures involved in chest CT examinations using two hand-held devices, a mobile tablet device and a remote control unit. By analyzing and quantifying the workflow of the radiographers using the new handheld mobile systems, it was found that the radiographers spent significantly more time in proximity to the patient than with conventional CT workflows.