GE Healthcare has placed its first Revolution CT system for pediatric use in Europe at the Glasgow Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow, U.K.
Using Revolution CT, clinicians can now scan patients' hearts in just one heartbeat, even patients with erratic or high heart rates, according to the vendor. Other organs such as the whole brain can also be scanned in less than a second.
Revolution CT is also 50% quieter than previous-generation GE scanners; can emit soft, ambient lighting during exams; and comes with low-dose technology that helps reduce radiation dose by up to 82% while continuing to deliver high image quality, GE said.
