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Samsung Medical Center adopts mobile CT

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  • Published Oct 12, 2012 5:21 pm KST
  • Updated Oct 12, 2012 5:21 pm KST

Samsung Medical Center announced that it has started using a mobile computed tomography (CT) scanner for complicated brain surgery to enhance accuracy.

Staff can move the device freely in the surgery room and scan the patient in real-time. Hence, surgeons can check the location and size of brain lesions accurately during an operation.