Following the MotoGP race being held at the Mugello Circuit in Tuscany, Italy on 22 May, Dr. Michele Zasa's Clinica Mobile - the mobile medical centre for the MotoGP and the WSBK (World Superbike) - expanded its available equipment to include an additional CARESTREAM DRX-1 System from Carestream Health. The collaboration between Carestream and Clinica Mobile is being strengthened in order to improve the assistance offered to drivers by providing the best radiography technologies available in the world today.
"Clinica Mobile is a medical and physiotherapy centre 'on wheels' that boasts 50 employees and which, in 2015, carried out 2,966 interventions for MotoGP alone, of which about 1,245 were for drivers and 1,721 for paddock staff. Very often it helps diagnose and treat minor injuries, but sometimes - 359 times in 2015 - an x-ray is required. All this must be carried out within our 65 metre square facility, which can treat up to eight patients simultaneously," explained Dr. Zasa.
Following the Mugello race, the Clinica Mobile team will have an additional Carestream DRX-1 System available to take radiographic images directly on the back of their truck. Introduced in 2009, the Carestream DRX-1 was the first wireless digital x-ray system in the world, with the 35 x 43 standard format.
Today more than 10,000 such systems have been installed and Carestream has developed its third generation of digital detectors, implementing new technological improvements, new features, different sizing and a better quality image.
The Carestream DRX-1 system allows users to transition to the digital world and benefit from the quality improvements it offers without having to replace the rest of their radiography equipment. It comprises a console for capturing and viewing images and the detector that forwards exposures wirelessly, in just a few seconds to the console for processing and display. From there the images can be forwarded to printing and archiving systems.
Thanks to its high efficiency, the digital detector reduces exposure to x-rays when compared to conventional systems. In addition, its light weight makes it a very versatile tool with which to carry out all kinds of more traditional tests (general and trauma radiography, orthopaedics, etc.) with clear advantages in terms of workflow. According to a study commissioned by Carestream UK, using a Carestream DRX-1 system it is possible to reduce the time required to take an x-ray by 43%.
"Carestream's DRX-1 is a high tech system, able to meet the diagnostic needs of the specialisms that we serve, allowing us to provide more timely and accurate support, favouring an extremely rapid, complete and secure diagnosis. It is a very important and extremely reliable tool, useful in case of falls and ascertained fractures. We take care of the best drivers in the world and we need the best equipment," continued Dr. Zasa.
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