Chinese scientists have devised an intelligent robotic mobile computed tomography that can provide great convenience for patients in critical condition. [Photo/Chinanews.com]
CHENGDU -- Chinese scientists have devised an intelligent robotic mobile computed tomography (CT) that can provide great convenience for patients in critical condition.
The robotic mobile CT, unlike the common cumbersome ones, is 135 cm tall and weighs 260 kg. It features low radiation and low energy consumption, and it has already been trialed at the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital.
Researchers from the hospital and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China have spent a decade developing the device, which features functions such as man-machine dialogue, voice control, route planning and automatic obstacle avoidance.
Xu Ruxiang, chief expert of the research team, noted that the device can be instructed to directly move to the bedside of the patient for examination and upload the results in real time.
In the past, however, it would take three or four people to push patients in critical condition to the CT examination room, Xu added.
This mobile treatment model will significantly improve the efficiency of disease examination and treatment, help save more lives of critically ill patients and reduce the burden on medical staff, Xu said.
成都市——中國科學(xué)家發(fā)明了一種智能機(jī)器人移動計算機(jī)斷層掃描儀（CT），可以為危重病人提供極大的便利。
智能機(jī)器人移動CT與常見的笨重CT不同，它高135厘米，重260公斤。它具有低輻射、低能耗的特點(diǎn)，并已在四川省人民醫(yī)院試用。
該醫(yī)院和中國電子科技大學(xué)的研究人員花了十年時間開發(fā)該設(shè)備，該設(shè)備具有人機(jī)對話、語音控制、路線規(guī)劃和自動避障等功能。
該研究團(tuán)隊的首席專家徐汝祥指出，該設(shè)備可以直接移動到患者的床邊進(jìn)行檢查，并實(shí)時上傳結(jié)果。
徐汝祥教授補(bǔ)充說，在過去需要三到四個人把危重病人推到CT檢查室。
徐汝祥教授表示這種移動治療模式將顯著提高疾病檢查和治療的效率，有助于挽救更多危重病人的生命，減輕醫(yī)務(wù)人員的負(fù)擔(dān)。
