Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR
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Multicenter Study
Does distance matter? Effect of having a dedicated CT scanner in the emergency department on completion of CT imaging and final patient disposition times.
To evaluate whether presence of a CT scanner in the emergency department (ED) improves ED workflow by decreasing time between imaging requisition and completion, and time to final patient disposition. ⋯ Presence of an ED CT scanner is associated with decreases in time to CT scan completion, radiologic interpretation, and patient disposition.