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Features & Benefits
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Technical Details

Key Challenges in Today's Medical Imaging Service

Globally, medical imaging providers are struggling to meet increasing demand for clinical care, workforce shortage, radiologists' burnout prevalence, and limited medical resources access.

The global population aged 60 years and older is projected to double by 2050, reaching approximately 2.1 billion.1

The radiographer vacancy rate increased from 6.2% in 2021 to 18.1% in 2023.2

50% of technologists reported feeling exhausted and underappreciated.3

The average waiting time for an MRI scan in North America is between 65 and 105 days.4

uOmniscan

uOmniscan is United Imaging's multi-modality, multi-vendor, and multi-site remote scanning solution. It enables expert technologists to perform scans remotely and provide real-time assistance on difficult exams, regardless of where the exam is being performed. uOmniscan helps address today's access challenges to medical imaging, and fulfills United Imaging's bold mission to provide Equal Healthcare for All.

uOmniscan remote scanning (MRI only)* enables remote technologists to initiate MRI scanning, manage protocols, monitor scanning process, and review images in real-time from anywhere. Even small facilities in underserved regions with a shortage of MRI technologists can access MRI exams, helping to provide equal healthcare for all.

uOmniscan remote support allows expert technologists to assist less-experienced technologists with complex exams and protocols. Expert technologists can provide remote support to multiple scanners across multiple sites simultaneously. It empowers collaboration among staff, boosts staff confidence, and improves the productivity of imaging services.

uOmniscan remote training allows technologists to receive real-time feedback for immediate skill improvement from United Imaging clinical experts. Technologists can access online training anytime, anywhere, thereby making skill development easier and continuous education more accessible.

uOmniscan fleet management platform aligns system performance with clinical and operational needs. Radiology department administrators can export display-ready reports for key insights into remote assistance utilization, operational efficiency, patient satisfaction, etc. It helps administrators to recognize missed revenue opportunities and make better data-driven decisions.
Remote Scanning
Access from Anywhere

uOmniscan remote scanning (MRI only)* enables remote technologists to initiate MRI scanning, manage protocols, monitor scanning process, and review images in real-time from anywhere. Even small facilities in underserved regions with a shortage of MRI technologists can access MRI exams, helping to provide equal healthcare for all.
Remote Support
Assistance Anytime, Anywhere

uOmniscan remote support allows expert technologists to assist less-experienced technologists with complex exams and protocols. Expert technologists can provide remote support to multiple scanners across multiple sites simultaneously. It empowers collaboration among staff, boosts staff confidence, and improves the productivity of imaging services.

Remote Training
Learning Anytime, Anywhere

uOmniscan remote training allows technologists to receive real-time feedback for immediate skill improvement from United Imaging clinical experts. Technologists can access online training anytime, anywhere, thereby making skill development easier and continuous education more accessible.

Fleet Management
Reporting Made Easy

uOmniscan fleet management platform aligns system performance with clinical and operational needs. Radiology department administrators can export display-ready reports for key insights into remote assistance utilization, operational efficiency, patient satisfaction, etc. It helps administrators to recognize missed revenue opportunities and make better data-driven decisions.

Complex Scans
Boost Staff Confidence, Expand Exam Access.

When facing complex scans (e.g., MRI cardiac scans) in rural areas without local expertise, uOmniscan enables remote experts to guide local technologists through appropriate MRI scans. Patients can receive timely imaging without the need to travel to a distant facility. uOmniscan bridges the gap by providing patients with convenient access to a wide range of exams.

Screening Program
Deliver Timely Support, Providing Equal Healthcare for All.

Managing large patient volumes and conducting screening programs can be challenging for rural facilities. With uOmniscan, rural facilities can connect with centers of excellence for remote support. Remote experts provide real-time guidance on optimizing scan protocols and managing workflows to improve patient throughput. This ensures that patients receive high-quality and consistent imaging for proper screening.

Scientific Research
Connect Insights, Accelerate Innovative Breakthrough.

A research facility may face a shortage of trained technologists to carry out the scans necessary for scientific studies (e.g., cardiac MRI scans on non-human primates). With uOmniscan, expert technologists can remotely guide the research team on the proper use of MRI protocols, positioning, and techniques for capturing high-quality cardiac images of non-human primates. This enables researchers to collaborate in real time, share insights, and accelerate research progress.

Mobile MR Scan
Equipment and Expertise Everywhere, Solutions within Reach.

Many rural critical care hospitals lack onsite MR scanners as well as technologists with MRI experience. Mobile MR can deliver MRI services to rural regions with real-time support from remote experts assisting on-site technologists during scanning. uOmniscan enables high-quality, specialized imaging to be accessible to all patients, regardless of their location.

Technical Details
  • Functions
  • IT Deployment
 
  • Real-time remote MR scanning
  • Multi-modality remote support for MR, CT, and MI imaging
  • Multi-vendor compatibility
  • Real-time video/audio/text communication
  • Real-time scan/control room monitoring
  • PC/PAD/Phone Interface for technologists
  • Low bandwidth requirements
Disclaimers
* uOmniscan is FDA (510)k pending and not CE marked. Not commercially available in all geographies. Future availability cannot be guaranteed. Final specifications may differ.
** Our information security management system is ISO 27001 certified. For more information regarding United Imaging's data privacy and security programs, contact: dataprivacy@united-imaging.com
References
1: World Health Organization: WHO. Ageing and health. Oct.2024, www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ageing-and-health.
2 & 3: White Paper From the 2024 Consensus Committee on the Future of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy.
4: Sun,Y.-C.et al. (2023) 'Simulation and evaluation of increased imaging service capacity at the MRI department using reduced coil-setting times', PLOS ONE, 18(7).doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0288546.