Initial experience with remote MRI scanning support in an oncology focused practice: Opportunities for expanded access to radiology care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As medical imaging demand grows, there is increasing stress on the currently available workforce to deliver consistent, high-quality imaging studies while ensuring rapid study turnaround times and round-the-clock radiology coverage. Advances in remote access technology facilitating remote scan assistance and control are now commercially available to address these pressing clinical needs.

Methods

This work evaluated an early clinical application of a virtual scanner operations system (syngo Virtual Cockpit (VA13A, Siemens Healthineers, Erlangen, Germany) for remote magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) monitoring and scan control at three geographically distant outpatient sites associated with our primary institution.

Results

The system facilitated execution of t

SUBMITTER: Walker CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12779931 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature