Visualization management and communication system uOmniscan

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Overview
uOmniscan is United Imaging's multi-modality, multi-vendor, 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 access challenges to medical imaging and supports the mission to provide equal healthcare for all.

Features & Benefits

• Remote Scanning: Remote scanning (MRI only) enables remote technologists to initiate MRI scans, manage protocols, monitor the scanning process, and review images in real time from anywhere, improving access for facilities with limited local MRI expertise.
• Remote Support: Expert technologists can assist less-experienced staff with complex exams and protocols, support multiple scanners across multiple sites simultaneously, empower collaboration, and increase productivity and staff confidence.
• Remote Training: Provides real-time feedback and guidance from clinical experts for immediate skill improvement; supports continuous education and on-demand training for technologists.
• Fleet Management: Fleet management platform offers reporting and analytics to align system performance with clinical and operational needs; administrators can export display-ready reports for insights into remote assistance utilization, operational efficiency, and patient satisfaction.

Application Scenarios

• Complex Scans: Remote experts guide local technologists for complex MRI exams (e.g., cardiac MRI), enabling timely imaging without patient travel and expanding exam access in rural or underserved areas.
• Screening Programs: Rural facilities can connect with centers of excellence for remote guidance in optimizing scan protocols and managing workflows to improve throughput and maintain consistent imaging quality.
• Scientific Research: Enables remote expert guidance on specialized protocols, positioning, and techniques for research scans (e.g., high-quality cardiac imaging in non-human primates), facilitating real-time collaboration and research progress.
• Mobile MR Scan: Supports mobile MRI deployments by providing real-time remote expert assistance to on-site technologists, making specialized imaging accessible in regions lacking permanent MR resources.

Context / Market Challenges

• Global population aged 60+ is projected to double by 2050, increasing imaging demand.
• Radiographer vacancy rates and workforce shortages are rising (example: a reported increase from 6.2% in 2021 to 18.1% in 2023).
• High levels of technologist exhaustion and long patient waiting times (example: average MRI waiting time in North America between 65 and 105 days) drive the need for remote support and productivity improvements.

Technical Details

• Real-time remote MR scanning (remote scan control for MRI).
• Multi-modality remote support for MR, CT, and MI imaging.
• Multi-vendor compatibility.
• Real-time video, audio, and text communication between remote expert and on-site staff.
• Real-time scan and control room monitoring.
• PC / tablet / phone interfaces for technologists.
• Low bandwidth requirements to support remote operations.

Characteristics / Technical specifications

• Product name: uOmniscan.
• Primary function: Remote scanning control (MRI) and multi-modality remote support (MR, CT, MI).
• Supported interfaces: PC, tablet (PAD), and phone clients for technologists.
• Communications: Real-time video, audio, and text communication; scan/control room monitoring.
• Compatibility: Multi-vendor systems supported.
• Deployment: Multi-site and fleet management capabilities with reporting tools for utilization and operational metrics.
• Network: Designed for low bandwidth environments.