(People's Daily Online) 15:01, March 17, 2023

A small intelligent mobile computed tomography (CT) scanner has been successfully developed by Chinese researchers in Chengdu, capital city of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The CT scanner is 135 centimeters tall and weighs just 260 kg, with its exam table being 88 centimeters in both width and length, according to its developers. The machine is self-shielded, generates a small amount of radiation and boasts low energy consumption.

Photo shows a small intelligent mobile CT scanner developed by the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital and the research team of medicine and engineering interdisciplinary at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo courtesy of the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital)

It has other functions such as a man-machine dialogue system, voice control, route planning, target location, obstacle avoidance, three-dimensional imaging, and intelligent disease diagnosis.

Developed by the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital and the research team of medicine and engineering interdisciplinary at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in Chengdu, the machine marks a major breakthrough China has made in the area of building such CT scanners independently.

Photo shows a small intelligent mobile CT scanner developed by the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital and the research team of medicine and engineering interdisciplinary at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo courtesy of the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital)

The CT scanner can perform CT scans, medical diagnosis, and treatment beside beds for patients at hospitals and in patients' homes, providing a new model of treatment for critically and severely ill patients.

These include those with cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and brain injuries, said Xu Ruxiang, the chief expert of the research and development team and a professor at the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital. 

一种小型智能移动计算机断层扫描仪（CT）已由中国研究人员在中国西南部四川省省会成都市成功研制。

据研发人员介绍，这台CT扫描仪高135厘米，重260公斤，检查台的宽度和长度都为88厘米。本机具有自屏蔽功能，辐射量小，能耗低。

它还具有人机对话系统、语音控制、路线规划、目标定位、避障、三维成像、智能疾病诊断等功能。

该机器由四川省人民医院和位于成都的中国电子科技大学医学与工程学科交叉的研究团队共同开发，标志着中国在自主建造此类CT扫描仪领域取得了重大突破。

CT扫描仪可在医院和患者家中为患者进行床旁CT扫描、医疗诊断和治疗，为危重症患者提供了一种新的治疗模式。

该研发团队的首席专家、四川省人民医院徐汝祥教授说，这其中包括脑梗塞、脑出血和脑损伤。