Canon Medical Systems USA has launched a mobile CT system and associated disinfectant to help clinicians combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The new system includes the Aquilion Prime SP CT scanner in either a modular or mobile setup. The Prime SP can create up to 160 slices per rotation and hold patients up to 660 pounds, the company noted.
Canon's mobile CT system. Image courtesy of Canon Medical Systems USA.The deployable system also comes with a rapid, UV decontamination tool. The tool uses automated UV-C light to reduce the presence of viruses, bacteria, and spores. It includes multiple UV light emitters that can decontaminate a room in minutes and works with new, mobile systems as well as existing imaging systems, according to the company.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
