“I am very excited about the ability to update the CT scan in our Computer Assisted Image Navigation with real time images during surgery. The low radiation dose makes it possible to scan a patient towards the end of a surgery and identify what, if any, disease we may have left, and then go and remove it while the patient is still asleep. I think that this opens new opportunities within the field of endoscopic sinus surgery.”

“It absolutely helps us. For one thing, it often differentiates whether a problem lies in the sinuses or elsewhere. If somewhere else, we can often spare our patients having to take a round of expensive antibiotics.”

“It’s also more efficient. Patients get in and out faster, they get the results of their scan more quickly, our doctors can make decisions almost instantaneously, and patients begin treatment and get well much sooner. The MiniCAT™ has led to a better experience for both our doctors and their patients.”

“The portable scanner does have the advantage of faster acquisition time, because there is not that transport involved. So when there is an acute neurological change, and we want to know why, and when we suspect that it’s due to the most common things that we see—new intracranial hemorrhage, new and worsening midline shift due to cerebral edema, new hydrocephalus—things that are relatively, readily visible on a CT scan, that’s when we would use a portable CT scanner such as xCAT IQ.”

“As a single-physician private practice surgeon, having a MiniCAT at each of the
locations where I practice has been an invaluable addition. I’m able to perform the
scan on my patients and have the images available immediately—allowing me to see,
scan,and diagnose my patients in a single office visit. This quick turn-around means
that my patients are more likely to comply with their treatment plan. In this way, my
practice has grown, my procedure volume has grown, and my patients get the sinus
relief they need more quickly with less hassle.”

“Back in 2004, we purchased the very first MiniCAT. That was one of the best deci-
sions we have made! Now we have 4 MiniCATs in our practice. Doctors can almost

instantly get a scan to assist in the diagnosis of their patients. They have the ability
to call up the scans in the exam room and can show patients a high quality/resolution
image of the sinuses or temporal bone and explain what is going on. Having these
units definitely has a positive impact on patient care as well as the bottom line.”

“There is nothing mini about Xoran or the MiniCAT. It is a great company and great machine that
provides maximum information and quality and will change how you practice, for the better”

“Before the MiniCAT
it would be 7-10 days
before we had results.”