Full-body radiography (LODOX Statscan) in trauma and emergency medicine: a report from the first European installation site

Abstract

Lodox Statscan is a whole-body, skeletal and soft-tissue, low-dose X-ray scanner with digital enhancement and enlargement capabilities. Ten years ago it was introduced as a screening device for the examination of trauma patients. Its incorporation into the Emergency Room enabled anterior-posterior and lateral thoraco-abdominal studies to be performed in 3—5 min with only about one-third of the radiation required for conventional radiography. Since its approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the USA, several trauma centres have incorporated this technology into their Advanced Trauma Life Support protocols. This review provides an overview of the system, and reports on the authors’ own experience with the system and that of others over the past 10 years, based on a literature search for all review articles, original articles, conference proceedings, case reports and short reports related to the Lodox Statscan device.