Review of CT and MRI Maintenance

Abstract

CT scan and MRI machines are very essential for the advance diagnostic, more complicated and high cost equipment in the radiology department that its failure can cause a detrimental effect on its financial income and the ability to provide proper healthcare to the patient. This study was done in Khartoum state hospitals, centers, and a number of private hospitals which are about 15 hospitals and centers in the period from March 2016 to February 2017 .Empirical field , observation and field level data collection through inventory meetings, survey and interviews with the technicians, biomedical engineers of hospitals, biomedical engineers of companies and managers of hospitals and administrators were done to identify the most frequent failures that have been happened in these devicesusing questionnaire. Moreover, the benefits on how to prevent these faults to repeat again and powerful recommendation was investigated to maintain and give a sustainable healthcare.