Regulation .09 Neuroimaging Services.
Regulation .09 Neuroimaging Services.LinkCopy Citation
A.
The hospital shall have the ability 24 hours a day, within 20 minutes of the patient’s arrival, to complete:
(1)
All of the following:
(a)
Brain computed tomography;
(b)
CT Angiography; and
(c)
CT Perfusion; or
(2)
Magnetic resonance imaging.
B.
The hospital shall have the ability 24 hours a day to have the neuroimages referred to in this regulation interpreted within 20 minutes of their completion by a physician experienced in interpreting computed tomographic studies.
C.
The hospital shall have the ability 24 hours a day to have the neuroimages referred to in this regulation interpreted within 30 minutes of their completion by a physician experienced in interpreting:
(1)
CT angiography;
(2)
CT Perfussion; and
(3)
Magnetic resonance imaging studies.
D.
The hospital shall:
(1)
Have the ability to upload emergent imaging scans into CRISP (Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients), which will facilitate sharing of emergent imaging with the receiving center; and
(2)
Have the imaging ability to rapidly identify core (nonviable) infarct versus (potentially salvageable) penumbra.