Rapid CTP automatically delivers quantified and color-coded CT perfusion maps that help physicians quickly assess salvageable brain tissueenabling faster clinical decisions that facilitate better patient outcomes.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for medical supplies or medical services necessary for the delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or veterinary teaching facilities utilized by SIU or U of I (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b-5)) The Hospital uses this software for identification of bleeds in the brain, the software is part of direct patient care and affects clinical outcomes. The Hospital is receiving the same annual price from the previous term.