Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, will be launching its next-generation CR systems at ECR 2010. From March 5th to March 8th, the company will be introducing both its DX-M, a CR solution for Mammography and all general radiology needs, and the DX-G, a CR system with outstanding flexibility for general radiography. Both systems have been designed to handle both needle-based detector plates (NIP), as well as standard phosphor plates (PIP). The solutions have been specifically developed to support a hospital's increasingly complex workflows, while at the same time meeting the facility's need for high image quality.
The DX-M CR system offers the ability to read NIP for Mammography requirements as well as both NIP and PIP for General Radiography. The solution meets a market demand for high quality diagnostic images, and offers the potential for dose reduction. Its small footprint and user friendly drop and go buffer allows it do deliver a high throughput, enhancing the department's overall workflow. The dedicated mammography needle-based detector and dedicated mammography standard phosphor plate are compatible with existing breast imaging modalities, providing cost efficiency. The solution is Agfa HealthCare's most complete CR system to date.
First introduced at RSNA in Chicago at the end of 2009, a key highlight at ECR will be a next generation CR system with outstanding flexibility for general radiography. DX-G supports general radiology, extremities, neonatal and pediatric applications with the flexibility of handling both standard phosphor imaging plates and needle based detectors. Its high image quality offers the potential for dose reduction. It combines excellent imaging quality with high throughput delivered by a unique five cassette drop-and-go buffer for seamless workflow. It is housed in a compact system comprising the top features of already proven Agfa HealthCare CR systems. Requiring no dedicated area, its small footprint allows it to be placed easily inside the X-ray room or within the X-ray ward, where it can be slotted into small spaces. Agfa HealthCare's DX-G has already been installed in numerous leading hospitals and care facilities in Europe, following its initial introduction at RSNA.
"The introductions of both the DX-G and DX-M solutions reflect a clear move into the next level of Computed Radiography systems for Agfa HealthCare. Never before have our solutions delivered so much flexibility and workflow enhancement possibilities in a single CR," states Dirk Debusscher, Vice President Imaging at Agfa HealthCare. "Their introduction further re-enforces our vision that the next level of transformation in digital radiology is about both Computed Radiography and Direct Radiography (DR), with the former continuing to underpin its position as the most flexible solution, and the latter as the most productive. Combined they enable radiology departments to meet all their imaging needs and through their needle-based detectors, with higher Detective Quantum Efficiency [DQE], offer a combination of high image quality and the potential for dose reduction."
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The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare) and specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,032 million Euro in 2008.
About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic image management solutions, and state-of-the-art systems for capturing and processing images in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Agfa HealthCare has over a century of healthcare experience related to diagnostic imaging and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. The HealthCare division has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2008 were 1,223 million Euro.
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