Agfa HealthCare announces it has won a project of 115 CR 30-X computed radiography (CR) systems with DRYSTAR 5300 direct digital imagers in Uzbekistan. The tender for the Ministry of Health (MOH) is financed by the World Bank. Agfa HealthCare received the official tender award in July, and final contract approval in early November.
High-quality, efficient and easy-to-use solutions
Agfa HealthCare's CR 30-X is a compact, tabletop CR digitizer offering high image quality with high throughput. Easy to install, use and maintain, it provides seamless integration, from X-ray exposure to print or softcopy. The CR 30-X comes with Agfa HealthCare's MUSICA2 gold-standard image processing software and the NX workstation. MUSICA2 analyzes each image and automatically applies the appropriate image enhancement parameters independent of the exam type, while the NX workstation provides very fast image acquisition and a smooth workflow.
The project also includes tabletop DRYSTAR 5300 direct digital imagers. They offer a small footprint that allows convenient next-to-application installation, plus low investment and running costs.
Modernizing diagnostic equipment in Uzbekistan
"The World Bank has allocated funds for modernizing different types of diagnostic equipment in Uzbekistan," comments Aman Djanabaev, General Manager of Agfa HealthCare's regional office in Almaty, Kazakhstan. "There are very few CRs in the country. That offered us a key opportunity to support the evolution of healthcare here. We worked closely with MOH specialists, doctors and decision makers for our tender. In the end, the CR 30-X best met the tender's technical specifications and the pricing requirements."
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About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,948 million euro in 2010.
About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions. The company has nearly a century of healthcare experience and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. Today Agfa HealthCare designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art systems for capturing, managing and processing diagnostic images and clinical/administrative information for hospitals and healthcare facilities, as well as contrast media solutions to enable effective medical imaging results. The company has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2010 were 1,180 million euro.