Computed Radiography solutions for every
facility, of any size, to be showcased at Vienna exhibition
ECR (booth # 212-213) / Vienna, Austria - March 07, 2007 -
10:00 CET
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical
workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today that it will be
presenting its entire Computed Radiography solutions range at ECR 2008, to be
held in Vienna from 7 until 11 March. From desktop and compact solutions
to groundbreaking Computed Radiography systems that fill the gap between CR and
DR, Agfa HealthCare today is able to offer its customers the right solution for
every facility of any size. Each solution has been developed to meet
specific needs of the most demanding clinical and workflow demands and to
improve the delivery of patient care.
Agfa HealthCare's extensive CR family is composed of four
leading solutions, all of which have been installed successfully around the
world, delivering state-of-the-art solutions in the CR field:
- CR 30-X: The
multi-application CR 30-X is a desktop, compact and convenient CR solution which
is easy to install, use and maintain. The solution is ideal for
decentralized environments.
- CR
35-X: The CR 35-X is a highly versatile digitizer that is
specially designed for decentralized CR environments and that has a small
footprint.
- CR-85-X: The 'do
everything' CR 85-X is a multi-user digitizer, featuring a unique 10 cassette
drop-and-go buffer that eliminates waiting times and maximizes productivity.
- DX-S: The advanced DX-S
solution is a groundbreaking Computed Radiography system that has created a new
threshold in CR. It fills the gap in the current range of Digital
Radiography solutions, by providing a unique combination of image quality,
potential for dose reduction, speed and flexibility that exceeds traditional CR
solutions.
The original introduction of
the DX-S in 2005 was a major milestone for Agfa HealthCare and, alongside the
company's CR 30-X, CR 35-X and the multi-user CR 85-X, completed Agfa
HealthCare's CR portfolio, allowing it to deliver systems that meet the needs of
every facility, of any size, worldwide.
David Lee, Superintendent Radiographer at the Bristol Royal
Infirmary, Bristol, UK, who has actively chosen Agfa HealthCare's DX-S to meet
the challenging imaging needs of trauma and orthopaedic cases, states: "We
required an exceptionally flexible Digital Radiography solution enabling us to
quickly and efficiently handle the wide variety of cases we see. I've
worked with a wide range of products, but so far none of them has proved as
flexible or as suitable for our requirements as Agfa HealthCare's DX-S.
Its versatility means for example that we can manage the most complicated and
demanding polytrauma incident with ease, and can then go on to deal with an
orthopaedic outpatient's 'standing knees' challenge."
The Bremen Screening Unit in Germany, which provides
mammography screening services to the approximately 880,000 inhabitants in the
Bremen region, selected Agfa HealthCare's CR 85-X to meet its specific
challenging needs (1). Dr. Arno Krastel, Radiologist and Program Manager,
Bremen Screening Unit, states: "With its cassette buffer, the CR 85-X makes it
possible for our technologists to work smoothly and efficiently, with no waiting
times at the device. Images are available quickly. This creates a
streamlined exam workflow and a high throughput. This also means that, as a
screening unit, we can carry out exams for many patients, and work
cost-effectively."
All Agfa HealthCare digitizers offer the intuitive NX
touch-screen interface user station, the radiographer's image identification and
quality control tool. They all seamlessly integrate with PACS, RIS and HIS
that comply with current medical imaging standards. MUSICA 2 (TM), Agfa
HealthCare's latest intelligent and automated digital radiography image
processing software, is now available for the entire CR solutions range.
"It is exciting for us to be delivering solutions for the
growing and vivid CR market, states Iskandar Accaoui, Business Unit Manager
Digital Radiography at Agfa HealthCare. "As the healthcare industry moves from
analog to digital to IT, CR systems have become an integral part of this
transformation process, delivering digital solutions that allow for advanced
clinical applications and improved workflow, at a highly attractive cost of
ownership. Agfa HealthCare today has over 17,500 CR solutions installed
across the world and its continuing success can only stand as a testimony to our
ability to deliver flexible solutions that meet the needs of every facility or
specialized unit, of any size and complexity."
Agfa HealthCare announced in November 2007 that Health Canada
has issued a Canadian Medical Device License, authorizing the company to sell
its Computed Radiography (CR) Mammography system in Canada.
You are kindly invited to visit booth 212-213 at ECR 2008 to
discover the Agfa HealthCare solutions and Works in Progress. The
exhibition will take place in Vienna from March 7 until 11. In case you
can't attend the exhibition you are kindly invited to visit the Agfa HealthCare
virtual booth.
(1) Note: The mammography functionality is currently not
available in the US.
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