CR System Provides both Standard Phosphor Plate and Needle-Based Detector Plate Reading from a Single Unit

A computed radiography (CR) system has been developed for mammography and all general radiology needs. Another CR system has been designed with excellent 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.

Agfa HealthCare (Mortsel, Belgium), a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare information technology (IT) solutions, launched its next-generation CR systems at ECR 2010 in March 2010 in Vienna, Austria.

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 to deliver 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.

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 and combines excellent imaging quality with high throughput delivered by a unique five-cassette drop-and-go buffer for seamless workflow. 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.

"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,” stated 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, 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.”

Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic image management solutions, and systems for capturing and processing images in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

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