Small Format, Wireless Flat Panel Detector Satisfies Key Imaging Market Need in Lower Dose Exams

Agfa HealthCare (Mortsel, Belgium) reported about the availability of its newest direct radiography (DR) detector, the DX-D 35C, a 28 x 35.5-cm-sized wireless panel that was at AHRA 2013, the Association for Medical Imaging Management’s annual meeting, held July 28–31, 2013, in Minneapolis (MN, USA). Orthopedic imaging can particularly benefit from the high spatial resolution for detail, and the excellent dose quantum efficiency (DQE) for potential dose reduction offered by this small DR panel.

Agfa HealthCare’s DX-D 35C uses a cesium iodide (CsI) scintillator with twice the DQE of gadolinium-based detector technologies, and delivers the potential for lower dose. Combined with Agfa HealthCare’s NX workstation and Musica2 image processing, the panel generates enhanced contrast detail across the total dynamic range. The system, for orthopedic imaging, with NX and Musica2 is an excellent solution for extremity exams, enabling superb contrast and detail of hands and feet.

“At Agfa HealthCare, we are always striving to improve healthcare technology to make diagnostic imaging an even more powerful tool to aid the overall treatment of the patient, and the DX-D 35C combined with Musica2 is an excellent example of our ability to successfully do this,” said Greg Cefalo, US digital radiography business unit manager, Agfa HealthCare. “From the smallest, most fragile patients through the spectrum of imaging needs, we are focused on delivering high quality imaging solutions that support the highest level of care.”

The detector immediately captures and transmits the image to the workstation, increasing effectiveness for the technologist, especially in portable settings where it is intended for most frequent use. It is a suitable counterpart for the Agfa HealthCare DX-D 100, a portable imaging system designed for bedside imaging, and immediate image availability to PACS. The detector is also available with Agfa HealthCare’s DX-D Retrofit and soon with DX-D 400 and DX-D 600.

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