Search Tag: X-ray
2013 21 Oct
Innovative interventional X-ray system improves routine procedures through enhanced ease of use, superior image quality and increased patient throughput. The Clinique Pasteur in Toulouse, France, has seen Europe’s first installation of Philips’ new Allura Centron interventional X-ray (iXR) system. Intended for cardiac and electrophysiology procedures...Read more
2013 18 Oct
Carestream Health has secured a European-wide tender process and will be delivering a number of digital radiography solutions to University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium. These will assist in the enhancement of patient care in the areas of the Neonatology department, ICU and the Emergency department, and include a seven year managed service contract. ...Read more
2013 22 Jul
A 50% reduction in X-ray dosage has been achieved after the University Hospital Tenon, Paris installed a CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System. The Resuscitation Department and Thoracic Surgery Department drive over 70% of X-rays taken at the bedside and after six months of use, 60% of those X-rays are now performed using the DRX-Revolution....Read more
2013 10 Jul
Philips has announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its AlluraClarity live image guidance system in the US. Philips’ AlluraClarity system provides high quality imaging for a comprehensive range of clinical procedures, achieving excellent visibility at low X-ray dose levels for patients...Read more
2013 01 Jul
Carestream Health has announced FDA clearance for a new wireless digital radiography detector designed to offer high quality, low dose X-ray exams for paediatric, orthopaedic and general radiology applications. The new detector is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2013. “This smaller detector can enhance patient care for premature...Read more
2013 26 Jun
Carestream Health has again earned a top rating from medical professionals using a Carestream digital X-ray system as reported by KLAS, an independent research organisation that monitors healthcare vendor performance. The just released “2013 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure” report cites the CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution as receiving...Read more
2013 05 Jun
Carestream has earned a top rating for its digital X-ray systems in the KLAS report “Digital X-Ray Performance 2013 – Impact of a Wireless Workflow.” The DRX-Evolution scored highest for overall performance. In a survey of more than 200 radiology professionals, the report stated that “Carestream has built on their wireless detector success with...Read more
2013 02 Jun
H7N9 pneumonia shows imaging findings that differentiate it from other types of pneumonia, including rapidly progressive changes in the lungs and pulmonary connective tissues, according to the first study to describe radiologic findings in the disease. The results are published online in the journal Radiology. “The severity of these findings is...Read more
2013 21 May
Philips, the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) and Main-Taunus Cardiac Center (Bad Soden, Germany) today announced the results of a clinical study that demonstrate that the safety for patients and clinicians can be significantly enhanced during cardiac interventions. Using Philips’ recently introduced AlluraClarity...Read more
2013 15 May
Toshiba America Medical Systems has launched the FDA-cleared Dose Tracking System for InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray. The Dose Tracking System visualises X-ray emissions via a colour-coded display. “Through our partnership with the University at Buffalo, Toshiba designed the Dose Tracking System as a visual aid, enabling clinicians to monitor...Read more
2013 09 May
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. is launching an InfinixTM-i cardiovascular X-ray system tailored for electrophysiology procedures with a new package of features, accessories and technologies. - System Design : Infinix-i’s C-arm movement provides complete patient coverage while creating an access halo (180 degrees of unobstructed head-end...Read more
2013 08 May
Demand for mobile X-ray and retrofit upgrade kits is driving strong growth in the global X-ray market, according to a new report “The World Market for General Radiography and Fluoroscopy X-ray Equipment – 2013” from IMS Research, now part of IHS Inc. Revenue in the worldwide market for general radiography X-ray is projected to rise to $3.8 billion...Read more
2013 07 May
Carestream Health has shipped more than 6,000 DRX detectors since launching the CARESTREAM DRX-1, a wireless X-ray detector used in multiple healthcare settings. The DRX-1 detector delivers high-quality, affordable digital X-ray images in about four seconds. “Our wireless DRX detectors and DRX systems deliver exceptional image quality while simultaneously...Read more
2013 07 May
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) have developed a computer program to help surgeons use X-rays to track devices used in minimally invasive surgical procedures, which also limits the patient’s exposure to radiation from the X-rays. The new tool is a computer program that allows...Read more
2013 29 Apr
Low-energy terahertz radiation may potentially allow doctors to see deep into tissues without the damaging effects of X-rays. However, it has proved difficult for engineers to make powerful enough systems to accomplish these promising applications. Now an electrical engineering research team at the University of Michigan has developed a laser-powered...Read more
2013 29 Apr
According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "X-Ray Market (Portable, Handheld, Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, Flat Panel Detection Systems, Mammography) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth and Forecast, 2012 - 2018" the market for x-rays was valued at USD 7.5 billion in 2011 and is expected to...Read more
2013 18 Apr
GE Healthcare has announced over 500 installations in the United States of its Optima XR220amx and Optima XR200amx mobile x-ray systems. Globally the company has installed over 800 units. Mobile x-ray is designed to use when it may not be safe or practical to move a patient from his or her bed to the radiology department. GE Healthcare’s Optima...Read more
2013 16 Apr
Oraya Therapeutics and EyeRAD have announced that the Vista Klinik in Basel will be one of the world’s first centres to offer the Oraya Therapy™ for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in people over 65 in the Western world. The Oraya Therapy is a non-invasive, low-energy X-Ray treatment intended...Read more
2013 07 Apr
Many air passengers wonder whether it is safe to go through airport backscatter x-ray scanners. Professor Peter Vock from Bern, Switzerland, will address concerns about the radiation exposure from these scanners during the session ‘Security scanners at airports: are they safe?’ on Thursday afternoon. Airport backscatter scanners represent one...Read more
2013 21 Mar
The Cios Alpha C-arm system from Siemens Healthcare will debut at the UK Radiological Congress (UKRC) 2013, 10-12 June. The Cios Alpha is the first mobile C-arm system to use Full View flat detector (FD) technology for highly detailed images during surgical procedures. The Cios Alpha offers a completely new imaging chain with the latest FD technology,...Read more
2013 08 Mar
At the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria, Siemens is introducing a new system for the mid-range price segment that can do both full-digital fluoroscopy and radiography. With its 2-in-1 functionality, Luminos Fusion with flat panel detector technology allows more effective use of fluoroscopy equipment in routine medical care. The...Read more
2013 08 Mar
Agfa HealthCare has announced that at ECR 2013 it will launch its floor-mounted DX-D 400 suite. The DX-D 400 is compact and versatile; it can be configured to meet specific workflow needs or budget constraints. Combined with either the latest Computed Radiography (CR) technology or with a cassette-sized DX-D Direct Radiography (DR) detector and the...Read more
2013 06 Mar
Digital X-ray image detectors that are portable, fast, reliable, usable around the world, and capable of generating highly detailed images at low dose rates are among the X-ray imaging system components that Varian Medical Systems will be showing at ECR. "We will be showing our new PaxScan® 4336W wireless image detector, which was engineered to...Read more