The new Kodak Directview Classic and Elite CR Systems are designed to perform a wide range of exams using standard Kodak Directview CR cassettes. The new systems include automatic image rendering that reportedly eliminate the need for technologists to identify each exam projection and allows users to create customized settings for image presentation (by exam type/body part). These systems also incorporate new image processing software.

The CR-ITX 560 is stand-alone solution that combines a CR reader and a transportable X-ray unit in a single, self-contained "package." This solution is completely mobile, making it ideal for multiple applications where immediate capture and access to patient images is a vital part the diagnoses, said the company.

The Kodak DirectView DR 3500 is a compact digital radiography system that works to deliver a small footprint, functionality and convenience required by hospitals, outpatient imaging centers and clinics that serve orthopedic specialists and other physicians.

The DR 3500 system reportedly provides more productivity-enhancing features to the DR 3000 platform, which it replaces. The company said these productivity gains could translate to a more efficient workflow that can help facilities handle larger patient volumes without adding staff.

The DirectView DR 7500 features a retractable wall-stand Bucky that extends for wheelchair and table projections, as well as an elevating 4-way floating table that includes a detector that follows the overhead tube to stay aligned along the length of the table. The Bucky pulls out of the table to accommodate extremity exams for additional flexibility.

Coronis Fusion 6MP DL can be used as two 3 MP heads or one wide-screen 6 MP display, offering radiologists to custom-organize their workspace.

Coronis Fusion 6MP DL is based on the In-Plane Switching (IPS-Pro) LCD technology. Compared to conventional LCD technologies, IPS-Pro sets new standards for brightness and contrast, even from a wide viewing angle, according to the company.

Voxar 3D version 6.3 offers a complete suite of advanced visualization and analysis tools created to deliver productivity and high-quality multimedia reports, reportedly allowing users to better read large volumetric datasets.

Created to give rapid, multi-user access to enterprise-wide volumetric image studies, the suite can be integrated into the radiology workflow, directly into an existing PACS or as an economical interim solution.

MEDRAD Inc. won a Medical Design Excellence Award (MDEA) for the MEDRAD XDS Extravasation Detector, a device for the enhancement of the safety of contrast media injection through early detection of extravasations.

The XDS continuously monitors the tissue immediately surrounding and directly beneath the injection site for changes in relative permittivity signaling fluid accumulation.

The Philips HD7 is a high-volume ultrasound system used in cardiovascular, OB/GYN, anesthesiology, oncology, electrophysiology, stress echo, pediatric, orthopedic, urologic, emergency and other applications.

RamSoft will showcase its trio of PACS at SIIM 2008 including the RamSoft PowerServer Lite, an entry-level Web-based PACS designed for imaging facilities facing the financial crunch that still desire a full-featured PACS workhorse solution, The system reportedly offers an easy upgrade path to RamSoft’s complete PowerServer PACS.

April 7, 2008 - IRSG’s Electronic Lift ErgoSmart Prep Station worktable, showcased at AORN 2008 last week, features a 14-gauge stainless steel work surface made to be raised or lowered to the ergonomically correct height to minimize back strain. Mounted on 5-inch casters, two casters feature total-lock brakes, the worktable was designed for easy mobility.

According to IRSG, the station can accommodate a variety of accessories including a computer screen monitor arm, shelves, bins and a four-bulb adjustable florescent light fixture.

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