Computed radiography has been around for two decades, but it is far from obsolete. CR has stayed current by evolving new technologies and expanding into new clinical applications. But the factor that makes CR competitive with digital radiography involves
Success depends on putting past behindA year after a series of corporate missteps came to a head, Del Global Technologies may have turned a corner. Its launch of a digital x-ray system in mid-May and expected profitability during
The continued shift toward digital imaging, coupled with demands for better image quality and dose-efficient technology, is generating sustained interest in alternative methods of digitizing radiography. But the choice between computed radiography (CR)
Indianola, PA-based Medrad is changing its Brazilian office to a direct sales and service operation. This will give Brazilian hospitals and medical imaging centers direct access to Medrad sales, service, and product application specialists. The office
Vendors streamline processing, improve imagesManufacturers are revitalizing computed radiography product lines to become more competitive with digital radiography. They are focusing particularly on ways to decrease the time needed
The imaging community could soon have a powerful friend at the National Institutes of Health. The White House formally nominated Dr. Elias Zerhouni March 26 to direct the Institutes, which together fund some 43,000 biomedical projects with about $27
Turnkey product offers DR-like productivityWith the release of SpeedSuite, Fujifilm has upped the ante in its battle with digital radiography (DR). The turnkey product, which integrates computed radiography technology with an x-ray
OEM and installed base sales anchor strategyEdge Medical Devices hopes to convince customers that flat panels don’t require fat wallets. The company, which launched its Quix line of low-cost digital radiography systems at the
Some developers of digital x-ray equipment are playing for time outside medical markets, hoping that revenue streams from applications such as nondestructive testing will help underwrite the costs of evolving and manufacturing radiology-quality
Hologic has expanded its existing contract with Consorta, Catholic Resource Partners, to cover the sale of digital radiography products. Consorta and Hologic originally entered into a two-year contract in October 2000 covering Hologic’s
Like Mark Twain’s famously false obituary, rumors of computed radiography’s imminent demise have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, CR is defying expectations that it would fade away once digital radiography emerged from research and
As June drew to a close, Swissray International announced that Marconi Health Care Products (HCP) would market and service Swissray’s line of direct digital radiography (ddR) systems in the U.S., supplementing an existing distribution agreement
Swissray International plans to offer new enhancements that will improve the detection efficiency of its ddR direct digital radiography systems while reducing radiation dosage, according to the firm.Swissray will use Kodak’s Blue Plus CCD
Agfa passed up the opportunity to take a chance on digital radiography a year ago, but now the Belgium-based manufacturer of analog film, PACS, and CR will add Canon’s DR thorax system to its family of products.The company is hoping to please
In yet another indication that the digital radiography business is taking off, x-ray equipment vendor Swissray International announced that its German subsidiary, Swissray Germany, has sold its conventional x-ray business division to WSB
Despite predictions of huge market potential and assumptions that radiology departments were ripe for new filmless technologies, the promise of digital x-ray has been little more than that since the first products were introduced in the mid 1990s. Some
Digital x-ray a bright spot in Swissray mid-year financialsCompany says it’s sold 58 ddR systems so far this yearThe digital radiography business is alive and well, according to x-ray equipment vendor Swissray International. While
Like other manufacturers developing state-of-the-art technology, digital x-ray firms must convince a skeptical clinical community that their products are worth the extra cost. Despite the uphill battle, the challenge has proven irresistible to another
The digital x-ray market continues to face challenges in persuading end-users to convert their radiographic equipment to the digital realm. With price tags as much as three times more expensive than analog equipment, most healthcare institutions appear
GE wins clearance for third digital x-ray unitAlmost a year after gaining clearance for its digital chest x-ray system, Revolution XQ/i, GE Medical Systems has received the go-ahead for a general-purpose unit based on the same detectors. On Oct.
Digital Radiography resolves supplier and backlog problemsAcquisition of DRC begins to pay off for HologicFueled by the deep pockets and long-term commitment of its new parent company, Hologic, digital x-ray developer Direct Radiography
Techniques would cost less, improve speed, image quality Although developments with other digital radiography systems have captured much of the attention of the medical imaging community in recent years, vendors offering computed radiography
Cares Built’s Clarity 7000 under review at FDAA technology used for military and space applications may be the next trend in digital x-ray, if a few imaging vendors have their way. Although the majority of manufacturers have chosen to work
Swissray adds Hitatchi Medical as partner for digital x-ray, PACSHitatchi will market ddR Multi-System in parts of U.S.In its continuing bid to boost its market presence, digital radiography developer Swissray International last month
Agreement expands Swissray’s distribution reachIn its continuing bid to boost its market presence, digital radiography developer Swissray International last month signed a wide-ranging distribution agreement with Hitachi Medical Systems
