CompuMed claims digital advance

Bone densitometry firm CompuMed announced last week that it has successfully acquired images using both dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and amorphous silicon x-ray detectors. The Manhattan Beach, CA, firm believes that being able to acquire such images will help the company in its development of Digital OsteoView 2000, a device designed to detect both osteoporosis and arthritis.

CompuMed scientists working with researchers at the University of Massachusetts used amorphous silicon flat-panel detectors licensed from Varian Associates, with whom CompuMed has an OEM agreement (SCAN 1/8/97). CompuMed plans to file for 510(k) clearance for Digital OsteoView 2000 later this year.