CHICAGO - Digital radiography developer Canon Medical Systems is launching a new DR system at this week's RSNA meeting. The Irvine, CA, company is also debuting new image viewing software optimized for DR applications.
CXDI-40G is a 17 x 17-inch amorphous silicon flat-panel detector, and features a smaller and lighter housing than Canon's previous detectors. The company believes that the new design supports a broader range of applications and expands the number of existing analog x-ray systems that can be upgraded with digital detectors.
Other technical details include image resolution of 7.2 million pixels, DICOM 3.0 compatibility, and the ability to preview images three seconds after exposure. The detector received FDA 510(k) clearance just prior to the RSNA meeting, and will be priced at just over $200,000.
Canon DR Image Viewer is a new image review workstation optimized for digital radiography. It supports multiple viewing applications, like multistudy viewing, image stitching, annotated printing, and window/level tools, and can send images to any vendor's PACS. Availability is scheduled for early 2003.
Canon Clinical Image Viewer is Web-based image review software designed to enable referring physicians, clinics, and other hospital departments to view DR images. It also accepts DICOM-based images from other modalities, including x-ray, CT, MRI, and ultrasound. Availability is scheduled for early 2003.
By Brian Casey
AuntMinnie.com staff writer
December
2, 2002
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