Carestream Health has announced a new retrofit system that allows small to midsized hospitals, urgent care centers, orthopedic offices, and clinics to upgrade existing rooms or mobile x-ray systems from film or computed radiography (CR) to digital radiography (DR).
The Carestream Pro Retrofit system is currently available for order in most countries and will begin shipping this month. It offers gadolinium-based digital detectors for general radiography imaging or cesium iodide detectors for dose-sensitive applications.
Users have a choice of wireless or tethered 14 x 17-inch cassette-size detectors that will fit into an existing bucky or a 17 x 17-inch fixed detector. The company's beam-detect mode eliminates the need for a cable connection to the generator, so image capture begins when the detector senses the x-ray exposure, the firm said.
Wireless detectors enable workflow with wireless transmission of images to the capture console, immediate image viewing and manipulation, and the ability to forward images from the console to printers or a PACS. An x-ray exam can be transmitted to a computer or laptop using the detector's access point, or the detector can be connected to a system control unit that provides a continuous signal to one or more detectors, Carestream said. Other options include a Carestream desktop or laptop console.
The Pro Retrofit system also includes preloaded Carestream VXvue image management software and an Image Suite mini-PACS module that offers Web-based patient scheduling, image review and reporting, and flexible archiving.
