X-Ray

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

Analogic plans entry into digital x-ray marketFirm will supply amorphous selenium detectors to OEMsMedical imaging OEM supplier Analogic has taken a first step toward entering the digital x-ray market. In late June, the firm acquired the

Siemens readies digital x-ray systems for commercializationVendor will tout work-flow advantages of Multix FD and Thorax FDThe digital x-ray market got a little more crowded last month with news that Siemens Medical Systems has received

Vendor gets FDA nods for Multix FD and Thorax FDSiemens Medical Systems plans to tout the work-flow advantages of digital x-ray technology when it begins selling two new systems that use full-field digital x-ray detectors. The Iselin, NJ, company

Siemens Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for two new digital x-ray systems based on flat-panel detectors. The Iselin, NJ, vendor received the clearances on April 21 for Multix FD and Thorax FD, which

Xerox plans sell-off of digital x-ray firm dpiXImaging/military consortium emerges as potential buyerThe digital x-ray detector market is proving to be a tough one. For vendors, developing digital x-ray technology is expensive, and the

System features CCD design with 16-bit depthA small U.S. x-ray manufacturer has found a big international partner to help it bring to market a new digital x-ray system. Wuestec Medical of Mobile, AL, plans to introduce the system in May at a list

The arrival of new digital x-ray technology was evident at the December RSNA meeting as many vendors displayed digital radiography systems as commercial products for the first time. Established multimodality vendors showcased digital detectors as part of

Company may have an edge over other digital x-ray developersThe stage is set for a wild scramble in the digital x-ray market following GE Medical Systems’ receipt of 510(k) clearance for a new digital chest x-ray system using amorphous

Company failed to file 10-K by deadlineDigital x-ray developer Swissray International of New York City was dealt a blow last month by the NASDAQ Stock Exchange, which delisted Swissray’s stock effective Oct. 26. The delisting undermines