Here is some of what we found in July….
The Multix Select DR from Siemens
Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, Pa, has received FDA clearance for its Multix Select DR, a floor-mounted digital radiography system intended to perform most clinical radiography examinations in a cost-effective manner. The system offers a 14 x 17-inch mobile flat-panel detector to facilitate rapid imaging for generalized and specialized radiographic exams without repositioning, even for tall patients, while a moveable grid ensures lower radiation dose for pediatric exams. The floating tabletop and wide, vertical coverage of the bucky wall stand enable imaging when the patient is standing, sitting, recumbent, or in a wheelchair. A DiamondView Plus post-processing tool optimizes images for organ-specific examinations, and a Clinical Assurance Program (CAP) management tool provides documentation and statistical analyses of rejected images.
(610) 448-4500; www.healthcare.siemens.com
Barco’s MDSC 8258
Surgical Display from Barco
Barco, Duluth, Ga, has released a slim, 58-inch surgical display for 4K imaging in hybrid operating rooms and interventional suites. The MDSC-8258 replaces Barco’s previous MDSC-8156 model, offering increased brightness of 700 cd/m² and a higher contrast ratio of 4,000:1 with a mercury-free, low-power LED backlight. A narrower bezel allows the display’s overall size to remain the same, despite a 2-inch expansion of the screen. The 8-megapixel resolution enables artifact-free, DICOM-compliant images to appear on a single screen, including interventional x-ray, endoscopic video, patient monitoring, surgery information, and patient data. The MDSC-8258 is available in the standard model (MDSC-8258 L), with a redundant power supply (MDSC-8258 RL), or with a redundant power supply and a protective front glass (MDSC-8258 RLG).
(866) 302-7939; www.barco.com
NEC Display: MD302C4
MultiSync Medical Display from NEC
The MultiSync MD302C4 LCD, a 30-inch widescreen display for diagnostic review from NEC Display Solutions of America, Itasca, Ill, has received FDA clearance. The 4.0-megapixel screen is the first in the MultiSync series with GB-R LED backlight, which consumes up to 44% less power than other technologies. Front sensors can detect a human presence, automatically dimming the screen to conserve power and preserve the display life. The monitor includes a 1,000:1 contrast ratio and is automatically calibrated to a brightness of 180 cd/m2. A Quick QA function enables rapid DICOM conformance checks. When used with a 10-bit DisplayPort or HDMI connection, the 14-bit lookup table provides 1,024 shades of gray out of a palette of 4,096 for crisp, finely detailed rendering. Integrated three-port USB 2.0 hub with DisplaySync Pro connects two computers to up to three peripherals.
(630) 467-3000; www.necdisplay.com
Shimadzu Sonialvision G4
Universal R/F System from Shimadzu
The Sonialvision G4 universal digital R/F table system from Shimadzu Medical Systems, Torrance, Calif, has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA. Designed to perform a wide variety of examinations, including angiography, endoscopy, orthopedic, and general radiography, the system possesses a 17 x 17-inch flat panel detector (FPD) with 139-?m pixel pitch and high contrast. The G4’s 202.5-cm range of movement and ease in switching from large to small fields of view enable image capture of the entire body without moving the patient. Real-time digital filtering processes suppress halation near skin surfaces and around shadows where organs overlap. An advanced Slot Beam application is available for long spine and limb imaging, while the Slot Beam feature provides a lower dose profile suitable for pediatrics.
(310) 217-8855; www.shimadzu.com
PACS Platform from Shina Systems
The 3Di PACS solution from Shina Systems, Israel, allows clinicians, healthcare providers, and patients to view medical images in a personal health record or for diagnostic interpretation. Designed based on user experience and requests, the new system includes native volumetric manipulation tools such as a Multi-Oblique slab mode, Curved Oblique mode, Dynamic Sequence Viewing mode, and Volume view mode. Measurement capabilities include a Cobb angle tool for scoliosis and a VOI feature, centralized CD burner support, a screen recording component, and HL7 reporting integration. As part of the 3Di family, the release also includes updated versions of the 3Di Cloud solution and 3Di workstation solution.
+972-4-6277203; www.shina-sys.com
Enterprise Mobile Viewing from Calgary Scientific
The enterprise image-viewing solution ResolutionMD from Calgary Scientific Inc, Canada, has received Class II clearance for diagnosis on mobile devices with all imaging modalities, including computed radiography, digital radiography, radio-fluoroscopy, angiography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, endoscopy, and ophthalmology. The software was previously cleared for diagnosis using web, iOS, and Android devices and was found to be equivalent to a PACS or dedicated diagnostic workstation. The system now gives physicians the flexibility to make clinical decisions throughout a facility and off-site from any portable or desktop device, including an iPhone, iPad, tablet, or smartphone.
(403) 270-7159; www.calgaryscientific.com
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