Computed Radiography Systems Can Improve Workflow and Save Money

Computed Radiography is a tried and true method of acquiring medical digital images for use as x-rays. Computed radiography systems are not only available for large hospitals, but also for small and medium-sized medical facilities, orthopedic offices and others. Now you can use exceptional CR systems, including AGFA CR, kodak CR, and Fuji CR units, to complement your existing digital radiography equipment and move it up to low-volume digital imagery at an affordable price.

CR systems can be used both in the office and off-site. With a CR unit, you also have more flexibility in taking patient images because the patient can be lying or sitting down. Reusable cassettes are used for the digital image capture, which is a cost savings over film and development chemicals that need to be replaced for every image taken.

The Kodak digital radiography systems offer an attractive group of digital imaging units. Several of the Kodak CR systems come with a mini-PACS system as well, so that you can archive and distribute your digital images quickly and easily.

The AGFA CR 30-X and 35-X systems are compact and produce high resolution digital medical images. The AGFA CR systems allow you to meet HIPPA requirements in terms of medical digital image archiving and storage. The CR30-X is a compact tabletop device that runs on standard electrical outlets, saving space as well as time in that it offers a simpler installation than other systems. The AGFA CR 35-X offers three unique image resolution modes for your convenience.

Fuji CR systems are available in XC-1 and XL-1 models. Both have a small footprint, making them suitable for use in exam rooms. They offer fast image previews in less than a minute, and offer imaging plates in a variety of sizes appropriate to your medical digital imaging tasks. The Fuji CR XL-1 can send digital images to your PACS system, where the images can be stored, and it will also enable you to print hard copies of your digital medical images to film. The fuji cr XC-1 can process 35 plates measuring 14X17 per hour, while the XL-1 can read 62 similar sized plates each hour, for improved workflow in your digital imaging department.

Computed radiography systems such as the AGFA, Fuji and Kodak CR units make a great choice for when you want to retrofit the radiology equipment that you already have in place. By upgrading your current equipment so that it produces digital medical images, you can also benefit by being able to use a PACS system for digital archiving both on and off-site, and can implement teleradiology to send and receive digital images.