AGFA GEVAERT : Trillium Health Partners selects Agfa HealthCare DX-D 600 semi-automatic digital X-ray suite for Credit Valley Hospital
July 11, 2013 at 03:45 pm
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Facility to benefit from DX-D 600's MUSICA2 image quality and potential for dose reduction
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Mortsel, Belgium/Toronto, ON
July 11, 2013 4:00 PM CET
- DX-D 600 enhances productivity with immediate image availability to better meet the facility's high patient volume - Training was simplified from the consistent user interface and image quality of Agfa HealthCare CR and DR - Superb image quality with potential for dose reduction
Agfa HealthCare announces today the installation of a DX-D 600 Semi-Automatic Digital X-ray Suite at Trillium Health Partners' Credit Valley Hospital, a 382-bed acute care inpatient facility in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The installation expands Agfa HealthCare's existing relationship with the hospital, which already has Agfa HealthCare CR systems and IMPAX PACS. Currently, the system is used for a wide range of imaging exams from chest, abdomen spine, and extremity work for both ambulatory and in-patients.
"Agfa HealthCare's DX-D 600 was the obvious choice for our imaging needs, especially due to our high patient volume with more than 200,000 diagnostic exams performed each year. It allows us to streamline workflow and increase throughput," said Mike Lindsay, Director of Diagnostic Imaging, Trillium Health Partners. "Additionally, as an existing Agfa HealthCare CR and PACS user, our entire staff has had positive experiences with Agfa HealthCare systems and was confident in the decision. It made our training and rollout smooth and efficient."
Immediate image availability reduces patient waiting times
The DX-D 600 is a high-productivity, ceiling-suspended, fully motorized, direct radiography system offering superb image quality and state-of-the-art design in three configuration options. It works with the Agfa HealthCare's NX workstation and industry-leading MUSICA2 image processing software.
"The Agfa HealthCare DX-D 600 produces incredibly sharp images with the potential for dose reduction with the MUSICA2 image processing," said Andy Hind, Vice President, Agfa HealthCare, Canada. "Further, immediate image availability speeds up workflow and reduces patient wait times, which was also a key feature in the decision-making process for the imaging staff at Credit Valley."
The DX-D 600 features include a touch screen control panel at the tube head, generator control and image preview on a single NX monitor, grid sensing for both the table and wall stand, solid state AEC (Automatic Exposure Control) for high-speed accuracy, and LED lighting features designed for convenience and quality patient care.
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Agfa-Gevaert NV is one of the world leaders in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of imaging systems and products. Net sales break down by sector of activity as follows:
- Radiology solutions (36.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies radiology departments of hospitals all over the world with traditional X-ray film, hardcopy film and printers, digital radiography equipment and image processing software. Agfa's roots are in traditional medical imaging, but in today's healthcare market, digital radiography has become the dominant technology. All Agfa's digital radiography systems are offered with the company's leading MUSICA image processing software and its MUSICA workstation for image identification, acquisition and quality control;
- Digital Print & Chemicals (35.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies sign & display printing companies with a range of highly productive and versatile wide-format inkjet printers and dedicated inks, in addition to workflow software, cutting machines and inkjet media. Agfa produces classic film-based products, such as film for non-destructive testing and aerial photography, as well as microfilm and film for the production of printed circuit boards;
- HealthCare IT (21.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV offers Imaging IT Solutions (The Enterprise Imaging platform creates a true imaging record for every patient, containing all possible images of the patient, regardless of the department and the facility that created them), Hospital IT Solutions (the leading Hospital Information System /Clinical Information System ORBIS, connects medical departments and administrative departments of hospitals into one virtual network), and Integrated Care Solutions (these solutions support collaboration across the borders of care organizations and medical disciplines and enable hospitals to actively engage with all stakeholders in the expanded care process, including physicians, informal care-givers and patients) ;
- Offset solutions (5.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV is a leading supplier to the printing industry, offering innovative and reliable solutions. Commercial, newspaper and packaging printers around the globe rely on Agfa for the most extensive range of integrated solutions, from computer-to-plate systems with digital offset plates over color management and workflow optimization software to pressroom chemicals.