Live Radiology of Frederick, MD, has launched a new pay-per-study bone densitometry service, called LiveQCT.
Live QCT allows any imaging facility with an installed DICOM-compatible CT scanner to offer bone densitometry services without buying additional equipment, software, or hardware. The service allows users to send CT studies electronically for bone mineral density analysis by trained readers. Payment is only required for processed studies.
The technology is phantomless and can free up technologist time, according to Live Radiology. Typical CT-based bone densitometry devices can cost $25,000 or more, and require trained staff to place phantoms and analyze the images; dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) machines can cost more than $100,000 and require their own room and technologist, the company said.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
July 20, 2007
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