Overview of CR offerings

Sep 15, 2004

COMPANY	PRODUCTS	KEY SPECS AND FEATURES
Agfa HealthCare Greenville, SC	ADC Compact Plus	Includes Musica image processing and a cassette-handling buffer system for workflow efficiency.
Agfa HealthCare Greenville, SC	ADC Solo	Musica processing; direct identification system that allows simultaneous ID and scan.
Alara Hayward, CA	CRystalView	Desktop reader; can also be mounted on a cart for portability. Throughput of 50 plates per hour.
Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY	DirectView CR 950	Processes up to 86 cassettes an hour; can be networked to DirectView remote operations panels.
	DirectView CR 900	Multiple cassette loading and processing; for centralized applications.
	DirectView CR 850 DirectView CR 800	Single-cassette readers; DirectView CR 850 can process up to 104 cassettes per hour; both have footprints of 25 x 29 inches.
	DirectView CR 500	Desktop unit; can process 60 cassettes per hour; can be placed anywhere needed.
	ACR-2000	Desktop unit for lower-volume environments.
	ACR-2000i	Same features as ACR-2000, but with integrated phosphor plate eraser.
	2000RT	Desktop unit.
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Stamford, CT	FCR Velocity-U	Uses Fuji's HD LineScan technology to process 240 images per hour; upright reader with footprint of 3 square feet.
	ClearView-D ClearView-ES	Includes Dual-Side Reading, technology that results in images with less noise and 30%-40% higher DQE than single-side reading CR. Optional Energy Subtraction (ES) processing upgrades ClearView-D to ClearView-ES; can process between 120 to 184 images per hour.
	ClearView-CS	Features Dual-Side Reading technology and throughput of up to 165 plates per hour.
	SmartCR	A compact reader unit for imaging plate scanning and erasure; includes Fuji's Flash IIP console workstation for patient ID, image preview, reprocessing, and transmission to PACS or imager.
	FCR 5000MA (pending FDA clearance)	Work-in-progress mammography CR unit.
GE Healthcare Waukesha, WI	Centricity CR MP3510	High-volume unit (90-100 plates per hour) for multiroom or centralized applications.
	Centricity CR SP1001	Portable low-volume unit that processes 45-55 plates per hour.
	Centricity SP100	Portable unit that processes 25-30 plates per hour.
iCRco Torrance, CA	iCR1000	Third-generation roller-free CR (99.5% less artifacts over roller-based CR systems); decentralized CR digitizer; 40 plates per hour. Can be purchased with integrated film scanner.
iCRco Torrance, CA	iCR2600	Same features as iCR1000, but can process up to 60 plates per hour. Includes iCR EDGE high-fidelity image processing. Can be purchased with integrated film scanner.
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging Wayne, NJ	Regius Model 150 CR Reader	Offers automated image processing and distribution; vertical bay allows for insertion of up to five cassettes.
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging Wayne, NJ	Xpress CR	Dual-bay CR system designed to meet a wide range of workflow requirements; includes second-plate insertion feature, and can be networked to create a multiprocessor, multibay solution.
Orex Computed Radiography USA Auburndale, MA	Dual PcCR 1417	Two systems with only one QC station; can process up to 80 cassettes per hour.
	PcCR 1417/812	Desktop units: PcCR 1417 is cassette-loading; PcCR 812 is manual-loading. Can process up to 40 plates and 12 plates per hour, respectively.
	ACLxy CR	Single-plate processing speed of up to 75 plates per hour; can be combined with Z-Cart to be used as a portable system; work-in-progress version for mammography.
Philips Medical Systems Andover, MA	PCR Compano	Single plate with QC station, designed for decentralized use or use for two x-ray rooms with low-to-medium patient throughput; good for intensive care and trauma; can process up to 90 plates per hour.
	PCR Compano S	Smaller unit for low-to-medium volume use.
	PCR Corado	For high-volume environments; can process up to 165 cassettes per hour; resolution down to 100 microns.
	PCR CosimaX	PCR CosimaX Same features as Corado, with addition of dual-side reading for special imaging plates (80 plates per hour throughput) with 50-micron pixel size image resolution.