Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, will showcase new and updated offerings in its PaxScan line of flat-panel digital detectors, as well as the company's cancer treatment technologies, at the RSNA meeting this year.
The new PaxScan 2520V replaces the PaxScan 2520 for the cardiac and conventional C-arm market. The new panel eliminates the command processor and replaces it with virtual software, and delivers 14-bit grayscale contrast resolution thanks to the integration of new ASIC chip technology.
The new PaxScan 1313 detector, first announced in July 2006, can replace the 6-inch image intensifiers currently used in many mini C-arm orthopedic and dental imaging systems. Designed for low-cost, high-quality imaging, the panel offers a 13 x 13-cm imaging area, and can produce up to 30 images per second. The panel's 127-micron pixel pitch results in a high signal-to-noise ratio, according to the company. The panel features a cesium iodide (CsI) scintillator for scanning at 80-90 kilovolts (kV).
By Robert Bruce
AuntMinnie.com contributing writer
October 30, 2006
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![Representative example of a 16-year-old male patient with underlying X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. (A, B) Paired anteroposterior (AP) chest radiograph and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) report shows lumbar spine (L1 through L4) areal bone mineral density (BMD). The DXA report was reformatted for anonymization and improved readability. The patient had low BMD (Z score ≤ −2.0). (C) Model (chest radiography [CXR]–BMD) output shows the predicted raw BMD and Z score in comparison with the DXA reference standard, together with interpretability analyses using Shapley additive explanations (SHAP) and gradient-weighted class activation maps. The patient was classified as having low BMD, consistent with the reference standard. AM = age-matched, DEXA = dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, RM2 = room 2, SNUH = Seoul National University Hospital, YA = young adult.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/04/ai-children-bone-density.0snnf2EJjr.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
