Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its diagnostic x-ray image processing workstation that combines radiofrequency and digital radiography (DR) capabilities on one platform.
Varian's Nexus DRF digital x-ray imaging system works with a variety of image receptors, including CCD cameras and commercially available flat-panel image detectors, according to the firm. The system allows users to acquire, display, process, transmit, export, or print high-resolution x-ray images; its components include an image detector, a computer, a high-resolution monitor, and Varian's proprietary image processing software.
![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)
