Carestream Health has introduced Motion Mobile, a mobile x-ray offering that can be upgraded from a computed radiography (CR) system to a wireless digital radiography (DR) unit.
The compact system features a balanced and articulating arm, a 30-kW generator, and an 8-inch touchscreen monitor, according to the vendor. It also offers a manual or anatomical programmed radiography (APR) mode for selecting exam techniques as well as push-button or hand switch-controlled exposures, Carestream said.
While it can be purchased as CR system, a DR retrofit upgrade adds the vendor's DRX-1 or DRX Plus detectors, a 19-inch touchscreen monitor, and other features, Carestream said. In addition, a dose-area product (DAP) and x-ray generator interface automatically acquires DAP and technique information to monitor patient dose. Motion Mobile supports the sharing of a DRX detector among multiple Carestream DRX imaging systems.
The company's DirectView software is also included, providing image display and delivery to PACS or printers. Motion Mobile can currently be ordered only by customers in Europe, Latin America, and other countries outside of North America, according to the vendor. Shipments are expected to begin in December.
![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)
