Digital X-Ray: Page 209

Italray gets Greek DR install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Italian x-ray vendor Italray has installed its X-Frame DR-2T dual-detector digital radiography (DR) system in the Hospital of Arta in Greece.

July 20, 2009

Procedure volume grows for noncardiac angiography

By Lin Muschlitz

Procedure volume for noncardiac angiography applications in the U.S. has grown at a steady single-digit rate over the past four years as interventional radiologists find new applications for the technology, according to a new market research report by IMV Medical Information Division.

July 20, 2009

Prospectively gated coronary CTA nearly equals normal-dose scans

By Eric Barnes

Researchers in Italy report that low-dose prospectively gated coronary CT angiography (CTA) scans are nearly equivalent to retrospectively gated exams in diagnostic accuracy, while reducing radiation dose by up to 72%, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

July 16, 2009

Reina to debut DR accessories at AHRA show

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

X-ray service and accessories company Reina Imaging plans to showcase a new line of accessories for digital radiography (DR) at the upcoming American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) meeting in Las Vegas.

July 16, 2009

Carestream nets European orders for DRX-1

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has won contracts with nine European healthcare facilities for its Carestream DRX-1 system.

July 15, 2009

Boston Scientific wins Taxus clearance

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer Boston Scientific has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Taxus Liberté Long paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system.

July 15, 2009