Nuclear medicine firm Digirad has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its ergo general-purpose nuclear medicine camera.
The portable solid-state camera features a large 12.25 x 15.5-inch field-of-view and can perform exams both in the nuclear medicine department and in areas such as the intensive care unit, cardiac care unit, operating room, emergency room, pediatrics, trauma units, patient floors, and ambulatory services, according to the Poway, CA-based vendor.
It yields intrinsic spatial resolution of 3.25 mm, energy resolution of 7.9%, and count rate capability of 5 Mcps, Digirad said. It also offers three compound detector motions and a portable base for detector positional flexibility.
Digirad said it plans to ship its first production systems of ergo in June to a number of medical centers in the U.S. and abroad.
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