by
Sean Ruck, Contributing Editor | December 31, 2014
From the December 2014 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Portable MyLab Gamma ultrasound system
Esaote received FDA Clearance for it MyLab Gamma laptop-sized ultrasound system with 3D/4D capability and a wide range of available probes.
MyLab Gamma can operate on battery power with fast boot times and rapid resume modes so it’s easy to transport and ready to use within seconds. The two onboard probe connectors can be expanded to four, with the optional cart, giving MyLab Gamma users access to a wide range of clinical utility and flexibility.
Celesteion PET/CT System
The FDA-cleared Celesteion from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. combines high-performance PET and CT for all radiation and oncology imaging needs, including tumor detection, treatment evaluation and CT simulation scans.
Celesteion's numerous patient-friendly features include a bore of 90 cm CT and 88 cm PET — the industry’s largest bore. It also offers lesion detection with 450ps timing resolution and a 70cm PET and CT field-of-view, enhanced spatial resolution with 4mm PET crystals and 0.5mm CT detector elements and fast exam times with 20cm PET Z-axis coverage. Celesteion also comes standard with Toshiba's most advanced CT dose reduction technology, AIDR 3D, and conforms to the requirements of MITA's XR-29 Smart Dose Standard
Aero DR 10 x 12 Plate
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging recently announced that the Aero DR 10 x 12 wireless plate has received FDA clearance for sale. It easily integrates into existing Konica Minolta Medical Imaging systems. In addition to most standard digital imaging requirements, it can also be used for cross table, extremity, spine and sunrise patella views with a high tolerance to patient weight loading. The Aero DR 10 x 12 delivers a gentler imaging experience by providing greater dose efficiency compared to standard CR and GOS based imaging systems.
