John Olson, MD, Chief of Neurosurgery, Heartland Regional Medical Center, talked with us about his experience using the CARESTREAM DRX-Mobile Retrofit Kit in the operating room. He found that the rapid access to images can save as much as 20 minutes during each surgery - which
Read More[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--WN9mFlIIo] With the dust now settled from ECR 2011, we offer this video interview from the Carestream booth, featuring Drs. Thomas Lehnert, MD and Thomas Vogl, MD, University of Frankfurt, Germany. A recent study comparing workflow productivity of wireless digital radiography (DR) detectors with traditional computed radiography (CR)
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Guest post: Dr. Thomas Lehnert, MD Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Frankfurt, Germany It’s well known that the immediate image capture provided by digital radiography (DR) delivers enhanced productivity when compared to film imaging and even computed radiography (CR). Less familiar are the precise
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Digital radiography has come a long way in a relatively short time. What a simple statement, but a big change in the way that we perform general radiographic imaging! Not so long ago, if you wanted to use a DR detector in a general radiographic setting,
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"Retrofitting our mobile system with a DRX-1 detector greatly improves both the speed of access to images and visualization of tubes and lines. All of our surgeons and physicians want to use the DRX-based portable because of these benefits, so we hope to order more
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A DR detector that moves with your workflow. That’s what healthcare facilities need—and now they can achieve it. With capital budgets stretched tighter than ever before, healthcare facilities want to move detectors to wherever they are needed. Carestream Health is the only supplier that enables customers
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Note to reader: Carestream has installed the CARESTREAM DRX Family of products in facilities across the world. In a series of posts, customers have agreed to share their experiences. “The integrated, automated DRX-Evolution suite delivers enhanced productivity and positioning flexibility due to the DRX-1 detectors—and it is
Read MoreRobin Wible, Director of Imaging at Memorial Hospital (York, PA) reflects on her facility's experience with the CARESTREAM DRX Family of products. The 100 bed community hospital has transitioned their entire department to digital with the CARESTREAM DRX-1 System, CARESTREAM DRX Evolution and, most recently,
Read More[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inFAzeZXM5Q] Steven Don, M.D., of Saint Louis Children's Hospital (St. Louis, MO) discusses trends, challenges and opportunities in pediatric medical imaging---focusing on digital radiography (DR) imaging.
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Today we announced that Carestream Health has acquired Quantum Medical Imaging, LLC (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.), a privately-held manufacturer of high-quality digital and conventional x-ray systems used by community hospitals, imaging centers and health clinics. Quantum Medical Imaging specializes in x-ray systems that are cost-effective, reliable and easy-to-implement.
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