In December 2020, Agfa delivered a new DR Retrofit solution to Westminster Memorial Hospital, which is part of the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, to upgrade its X-ray capabilities from computed radiography (CR) to direct radiography (DR). Installation and training were quick and easy, providing the hospital with DR benefits such as a streamlined imaging workflow and [...]
At the beginning of January 2021, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, Spain, added two mobile DR 100s direct radiography (DR) systems to its diagnostic imaging equipment portfolio. A long-time Agfa customer, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu also has three DX-M computed radiography (CR) systems, suitable for mammography, and a high-performance DR 800 multi-purpose imaging [...]
Watford General Hospital, part of the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, has refurbished two existing X-ray rooms in its emergency department with Agfa’s ceiling-suspended DR 600 solutions, and implemented a mobile DR 100s unit to provide imaging in A&E. Despite the COVID-19 crisis, the three Agfa solutions were successfully implemented in December 2020. “When selecting our [...]
For the second year in a row, ECR is being held virtually, due to the health and safety requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a long-term supporter of ECR, Agfa is pleased to participate with an online booth and demonstrations. During the event, Agfa will launch the groundbreaking SmartXR on its mobile DR 100s, using artificial [...]
Agfa announces the launch of its SmartXR portfolio on 29 November 2020 at RSNA, being held virtually. SmartXR uses a unique combination of hardware and AI-powered software to lighten radiographers’ workloads and provide image acquisition support. This newest member of Agfa’s DR portfolio offers key assistance during the radiology routine, which has proven to be very [...]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Association of Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) will be entirely virtual for 2020 and Agfa is proud to be a Platinum level sponsor. Agfa will participate with live-streaming demonstrations and an AHRA provided online booth. The new DR 100s Mobile will be demonstrated and visitors will learn how the DR 100s [...]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ECR will hold an online-only Summer Edition, with the theme “in the spirit of friendship”. Agfa will participate with an online booth. Multiple topics will be presented visually, which will lead the visitor to dedicated information, videos, customer testimonials, white papers and more. Agfa’s virtual exhibition will be available from 15-21 [...]
Agfa announced today, that Full-service healthcare network Hancock Health, in Greenfield, Indiana has purchased a DR 800 multi-purpose digital imaging room. With its MUSICA image quality, potential for lower dose and innovative, flexible design, the DR 800 supports the imaging and efficiency needs of this expanding healthcare provider. Hancock Health serves Indiana’s Hancock County and surrounding [...]
Agfa announces that the Buttstädt Surgery Practice, Germany, has switched to digital imaging with the DX-D 300 U-arm X-ray solution, following a competitive tender. Despite the current COVID-19 crisis, the implementation was completed in March 2020, and the new direct radiography (DR) X-ray system put into operation, delivering a faster workflow, better image quality and lower [...]
In a two-step project, Radiological Group Practice (RGP) Mansfelder Land has chosen to modernize its sites at Hettstedt and Lutherstadt-Eisleben, with multiple Agfa direct radiography (DR) solutions. Both sites are attached to hospitals within the Helios network, one of the largest hospital groups in Europe. Improved workflow and image quality for the Helios Clinic Hettstedt orthopedics-traumatology [...]
