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 [...]
Speeding up chest exams by up to 30%, Chest+ offers a useful tool in the ‘fight against time’ for COVID-19 patients. As a dedicated partner to healthcare providers around the world, Agfa is offering its Chest+ software upgrade free of charge[1], to help them cope with the COVID-19 crisis. Chest imaging is a key part of [...]
Agfa has published a white paper that demonstrates the clinical value of digital tomosynthesis (DTS) in productivity-oriented clinical environments. The paper includes several musculoskeletal cases with indications, imaging examples, and the added value propositions of digital tomosynthesis. Agfa‘s digital tomosynthesis solution can add clinical value in a wide range of domains, including orthopedics (for the detection [...]
Agfa announces the launch of its digital tomosynthesis solution, which offers a fast, economical and low-dose technique to separate anatomical overlap in a variety of applications. Powered by MUSICA, digital tomosynthesis automatically delivers 3D reconstructions with optimal contrast and consistent quality across slices and images. The digital tomosynthesis solution can add clinical value in a wide [...]
Agfa announces that, together with its authorized distribution partner, E. Schweizer AG, it has signed an agreement with ALTIUS Swiss Sportmed Center, in Rheinfelden, Switzerland, to replace the practice’s existing, third-party X-ray system with the DR 400 floor-mounted direct radiography (DR) room. This complete DR system can grow and develop with the needs of the facility, [...]
