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Olga Deshchenko, DOTmed News Reporter | December 03, 2010
The Wayne, New Jersey-based company introduced Aero DR -- its new wireless DR system. The 6.3 pound-Aero DR's flat panel detector includes Konica Minolta's Cesium Iodide scintillator (CsI) and a battery design that aims to shorten charge cycles. Konica Minolta told DOTmed News that the product will be priced competitively with other wireless DR systems on the market.
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
At this year's RSNA, the Tustin, Calif.-based Toshiba introduced 160-detector row helical scanning, a scan mode that's now available on the company's Aquilion One and Aquilion Premium CT systems. The new mode can image the entire chest, abdomen and pelvis in less than five seconds -- 2.5 times faster than 64-detector row imaging, according to Toshiba. Because the technology enables radiologists to acquire a routine body scan in less than five seconds, it enhances workflow and allows for a quick scan of people who have trouble staying still, such as trauma patients.
Merge Healthcare
Merge Healthcare's booth invited visitors to fill up on a variety of candy and even take a photo in an orange convertible car but the side of the booth featuring the iConnect Kiosks was also full of interested attendees. The company featured the iConnect Kiosk, a self check-in kiosk that enables patients to check-in and pay bills using the kiosk, freeing the office staff to focus on other tasks.
As a part of Merge iConnect, an integrated software suite, the kiosk is paperless and includes a live assist functionality. This feature allows patients to pick up a phone at any time during the check-in process and speak with a live operator that can answer a question, serve as a guide or even complete the check-in process for the patient. Merge told DOTmed News the product sells for $15,000.
Nuance Communications, Inc.
The Burlington, Mass.-based company announced an advanced radiology reporting and communications platform called PowerScribe 360, which combines features from PowerScribe and RadWhere in one solution. The platform's design is based on extensive customer feedback and offers enhanced speech recognition accuracy. PowerScribe 360 also integrates with Nuance's entire radiology portfolio, including Veriphy, RadPort and RadCube. The company demonstrated PowerScribe 360 at their booth at RSNA and customers were able to purchase the product on the spot.
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