Agfa HealthCare's DR Retrofit technology reduces exam and image processing time and provides potential for patient radiation exposure reduction
Mortsel, Belgium/Greenville, SC - Monongalia General Hospital installing Agfa HealthCare's DX-D Retrofit direct radiography (DR) system to convert an existing analog X-ray room to digital technology, streamlining workflow
Digital X-ray images taken with the DR Retrofit solution are automatically available for review and integrated within the patient's EHR
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Advanced DR technology delivers quality images with the potential for reduced radiation dose
Agfa HealthCare announced today that Monongalia General Hospital has selected the company's DX-D Retrofit with dual cesium wireless detectors to convert an existing analog X-ray room into a fully digital system.
The DX-D Retrofit is designed to increase efficiency within the radiology department by providing instant image review and eliminating the need for computed radiography (CR) or medical screen film cassettes. With the
DX-D Retrofit, X-ray images taken within the digital room are immediately available for review and can easily be transferred and stored to the patient's EHR.
Monongalia General Hospital, the cornerstone of Monongalia Health System, is a 189 bed, acute care community hospital serving North Central West Virginia and the surrounding region. The hospital offers a full range of services, including General Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Imaging, and is home to the Hazel Ruby McQuain Birth Center and the Zelda Stein Weiss Cancer Center. Monongalia General Hospital is consistently rated in the top 10 percentile in the country in patient satisfaction.
Significant benefits for patients
"Our long term relationship with Agfa HealthCare made the DX-D Retrofit a natural technology choice when we decided to upgrade one of our X-ray rooms to a digital format," commented Brenda DeBastiani, Director of Imaging Services, Monongalia General Hospital Radiology Department. "We have been very pleased with Agfa HealthCare's CR technology in our radiology department for more than 10 years and believe it will be a seamless transition for our technologists. Although it typically only takes a few minutes to develop an X-ray cassette, that time becomes substantial when it is multiplied by numerous
X-rays we conduct daily, weekly and monthly in our facility. The automatic digital downloading of images in combination with the faster exam is expected to save our staff significant time, which will translate into cost savings at the hospital. In addition, the reduction in radiation dose that the DX-D Retrofit enables is a significant benefit to our patients."
