Mortsel, Belgium - 25 February 2019 - Agfa announces today that it has received Frost & Sullivan's 2019 award for New Product Innovation Leader in the Global Multipurpose Digital Radiography Systems Market. The award further highlights the value proposition of Agfa's DR systems, which "revolves around maximizing patient care quality and safety, while still optimizing total cost of ownership (TCO) and return on investment (ROI)".
Previously, Frost & Sullivan recognized the strong overall performance of Agfa's comprehensive DR portfolio with the North American Product Leadership Award for Digital Radiography, in 2016.
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This newest award distinguishes Agfa's DR 800 multipurpose digital imaging system. The prestigious recognition is based on Frost & Sullivan's extensive and ongoing analysis of the multipurpose DR systems market.
The award report describes how technology previously kept static and dynamic (fluoroscopy) imaging separate, due in part to different detector material optimization, which allowed either the use of low-dose beams for real-time imaging or of stronger X-ray beams for single-shot imaging. Newer technologies, including Cesium Iodide (CsI), however, enable static and dynamic imaging to be brought together.
Frost & Sullivan recognizes that, with the innovative DR 800, Agfa has tapped into this new opportunity. The 3-in-1 system enables clinicians to perform general radiography and a full range of fluoroscopy examinations in one integrated, versatile imaging room, without a separate investment in fluoroscopy.
The award also highlights that the MUSICA Dynamic Multi-Scale Image Contrast Amplification processing further strengthens the value-driven proposition of the DR 800 in digital radiography.
According to the report, "Agfa aligns design features and state-of-the-art technologies, including its best-in-class Dynamic MUSICA, to set higher image quality, workflow productivity and dose optimization standards. The DR 800 allows healthcare organizations to. generate efficiencies through increased utilization rates, minimize exam preparation and procedure times, and provide high-quality, patient-centered care."
Customer-driven development, to address unmet needs
Frost & Sullivan also praises Agfa's "purposeful design and customer-driven innovation" approach to addressing unmet market needs. It describes how the company "worked alongside radiologists, technologists, and administrators at Loma Linda University Medical Center and Florida Hospital, the largest healthcare provider in the US Southeast, while designing the DR 800 system."
