From the January/February 2022 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
At the Shimadzu booth, Wayne Stecker, Applications Manager for Shimadzu, provided a demonstration of the company’s SLOT Advance technology. It delivers images with long fields of view – such as for full spine or full leg images – by utilizing a simple workflow with high accuracy and minimal X-ray dose. SLOT Advance collimates the X-ray beam, so that it only exposes a narrow central slit field without distortion caused by oblique rays. These central slit images are captured using the company’s Sonialvision image processing and hi-res FPD by moving it in parallel with the X-ray tube. These successive images are then automatically reconstructed to create one long image in the Sonialvision G4 digital imaging unit (DR-300). This enables accurate measurements without distortion, while utilizing a simple workflow.
2021’s RSNA conference highlighted the potential for leading value-based care initiatives from the radiology department. Across multiple companies, AI continues to be a tool to move forward, enabling faster, more accurate imaging, better use of staff, and improving the patient experience. And while there were certainly many examples of innovation in high-end imaging systems, there was also much interest in using AI, analytics, and advanced visualization solutions to help deliver more information and clinical value to radiologists using existing or affordable equipment.
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About the author: Shane Walker is a senior director at Vamstar Ltd., an AI-based B2B healthcare and life sciences marketplace. As part of his role at Vamstar, Mr. Walker serves as a healthcare industry analyst and subject matter expert with a wide range of system level and component level technology coverage including investigative, diagnostic, and therapeutic equipment and software for clinical, ambulatory, and laboratory environments. Prior to joining Vamstar (www.vamstar.io), Mr. Walker served as a lead consultant for healthcare projects at IHS Markit. He can be reached at shane.walker@vamstar.io.Back to HCB News
