PET/CT System Architecture

Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, Pa, unveiled its newest molecular imaging platform, which integrates its TruePoint technology with its Biograph line of PET/CT systems to add 33% more axial volume coverage to the scanners. By enlarging the PET field of view, TruePoint can detect 78% more photons than previous incarnations, allowing physicians to visualize in detail small lesions and arteries, according to the company. The system contains a unique feature that automatically adjusts reconstruction and scatter correction algorithms to patient size. (888) 826-9702; www.medical.siemens.com.

Portable CR/X-Ray System

Eastman Kodak Co, Rochester, NY, has designed its new integrated portable x-ray/computed radiography (CR) system—the Point-of-Care CR-ITX 560—to streamline workflow and increase productivity at facilities in need of bedside imaging. The system’s touch-screen monitor reveals images in 38 seconds; it also features an integrated user interface for x-ray and CR functions as well as HIS/RIS compatibility for the automatic insertion of patient information. (800) 328-2910; www.kodak.com/go/health.

Economical 3MP Medical Display

Siemens Automation and Drives, Munich, Germany, is offering the SMD 21302, a new high-resolution, 3-megapixel (MP), gray-scale, flat-panel display. As with previous models, the SMD 21302 incorporates five look-up tables, stored at the factory in the integrated look-up table storage system for selection by the user. This allows graphics settings to be maintained despite replacement of the graphics card or work computer. The SMD 21302 is more economical than previous incarnations because it uses cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) technology instead of blue-tinted Planon backlighting. www.siemens.de/displays.

Image Workflow Tools

Numa Inc, Amherst, NH, has introduced two new products designed to streamline digital workflow. NumaServer enables secure, high-speed transmittal of PET/CT image data over networks or the Internet. It encrypts and compresses files to be sent to and from any DICOM source on a network, facilitating flexible, remote image communication. The other product, NumaRead, converts images from non-DICOM to DICOM format, and it automates storage migration to long-term archives, including PACS. It offers both an automatic and a manual mode, allowing queries for migration of select files. (800) SEE-NUMA; www.numa-inc.com.

Extra-Long CR Cassette for Orthopedics

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging, Wayne, NJ, has released a 14- x 51-inch long-length cassette assembly, created with the goal of capturing the full-length leg or spine of patients taller than 6 feet, 6 inches within a single exposure. Designed for use with the XPress CR and IQue CR systems, the cassette assembly houses three slightly overlapping CR plates, which can be combined with the stitching software on control stations to create one seamless composite. Konica Minolta already carries a 14- x 42-inch long-length cassette, which it will continue to offer alongside the new product. (973) 633-1500; www.medical.konicaminolta.us