Agfa HealthCare To Install First DX-D 300 Direct Radiography System In Canada At Credit Valley Imaging Associates
Adding the DX-D 300 will improve efficiency and streamline the departmental workflow
- State-of-the-art digital imaging solution offers all the quality and productivity benefits of going Direct Digital for Canadian center of imaging excellence.
- Fully motorized solution provides both flexibility and efficiency gains to busy diagnostic imaging clinic.
- Installation cements the long-standing relationship between Agfa HealthCare and Credit Valley Imaging Associates.
(RSNA Booth #8336) Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, announces recently that it will be installing its DX-D 300 direct radiography X-ray suite at Credit Valley Imaging Associates (CVIA) in Mississauga, Canada.
Center offers complete range of diagnostic imaging services
Credit Valley Imaging Associates specializes in medical imaging services in the Erin Mills and Eglinton area, conveniently located near Credit Valley Hospital. It offers a variety of diagnostic imaging services including X-ray,
Ultrasound, Vascular Ultrasound, Mammography, Ontario Breast Screening Program Affiliate and Nuclear Medicine.
"Credit Valley Imaging Associates is pleased to include Agfa HealthCare's state-of-the-art digital imaging solution in our community-based imaging practice. We strive to provide a center of imaging excellence and this addition will further benefit our patients and referring physicians with improved workflow efficiencies and higher image quality," said Heather Gillis, General Manager, CVIA.
Agfa HealthCare technologies combine for image quality and comfort
Building upon Agfa HealthCare's expertise and history in imaging the DX-D 300 provides a very cost-effective and straightforward solution to get all the quality and productivity benefits of going Direct Digital. The detector
technology offers excellent image quality and fast image availability, while the MUSICA2 image processing delivers consistency and superior contrast detail.
The fully motorized DX-D 300 can handle a broad range of X-ray studies. This adaptability makes it ideal for use with all patient types, even those less mobile, whether sitting, standing or supine.
"Agfa HealthCare is pleased and excited to have CVIA as the first site in Canada to install the DX-D 300. CVIA is a busy diagnostic imaging clinic and the DX-D 300 is the ideal solution providing flexibility and efficiency gains. Agfa HealthCare and CVIA have a long-standing working relationship, and the implementation of our DR solution further solidifies this relationship," said Andy Hind, Vice President, Agfa HealthCare Canada.
Discover Agfa HealthCare's solutions in Booth #8336, North Hall at RSNA 2010. To arrange a personal demonstration of our Imaging Excellence solutions, please contact us at salesinfo@agfa.com.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 2,755
million euro in 2009.
About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions. The company has nearly a century of healthcare experience and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. Today Agfa HealthCare designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art systems for capturing, managing and processing diagnostic images and clinical/administrative information for hospitals and healthcare facilities, as well as contrast media solutions
to enable effective medical imaging results. The company has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2009 were 1,178 million Euro. For more information, visit www.agfahealthcare.com.
About Credit Valley Imaging Associates:
Credit Valley Imaging Associates (CVIA) has specialized in medical imaging services in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada for over 20 plus years. CVIA offers a variety of diagnostic imaging services including X-ray, Ultrasound, Vascular Ultrasound, Mammography, Ontario Breast Screening Program Affiliate, and Nuclear Medicine. This community-based imaging facility is conveniently located near Credit Valley Hospital, and includes a highly qualified team of 15 Radiologists providing diagnostic interpretations. For more information, visit www.cvia.ca
SOURCE: Agfa HealthCare