New Delhi: The M S Ramaiah Teaching and Medical Hospital, Bangalore has upgraded its Department of Radio-Diagnosis and Imaging with state-of-the-art Kodak's latest computed radiography (CR) system, Kodak DirectView CR850 System and Kodak DryView 8200 Laser camera, both offering excellent consistent image quality.

According to Kodak's Health Imaging Group, this unique combination is the first of its kind in India and neighboring countries such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Nepal.

This single-cassette CR system captures X-ray images onto storage phosphor-based screens and cassettes. Images are downloaded from the screens and processed to create the final digital radiographic image. The CR850 processes more than 60 plates per hour.

The system greatly improves the speed of image access and technologist productivity because technologists no longer have to walk several hundred feet to the infant radiology area to process cassettes.

The CR850 product family support Remote Operations Panels (ROPs), which allow the department in patient/cassette identification, image review and image distribution steps to be performed in the exam room, and Kodak DirectView EVP-Enhanced Visualized software, which produces images with increased latitude while preserving contrast detail.

This software enhances the consistency of images and can increase productivity through reductions in viewing time, retakes and reductions in image manipulation would help the patients.

Healthcare providers that use the computed radiography gain all the primary advantages of Kodak's DirectView CR platform, including outstanding image quality with Kodak's P-Tone Image processing software and the same easy-to-use operator interface.

In addition, the system also supports accessories and software options including Kodak DirectView EVP software for advanced image processing, remote operations panels and DICOM store and work list management software.

Dr Mohan Nadkarni, Vice President of Kodak's Health Imaging Division said, "Apart from the speed of handling patients and superior diagnostic quality image, the advantage for the hospitals is that the new equipment requires no wet chemistry, no wet film processors, and no darkroom procedures. There is no need for costly plumbing, wet chemistry disposal, or modifications to our facility as Dry Laser Imagers does not require chemicals for film processing and it is absolutely environmental friendly."

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