New Canon Compact Digital Radiography System Offers Unmatched Image Quality And Portability

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine
Also Included In: MRI / PET / Ultrasound;  Medical Devices / Diagnostics;  Bones / Orthopaedics
Article Date: 26 Aug 2008 - 0:00 PDT

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Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions has announced the introduction in Europe of the Canon CXDI-60G, a new addition to Canon's Digital Radiography (DR) system range. The Canon CXDI-60G is a compact, lightweight, portable model, which extends the range of examinations that can be completed using digital radiography equipment.

Weighing just 2.7 kg this thin, lightweight slim-body CXDI-60G offers an effective imaging area of 234 x 284 mm, accommodating a diverse range of applications, including the X-raying of hands, elbows, feet, and knees, among the most common orthopaedic examinations. The technology is used in a wide variety of applications including paediatric intensive care, veterinary radiography, archaeology and forensics.

Inheriting the same compact, lightweight, slim-body merits as its predecessor, the new Canon CXDI-60G delivers unmatched digital image quality and portability, for the flexible establishment of radiographic suites of any size or budget. The model's detachable sensor cable, which provides power to the unit and transfers data, enables easy room-to-room installation.

The compact, portable design makes it a practical solution for handling diverse applications that are difficult to perform with fixed devices. These include incubators in special care paediatric units and tabletop exams in trauma and Accident and Emergency departments, where the CXDI-60G provides a unique small detector for examining a variety of extremities such as the skull and hip. The CXDI-60G is available through medical systems specialist distributors in Europe. In the UK, Xograph, a leading independent medical equipment supplier and long term Canon partner, will be supporting medical teams at the Reading Music Festival this year using this solution as part of its services to festival-goers.

Canon's new CXDI-60G succeeds the popular CXDI-31, which was the world's first portable cassette-type DR system. Canon's portable DR systems were used by Egyptologists during the ground-breaking identification of the mummy Nefertiti. Using Canon equipment, the project's radiographers and scientists were able to view the skeleton of the mummified body in situ, providing the Egyptologists and human remains specialists with a powerful new insight into their mysterious subjects.

Enabling X-ray images to be confirmed on a preview monitor approximately three seconds after exposure, the system contributes to timely and effective patient care. Additionally, Canon's proprietary control software, which supports enhanced image-processing performance, contributes to increased diagnostic accuracy by making possible X-ray images optimised for the region being examined.

The CXDI-60G features an environmentally conscious design in compliance with the European Union's RoHS Directive, which obligates companies to eliminate or replace six specified hazardous substances.

The Canon CXDI-60G digital radiography system*2 will go on sale in Europe in August 2008.

About Canon Europe

Canon Europe is a subsidiary of Canon Inc. of Japan, a world-leading innovator and provider of imaging solutions for individuals and businesses.

The main business focus for Canon Europe is in two clearly defined markets: Business Solutions (developing IT products, solutions and services for the office and professional print environments) and Consumer Imaging (photo, video, Bubble Jet printers, scanners, fax machines and multifunction devices).

Canon Europe also provides Industrial Products including broadcast lenses, semiconductor and medical equipment.

Canon Europe employs in the region of 11,000 people across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

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