GE Medical Systems Announces 500th Installation of
Revolution™ Flat Panel X-Ray Detector
World’s Best-Selling, Industry-Leading Digital Detector Now Offers Advanced Applications
CHICAGO- One of the major innovations in X-ray technology of the last decade is well on its way to becoming the accepted standard for digital detection in radiography, mammography, and cardiovascular imaging.
GE Medical Systems’ RevolutionTM digital detector is the diagnostic imaging industry’s first, single-piece flat panel amorphous silicon detector. The Revolution detector was designed to provide outstanding image quality and efficiency from a breakthrough technology that could be optimized to address all X-ray imaging requirements as well as improving procedures and driving new, advanced applications.
The 500th Revolution detector will be at the heart of the radiology department at the University of Illinois at Chicago with four Revolution-based digital systems. "We have been impressed with the image quality of our three other GE Revolution systems" said Dr. Mahmood Mafee, Chairman of Radiology at the University of Illinois Medical Center. "We have seen an increase in productivity and workflow due to our connectivity and are pleased to receive the 500th system".
"With the installation of the 500th Revolution digital detector based system, along with more than 200 3rd party published scientific publications across the digital X-ray modality, our clinical experiences are validating our digital X-ray products," said Dan Kerpelman, General Manager, Global Diagnostic X-ray.
From a clinical perspective, the Revolution detector is unique in its ability to deliver the highest Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE), a widely recognized measure of image quality, as well as fast frame rate acquisition capability and a wide dynamic range. These features combined enable physicians to acquire exceptional images and the opportunity for advanced applications.
“GE is clearly number one in flat panel detectors, outpacing our nearest competitors in installations approximately four to one,” said Renaud Maloberti, Global Product Manager for GE Medical Systems’ Digital Radiography. “The reason is simple. We are the only company with a complete product line incorporating flat panel technology, so we can serve virtually any customer need in digital X-ray.”
The first advanced application for the flat panel detector is digital Dual Energy Subtraction, a technique that enables visualization of abnormalities based on the differing characteristics of soft tissue and bone. The system takes two successive X-ray images at a dose less than that of a standard thoracic study and generates a standard radiograph, a soft tissue image with the bones “subtracted,” and an image of the skeletal system only.
Soft tissue images, for example, can assist physicians in detecting abnormalities that may be obscured by the bones in a conventional radiograph. Bone images enable the radiologist to easily detect calcification.
For additional information about GE Medical’s digital RAD products, advanced applications, and scientific studies, please refer to our website at gemedical.com.
About GE Medical Systems
GE Medical Systems is an $8 billion global leader in medical information and technology. Its offerings include networking and productivity tools, clinical information systems, patient monitoring systems, conventional and digital X-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), ultrasound and bone mineral densitometry, positron emission tomography (PET), and nuclear medicine. For more than 100 years, health care providers worldwide have relied on GE Medical Systems for high-quality medical technology, services and productivity solutions. For more information, visit the GE Medical Systems Web site at
gemedical.com.
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