Friday, May 29, 2009

Carestream Health Receives FDA Clearance For Tabletop Laser Imager For Digital Mammography, General Radiography Applications

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 27 — The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has given marketing clearance to a tabletop laser imager from Carestream Health, Inc., that provides healthcare professionals with output that is ideal for digital mammography and general radiography applications.

The company will begin taking orders immediately for its CARESTREAM DRYVIEW 5850 Laser Imager and will begin shipments in the U.S. and other countries in June.

The new laser imager—featuring 508 pixels-per-inch output—addresses the need for affordable laser-quality film output from full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and CR-based mammography systems. The imager, with two on-line film trays, supports DICOM printing for mammography and general radiography. Mammography printing is available on 20 x 25 cm, 25 x 30 cm and 28 x 35 cm film sizes, while general radiography printing is available on these film sizes as well as 35 x 35 cm, and 35 x 43 cm film sizes. The DRYVIEW 5850 offers a D-max up to 4.0 with proven DRYVIEW laser imager quality and platform reliability.

source: Carestream Health

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