Fujifilm's digital mammo goes mobile

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA, based in Stamford, Connecticut, reports that it's CR for mammography (FCRm), a full-field digital mammography system, is now available for use in mobile mammography environments.

The first two installations of Mobile FCRm systems were in mobile units operated by the Harris County Hospital District in Houston, Texas, and St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta, Georgia.
 Fujifilm reports that more than 400 mobile mammography units are in use today throughout the US – and the majority use analogue film systems; only about 10-15% of existing mobile coaches have converted to digital mammography. Thus the mobile environment lags behind traditional breast imaging facilities. 
The digital imaging solution, including FCRm, Synapse PACS and Synapse Managed Services, enables mobile mammography providers to concentrate on the delivery of care while also managing the IT infrastructure, Fujifilm adds. With the option of Managed PACS, by connecting Mobile FCRm to a secure wireless broadband connection, images acquired in mobile units can be transmitted to the user’s reading location and directly to its data centre.

30.04.2008

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