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Hitachi Medical Systems America to add Agfa HealthCare's CR and DR systems to product portfolio

by Lauren Dubinsky, Senior Reporter | April 07, 2015
Business Affairs
Agfa HealthCare and Hitachi Medical Systems America Inc. announced today that they have entered into a sales and marketing agreement. Under the agreement, Hitachi will promote Agfa’s DR and CR systems to its hospital, imaging center and orthopedic clinic clients in the U.S.

This agreement is opening Agfa up to the MRI technology and outpatient imaging market segments for the first time. The company believes that Hitachi will help grow their imaging business, especially the DR segment.

In return, Hitachi customers will have access to Agfa’s service and applications organization and team of specialists, which will provide all support services. It will also expand Hitachi’s product portfolio to include MRI, CT, ultrasound and now DR and CR.
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"By bringing Agfa's dose saving technologies for DR and CR to Hitachi, already a leader in low dose CT, we support their commitments to dose reduction, improved workflow, diagnostic confidence, and better patient care," Ueli Laupper, DR business director for Agfa HealthCare North America, told DOTmed News. "To collaborate with an organization that shares the same values makes this strategic alliance quite special and poised for success."

When the DR systems are used in conjunction with the MUSICA image processing and Cesium Iodide detectors, it reduces radiation dose by up to 60 percent compared to standard CR and DR systems.

That degree of dose reduction allows clinicians to have more control over dose management during every exam. The MUSICA software also offers advanced multi-scaled imaging processing that shows excellent detail in low-noise images.

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