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DigitalXRay:CRvs.DR
Panels
PostedbyTimMustapha
Aug26,20163:30:00PM
Bynow,prettymucheverybodyintheradiologyfieldknowsthatoldschool,analogimage
acquisitionandprocessingviafilmareaboutasinefficientasitgets.Mostpeoplealso
knowthatthereismorethanonewaytotakeyourimagingintothedigitalage.

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Ofcourse,asisusuallythecaseany
timeoneisofferedoptions,thereare
prosandconstoeach.Below,we'll
breakdowntheadvantagesand
challengesposedbybothcomputed
radiography(CR)anddigital
radiography(DR)panels.

CRReader
IfyouchoosetouseCR,youranalog
systemtakesXrayexposuresintheusualwaybutusesaCRspecificcassetteinplaceof
atraditionalfilmcassette.Aftertheexposureistaken,thecassetteisrunthroughaCR
readerwheretheimageisscannedintoadigitalformat.Thecassettecanthenbecleared
andreusedforfuturescans.

Pros
OncetheCRcassetteisinsertedinthereader,mostunitswillhavetheimagerendered
digitallyinunderaminute.Thisisexponentiallyfasterthanfilmprocessing.
Onceanimageisdigitized,storageandtransferarefarsimplerandmorespace
efficientthanfilm.
CRunitshavecompatibilitywithotherXraydevicesasidefromatraditionalradroom.
AsingleCRreadercanservetodigitizemultipleanalogunitsinasinglefacility.
NOTE:mammocompatibleCRreadershavestricterqualityguidelinesthanreadersfor
otherXraymodalities.AmammoCRreaderwillworkforallXraymodalities,butnotall
CRreaderswillworkformammo.
InstallationofaCRislesslaborintensivethanafixedDRpanelandaboutthesameas
atetheredorwirelesspanel.Oncethereaderispositionedandconnectedtothefacility
network,therestoftheinstallationissoftwarebased.

Cons
Thoughitismuchfasterthanfilm,CRismuchslowerthanaDRpanel.Thetimeittakes
toremovethecassettefromthebuckytray,takeittothereader,readit,clearit,and
replaceitintothebuckycanadduptoseveralminutes.

WatchaCRReaderRaceAgainstaDRPanel[VIDEO]
ThereisnovalidationofimagequalitywithaCRuntilafterthetimehasalreadybeen
spenttoprocessthecassette.Otherconversionmethodscanshowtheimageonthespot.

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ForU.Susers,reimbursementsforstudiesdigitizedwithaCRreaderwillbecut
startingin2018.At7%,thecutswillberelativelymodestcomparedtothe20%cutsthat
willbehittingfilmprocessingin2017,butovertimetheywillstilladduptoasignificant
dollarloss.

DigitalRadiography
AnotherwaytogodigitalwithyourXrayequipmentistoupdateyouranalogsystemwitha
DRdetectorpanel.Whetheryouchoosetouseafixedpanel,atetheredpanel,ora
wirelesspanel,thereareoptionstoaccommodateavarietyofbothpreferencesand
budgets.

Pros
BecauseaDRpanelspendsmostofitstimeinyourXraysystem'sbuckytray,youwon't
requireanyadditionalspaceforit.Theworkstationthatcomeswithyourpanelcanbe
wallmountedorcanliveinabouttwofeetofcounterspace.ACRreaderisonlyaboutthe
sizeofanofficecopier,butisfarbulkierthanaDRpanelsetup.
TheaverageDRroomwillhaveanimagecapturedandrenderedinabout5seconds.
ThisspeedisfaraheadofbothfilmandCR.
LikeaCRreader,aDRpanelcanbesharedacrossmultiplesystemsand/or
modalities.
Whiletheupfrontcostmaybehigher,theoverallcostofownershipofaDRpanelis
lowerthanthatofaCRreader.BecauseaCRreaderhasmanymovingparts,itismore
likelytorequirearegularonsitemaintenanceplanandreplacementparts.

Cons

ThesolecontochoosingaDRpaneloveraCRreaderisthepotentialtopaymoreup
front.Aswementionedearlier,however,thelowerservicecostscompensateforthisover
time.

SeeCurrentAveragePricingforDRPanels

TheTakeaway
We'llallbescanningwithdigitalequipmentsoonerorlater.Atpresent,however,facilities
consideringthistransitionaroundtheworldwillneedtoevaluatetheupfrontcapital
expenditurethey'recapableofintheimmediatefuture.U.S.userswillwanttothinktwice
aboutinvestinginaCRreaderatall.

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Ifyou'dlikemoreinformationtohelpalongtheway,we'rehappytoofferit.Contactus
directlywithyourquestionsorrequestaDRpaneldemonstrationtolearnmoreinthe
comfortofyourownfacility

.........................

WrittenbyTimMustapha
Tim Mustapha is the Product Manager for XRay Equipment at Block
Imaging.Alongwithproductknowledgeandindustryinsight,hestrivesto
bring his passion for building working relationships to every project hes
partof.Whenhesnothelpingpeoplemakegreatequipmentdecisions,
Tim loves spending time with his wife and 5 children, playing sports, and geeking out on
StarWars.

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mukendrakumar6/12/2014,7:33:31AM

crprimat2fuzi

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francisbwalya8/29/2014,3:03:40PM

canyousendmethepricesforthenewDigitalXraymachines.

Replytofrancisbwalya

TimMustapha8/29/2014,3:47:36PM

HelloFrancis,
ThankssomuchforcontactingBlockImaging.Wecancertainlyhelpyouwithpricingfora
newDigitalXraymachine.Wewillhavesomeonecontactyoushortlytogetthedetails
neededtoassistyou.
Thankyouandhaveawonderfulday
TimMustapha
ProductManagerXray

ReplytoTimMustapha

PeterCarr10/23/2014,2:22:13AM

Greatsummary,Tim.I'mevaluatingwhichtojumpto,andyoursseemslikethemost
succinctversionofwhatI'mdebating.Thanks!

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MaazuBappah6/19/2015,7:15:41PM

PleasesendmethepriceforyourvariousCRxraymachinesandalsotheshipping
charges

ReplytoMaazuBappah

nyaongemassinde9/7/2015,12:23:33AM

idosales,installation,aftersalesservicingandrepairstovariousequipmentmodels.

Replytonyaongemassinde

RobsonManatsa9/29/2015,9:07:14PM

Pleasesendmepricesforadigital,CXRandanaloguemachines.Includeshippingcosts
toZimbabwe,Harare.

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