Medical Imaging Solutions
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, has 10 years of successful service in digital radiography to its credit. They display versatility and usability of its current line of advanced portable and general digital radiography systems and solutions at 2008 Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting (RSNA 2008) at McCormick in the North Building, and the conference begins from November 30th to December 4th.

Canon U.S.A. Inc. also put the spotlight on planned future technology at this year's show. Canon’s extensive optical imaging heritage has allowed the company to make a significant mark in the medical imaging market, particularly when it comes to high quality, affordable DR solutions and innovations. With its solid heritage and expertise as a foundation, Canon continues to develop and deliver medical imaging solutions that will support its status as an industry innovator for years to come. According to Tsuneo Imai, who the senior director and general manager, Medical Systems Division, Canon U.S.A., Canon has been a world leader in medical imaging, since introducing its first indirect X-ray projection camera in Japan 68 years ago. With the introduction of newest technology in flat panel imaging, visitors to the Canon booth will be witnessed by the extraordinary achievements for their extensive investment in imaging research at RSNA 2008.

Canon features a number of solutions in its booth including:

• Canon introduced a new CXDI-60G Portable Flat Panel Detector which succeeds the company's popular CXDI-31, the first portable DR system, in September 2001. The CXDI-60G can realize a new level of freedom and immediacy for diagnosis in the X-ray room and beyond. The CXDI-60G is very thin (less than an inch thick), lightweight (5.9 pounds) and robust, and it offers true portability and flexibility in high-quality DR, and also it offers an effective imaging area of 9 x 11 inches, accommodating a diverse range of applications, including X-raying of hands, elbows, feet and knees, among the most common orthopedic examinations. Low power consumption and a detachable sensor cable for convenient maintenance and installation added its benefits. Power to the unit and transfers data which provided by the model’s detachable sensor cable enables easy room-to-room installation from multiple locations such as the patient's bedside or wheelchair, trauma or ICU (with an optional power box and PC), and fits right into most neo-natal incubator trays.

• Another Portable DR System, Canon CXDI-50G offers a thin, lightweight design and it has a large imaging area (14 x 17 inches). The canon CXDI-50G can bring digital radiography directly to the patient’s bedside when combined with a compatible mobile unit. Designed for diverse applications, the compact design is a practical solution for a wide range of room applications that can be difficult to perform with fixed devices. The CXDI-50G is being shown integrated with the RadPRO 40kW High Frequency Digital Mobile X-Ray System. Workflow, patient throughput and patient care can be improved through the integration of these two systems. Detector can make it easy to capture high-quality diagnostic images for routine diagnosis, as well as challenging trauma and bedside exams by its fast processing, while adding the flexibility in patient positioning and the ability to manage or manipulate images at the bedside.

• Canon CXDI-40EC DR System features the LANMIT 8 sensor and is equipped with a large 17 x 17 inch imaging area for capturing X-ray images large and small without the need to adjust detector orientation. At the core of the CXDI-40EC DR system is the Canon Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) Flat Panel Detector with Cesium Iodide (CsI) scintillator, which produces clear, high-resolution diagnostic images in 12-bit grayscale (4096 gradations). The CXDI-40EC DR system is being shown integrated with the RadPRO FM1 Floor Mounted Radiography System. The RadPRO FM1 has a high-speed generator and digital imaging system and thereby reduces exposure time and improves productivity, making it ideal for a demanding diagnostic imaging environment.

• imagePRESS System C1+ Digital Press is a full-featured digital press specifically designed for print environments that require high levels of accuracy, detail and consistency in image reproduction. Although the prints cannot be used for diagnostic purposes, the imagePRESS C1+ can reproduce at a true resolution of up to 1200 x 1200 dpi with 256 shades of gray, high-quality images with clean, precise lines and even, continuous tones, in a variety of popular paper sizes (up to 13 x 19 inches) and types, to share with referring physicians and patients. The imagePRESS produces superb black-and-white prints as well as true consistent color for widespread use in connections with various office documentation printing needs. Canon is revealing its planned future entry into the medical fluoroscopic device market with a new compact, lightweight portable DR system capable of both viewing dynamic images and capturing static X-ray images. The newly developed prototype not only accommodates standard static X-ray image capture of the chest area and extremities, it also enables fluoroscopy which radiographers can use to observe dynamics of organs, such as those used in digestion, for optimal timing in capturing static images. The prototype will be for display purposes only and will not be offered for sale or used for any clinical purposes.

The company is also displaying other Canon-branded products, including the PIXMA Pro9000 photo printer, the imagePROGRAF iPF500 large format printer and the REALiS SX7 projector. The PIXMA Pro9000 printer is an eight-color ink printer that produces a wide color gamut to achieve vivid coloration and high glossiness, and prints up to 13 x 19 inches on plain paper and specialty media. The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF500 17-inch printer features the company's five-color dye-pigment reactive ink system, and the Canon L-COA image processor and FINE print head technology for exceptional image quality and fast output. The iPF500 can be used by medical facilities that print long images such as long leg or other stitched images. The Canon flagship REALiS SX7 projector with the brilliance and sharpness of LCOS technology, 4,000 ANSI lumens brightness and 1.7X Ultra-Wide Powered Zoom Lens with Autofocus, delivers exceptional image quality and color reproduction.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business to business, and industrial imaging solutions. Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), a top patent holder of technology, ranked third overall in the U.S. in 2007+, with global revenues of $39.3 billion, is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is on the 2007 BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands."


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