Modalities for Patient Care

Medical imaging is the non-invasive, electromagnetic, and radioactive process in which images are produced to equip medical practitioners in examining and diagnosing diseases. This process is interesting the way it reflects the cause through the effect: the images or signals produced illustrate the physiological problems at the level of living tissues. Cancer screening, mobile health, and breast care are supported by medical imaging in that it equips physicians with reliable referrers to one's present conditions. Medical imaging revolutionizes the entire industry by benefiting all players in terms of wellness maintenance, innovation, workflow speed, budget management, room use and space issues, and accurate diagnoses.

According to Roobottom et al.,1 there have been 5 billion medical imaging studies that have been conducted worldwide up until 2010. It is then fitting to note that this process has been working at full throttle to diagnose diseases and save lives. Provided below is a sampler of 10 noteworthy medical imaging products.

1 GE strives to help the world in its quest to become a digital hospital. Since 1896, GE has been at the helm of X-ray technology and is proud to continue providing imaging services from mammography, digital radiography, fluoroscopy, and other solutions.

GE's Innova 3131IQ Biplane System is said to be one of the few if not the only digital single-piece, flat panel detector in the imaging sphere. It allows peripheral angiography via interventional oncology, electrophysiology, and neurointervention. With its provision of high-quality images at good speed, the Innova 3131IQ allows medical practitioners to pay attention to their patients without worrying about the equipment's performance. It has advanced 3D and CT imaging with gantry navigation. In terms of ease of use, the Innova 3131IQ can be analyzed using a proactive system log. It has UPS backup and has remote connectivity. Images are not saturated based on varied sets of digital intensities. (www.gehealthcare.com)

2 Canon's popularity in the mainstream media market can be rivaled by its history of saving lives. Just 3 years after developing its 35 mm camera model, Canon released its indirect X-ray camera. That was in 1943, and this product was the first X-ray to be manufactured in Japan. This led to the quick detection of tuberculosis that was plaguing public health that time. To date, Canon's reliability when it comes to precision, optics, and image processing technologies remains at the forefront of saving lives. Canon is well aware that imaging devices require specially designed and controlled rooms so it has made its mission to craft modalities that are compact and ingeniously designed and promote ease of use for practitioners and operators.

A practical and necessary product to come out of Canon's digital radiography line is the Canon CXDI-401C Compact. It matches most bucky systems and can be used with a suite of radiography devices with its improved sensitivity. Some features are Scintillator CsI (or GOS), 11.3 MP resolution, and pixel pitch at 125 μm. (www.xograph.com)

3 BrightView XCT is a nuclear medicine system developed by Philips to provide the benefits of CT to SPECT. BrightView XCT provides high-resolution CT images at 0.33 mm thinness. The CoPlanar flat panel with BrightView SPECT boasts advanced Philips X-ray CT technology and allows low-dose levels. Smart localization of device requires minimal shielding even in a nuclear medicine venue as small as 4.72x366 m.

"BrightView XCT is very helpful in the interpretation of nuclear medicine images by providing high-quality localization and attenuation correction," said Dr. Richard Myers, Chairman of Nuclear Medicine Division, Radiological Associates of Sacramento, CA. (Air Max Shox 2018