Kodak installs eco-friendly Dryview laser radiology imagers
Mumbai:
02 August 2003
With this milestone, the Hinduja Hospital joined the elite family of DryView laser imagers of an installation base of over 25,000 units worldwide. Kodak pioneered the use of dry laser imaging technology in India, having introduced dry laser equipment in 1999. The product range, the largest and most versatile in the market, has entered into the fourth generation of devices with Kodak''s sophisticated technology, knowledge and experience.
Says
Dr Mohan M Nadkarni, vice-president (India cluster), health
imaging division: "Our products are fourth-generation
devices with sophisticated technology. Our DryView laser
imagers and film have been optimised based on the input
from thousands of customers around the world and we would
continue to incorporate customer suggestions into our
new generations of film and imagers."
The dry laser imaging technology (also know as the photothermographic technology) uses industry standard DICOM networks. Kodak Dryview laser imagers, also referred to as hard copy devices, have established a market niche in better diagnostics, treatment planning and record formulation.
With the 100th installation of the dry technology laser imager, Kodak Health Imaging has reached a landmark in providing solutions that do away with the use of harmful chemicals and plumbing facilities to obtain superior image quality. In this technology the dry laser uses thermal energy to develop the film. The process involves a special film sensitive to laser light (for image formation) and heat (for conversion of latent image into visible image).
Says
Dr Jagdish Modhe, chief radiologist, PD Hinduja National
Hospital & Medical Research Centre: "The performance
and reliability of DryView laser imagers has been outstanding,
and the image quality has been consistently high. We believe
that DryView imagers are the best available and that Kodak''s
service organisation is unsurpassed."
The Kodak DryView installation at the Hinduja Hospital comprises two laser imagers, model DV8100 and DV8200, connected to the CT scan, MRI, ultrasonography, nuclear medicine and DSA facilities.
