Mortsel, Belgium / Greenville, SC United States 2/Feb/2010

Agfa Heathcare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare solutions, announces today that its CR30-X single plate Computed Radiography (CR) digitizer has been ranked the #1 single plate CR system by KLAS, a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors. This accomplishment was noted in the KLAS specialty report entitled Computed Radiography : Digital Imaging Reaches the Physician Practice (2009 KLAS Enterprises, LLC, All rights reserved. www.KLASresearch.com) which was published in November 2009.

The multi-application CR30-X from Agfa Healthcare is a desktop, compact and convenient CR system which is easy to install, use and maintain. The solution is ideal for decentralized environments. Its compact design makes it suitable for smaller facilities or areas where space might be an issue. Flexible and robust, it uses proven technologies to deliver excellent and consistent image quality that users would expect in floor-size models.

The CR30-X is a tabletop CR capable of processing up to 76 plates an hour and utilizes Agfa Healthcare’s NX workstation, its leading image identification and quality control tool, enabling a smooth and efficient workflow. The CR30-X is provided with the company’s MUSICA image processing software, the market’s gold standard.

The CR30-X digitizer integrates withlocal PACS (Picture Archiving and Commuunication System) networks, allowing imaging professionals to maximize the value of their existing or future PACS solutions.

For those facilites seeking to take their first steps into digital imaging workflows, the CR30-X digitizer is an affordable entry to digital imaging. For larger facilites, the CR30-X can cost-effectively add remote areas to the digital network.

“We are proud to have achieved KLAS’ top ranking for single plate CR systems,” states Greg Cefalo, US Digital Radiography Business Manager, Agfa Healthcare.