dvm360's Australian correspondent Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, reports on the success of the new membership model at the Australian Veterinary Association and reforms to the veterinary regulatory framework in New South Wales.
|Articles|October 1, 2003
IDEXX adds to digital imaging product line
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. introduces the IDEXX-CR System, a computed radiography system customized specifically for companion animal veterinary medicine.
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IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. introduces the IDEXX-CR System, a computed radiography system customized specifically for companion animal veterinary medicine. The system generates digital radiograph images that can be used in ways that are impossible with conventional X-ray film, the company says. Used with the clinics existing X-ray machine, the system uses a plate reader to generate a digital image that can be enhanced via IDEXX-PACSժ picture archiving and communication system software. The software allows the user to enhance patient images through species-specific algorithms, magnify regions, annotate and measure areas of interest for medical records and send images via e-mail. Unique image enhancement capability allows the user to adjust the contrast of a single image to optimally view both soft tissue and bone without having to retake the image, the company says. With the IDEXX-CR System, the X-ray image is generated without the inconvenience and environmental consequences of film or a processor, eliminating the need for hazardous chemicals, bulky film storage, costly maintenance fees and a darkroom, the company adds.
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