Agfa DX-M Digitizer Mammography
The next-generation in CR for digital mammography and general radiography
The DX-M digitizer unites superb image quality with the convenience of supporting both standard phosphor plates and needle-based detectors. The exclusive DirectriX detector technology offers the potential for a significant patient dose reduction. With a user-friendly drop-and-go buffer that can handle a mix of five cassettes of different sizes, workflow is smoother and more productive. The DX-M can be used as a centralized or decentralized digitizer in the radiography department, supporting digital mammography and general radiography. In a centralized environment, it can serve multiple rooms. At the same time, its small footprint means it can be placed in any available space.
Suitable for following market segments
- General radiography
- Mammography
- Orthopedics - extremities
- Dental
- Pediatrics and neonatal
- Full Leg / Full Spine
State-of-the art image quality, with potential dose reduction
By supporting both standard phosphor plates and needle based detectors, the DX-M unites complete convenience with top image quality, while leveraging the radiography department's existing investments. With standard phosphor plates, the DX-M delivers excellent image quality. When used with DirectriX needle-based detectors, however, the DX-M provides superb image quality with a much higher Detective Quantum Efficiency (DQE). This state-of-the-art image quality offers the potential to reduce patient dose.
Broad range of applications
The combination of needle-based detectors, standard phosphor plates with specific cassettes and image resolution mode makes the DX-M ideal for a broad range of applications: It offers three different image resolution modes: 50 μm pixel pitch (20 pixels/mm), 100 μm pixel pitch (10 pixels/mm) and 150 μm pixel pitch (6.7 pixels/mm).
Maximum productivity and smooth workflow
The drop-and-go buffer and fast preview eliminate waiting times and facilitate a continuous workflow within the department. The five-cassette drop-and-go buffer can handle a mix of mammography and general radiography cassettes as well as a mix of different sizes of both needle-based detectors and standard phosphor plates. The automatic cassette handling makes DX-M highly productive and user friendly. Using DX-M as a central digitizer in the radiography department, multiple examination rooms can be supported. With its small footprint, it can fit into the tightest spaces, including the X-ray room or even a narrow corridor.
The right choice
To eliminate any confusion, needle-based detector cassettes are gray, while standard phosphor plate cassettes are orange, so that there is no chance of the user making a mistake when selecting the desired cassette. Each plate has an embedded memory that stores the data entered during identification by no-touch radiofrequency tagging. Thus, the identification data and images are linked from the beginning throughout the entire digital processing system.