Recent Development in Mobile Radiography Systems: A Systematic Review
The latest development in Mobile Radiography Systems has transformed medical imaging. It plays an important role in 21st century. In this article we will provide an overview of Mobile Radiography Systems along with industry segmentation by System, Power Source, Imaging Type, Application, End User and geography.
Radiography is an imaging technique that used gamma rays, X-rays and other electromagnetic radiation to image the internal parts of a human body. Mobile radiography is basically used for bedside radiography examinations of patients who cannot be transported to the medical imaging room.
Medical imaging is a process to examine the anatomical & physiological conditions of the human body for clinical analysis or diagnosis. It includes different processes to create image of internal organs & tissues for use in disease monitoring and treatment purposes. Medical imaging comprises three types of imaging- radiology imaging, nuclear imaging and optical imaging.
The increasing awareness among people, growing geriatric population, rising prevalence of diseases such as, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and neurological disorders, are expected to upsurge the market for global medical imaging. Rising research & development activities by the manufacturers to develop technologically advanced products is likely to add new opportunities for global medical imaging market in the forecast period.
Digital radiography is a form of radiography that uses x-ray-sensitive plates to directly capture data during the patient examination and immediately transferring it to a computer system without the use of a standard cassette. The advantages include time efficiency through bypassing chemical processing and the ability to transfer and enhance images digitally. Also, less radiation is used to produce an image of similar contrast to conventional radiography.
Mobile Radiography Systems Vs. Fluoroscopy systems
Fluoroscopy systems are used to visualize the movements of internal body fluids and structures. These procedures usually involve two main types of fluoroscopic systems - remote control system or fixed fluoroscopy systems and mobile C-arms systems. The fixed systems consist of radiolucent patient examination table with mounted tube and an imaging detector. Whereas, a C-arms system is a fluoroscopic unit which consists of X-ray source and an image detector that produces image in real time.
Involving Leading Companies:
- GE Healthcare
- AGFA Healthcare
- Innomed Medical Developing and Manufacturing
- Konica Minolta
- Philips Healthcare
- Idetec Medical Imaging
- DMS Imaging
- BMI Biomedical International
CAT Medical
- Shimadzu.