Sushrushah Hospitals adds DR 600 to its Agfa DR portfolio

Sushrushah Hospitals, in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India, is adding the power of Augmented Intelligence to its orthopedic patient care, with Agfa’s top- performance, ceiling-suspended DR 600 room and SmartXR intelligent digital radiography tools. The 100-bed hospital specializes in orthopedics, and handles around 100 consultations each day for patients coming from up to 200 kilometers away.

A proven and reliable relationship
“As a long-standing Agfa customer – of over a decade –, we know we can rely on Agfa’s service and support, as well as on the quality of their solutions. We need up-to-date equipment to provide top-level care for our increasing number of patients. The DR 600, with advanced technologies such as SmartXR,

ZeroForce™ and EasyStitch™, delivers clinical and workflow benefits for our busy practice,” says Dr Mohandhas of Sushrushah Hospitals.

Clinical and workflow benefits
The DR 600 is a high-productivity, fully automatic, ceiling-suspended, direct radiography X-ray room. It streamlines workflow and increases throughput, making it ideal for busy care environments such as Sushrushah Hospitals. Proven technologies, including ZeroForce maneuverability and EasyStitch for high-precision full leg/full spine imaging, enhance patient care while reducing strain on the radiographer.

Like all of Agfa’s DR systems, the DR 600 is powered by MUSICA®, with a single, intuitive user interface for smooth, efficient DR imaging. Agfa’s latest generation, gold-standard MUSICA® image processing software provides ‘first time right’ imaging, reducing retakes and supporting ALARA (as low as reasonably achievable) principles for radiation dose.

SmartXR: The radiographer’s ‘intelligent assistant’
SmartXR puts X-ray artificial intelligence to work for radiographers, adding intelligent digital radiography tools for dose, alignment, patient positioning and more to Sushrushah Hospitals’ DR 600 X-ray room. Integrated sensors and cameras combined with powerful AI software, 3D machine vision, deep learning and machine intelligence, assist the radiographer to maximize the imaging workflow while delivering superior images.

“We are delighted that our high-performing DR 600 room with SmartXR has been chosen for this busy orthopedics facility. Easier, faster and more direct access to diagnostic tests is key to enabling earlier diagnoses for patients. The DR 600 supports those goals by delivering a streamlined workflow, increased patient throughput and excellent image quality,” says Suresh Ranganathan, Vice President of Asia Pacific at Agfa.

Dilip Bhosale, General Manager at Agfa India, adds: “Our relationship with Dr Mohandas and Sushrushah Hospitals has stood the test of time and evolved strongly over several years. We are excited to enter the next phase in this journey with the advanced, SmartXR-powered DR 600.”
MB Bureau