A Webinar Held by
Dr. Karim S. Karim and Jay Potipcoe
KA Imaging presented a
webinar on July 27 to clarify the uses of dual-energy subtraction X-ray and
explain the limitations of old techniques. Using dual energy has many clinical
benefits as well as operational and financial.
Dr. Karim S. Karim, CTO
of KA Imaging, explained how global issues such as lung cancer, pneumothorax,
tuberculosis, and pneumonia (including COVID-19) have increased the need for
clearer images and more efficient processes in hospitals.
Traditional X-ray and
current dual-energy technologies have significant problems that are detailed in
this presentation, and previous solutions that fell short. In the 1990’s
dual-layer detector technology provided an improvement, but still had poor dose
efficiency and poor image quality. In the 2000’s kVp switching had marginally
better dose efficiency, but still had motion artifacts contributing to poor
quality. In the 2010’s, bone suppression software provided good dose
efficiency, but limited views, and could not distinguish from bone and soft
tissue. In the 2020’s, a single-exposure dual-energy subtraction X-ray device
with triple-layer detector technology has shown excellent dose efficiency with
three sensor layers capturing more photons, and excellent image quality with no
motion artifacts.
KA Imaging’s Reveal™ 35C provides this solution. With just
one exposure, the detector simultaneously delivers DR, bone, and tissue images
with no motion artifacts. Not limited to one-use cases, like bone suppression
software, it can be used just as a regular chest X-ray, adding new potential
use cases like cardiac ones. It is FDA 510(k) cleared and Health Canada
approved, with promising initial results shown from clinical trials.
After the webinar, some attendees elected to participate in
a survey and 95% of respondents were more than satisfied with the results. Some
reported learning “lots,” “a good amount of new information,” and “quite a
bit!” In fact, the majority of respondents felt this technology was a
“must-have” solution. “I would like to offer it to my clients right NOW,” wrote
one respondent.
This presentation is available on-demand and is approved by
AHRA for 1.0 Category A AART credit. Learn more about single exposure
dual-energy subtraction X-ray solutions now: https://theicecommunity.com/webinar/improving-department-results-with-single-exposure-dual-energy-subtraction-x-ray-clinical-operational-and-financial-benefits/
