GE unveils wireless X-ray detector

At the 96th annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago, GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric (GE), showcased its next generation wireless, digital X-ray detector, reports Zacks.

The new device, called FlashPad, received the $510 000 clearance from the US Food and Drug administration. This sophisticated, next-generation detector is compatible across a wide range of GE X-ray products.

It is the sole wireless digital detector, which can aid advanced applications like VolumeRAD and Dual Energy Subtraction. The former is a digital tomosynthesis procedure for radiography that removes overlaying and underlying structures while the latter produces chest or abdominal images without obstructions from overlying bones. The design of the FlashPad device further facilitates efficient handling particularly in specialised areas like paediatric work, intensive care and trauma.

Gary and Mary West Foundation, Scripps Health and Qualcomm have formed the West Wireless Health Institute, a medical research organisation dedicated to advancing health and well-being through the use of wireless technologies, writes Del Mar Times.

The foundation, led by Rancho Santa Fe residents Gary and Mary West, has committed $45 million to create the institute, which is headquartered on Torrey Pines Mesa. Details are to be outlined in a press conference.

Scripps Health has signed on as the founding health care affiliate, with Qualcomm as a founding sponsor. Gary West is founder and chair of the Institute's board of directors.

Dispur, an Indian medical company, has revealed an ambitious scheme to introduce technology-based healthcare services in the state of Assam to overcome shortage of doctors and ensure fast and affordable treatment for patients, states Telegraph India.

Health and family welfare minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says technology could play a crucial role in the healthcare sector and Assam would fully exploit the same.

He says the government was in touch with several leading IT firms in the country to use technology in radiological investigation in all medical colleges and district hospitals in Assam.