hologic discovery bone densitometer

HOLOGIC Discovery Bone Densitometer

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The HOLOGIC Discovery helps identify patients at risk for osteoporosis and fractures with exceptional precision and accuracy. It also provides the highest resolution vertebral imaging for the visualization of abdominal aortic calcifications, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and vertebral fractures. It also has Advanced Body Composition assessment that displays the distribution of fat, lean tissue, and bones.

Clinical Applications

• Express BMD 10 Second Spine and Hip acquisition
• Express Exam Productivity Tools
• Better than 1.0 % in vivo precision
• L1-L4 Standard Spine Analysis
• Five Region Proximal Femur Analysis (Total Femur, Femoral Neck,
Inter-Trochanteric,Trochanteric, Wards Triangle)
• AcuView automated Dual Femur
• Instant Vertebral Assessment High Definition (IVA HD) with Image Pro
• 15 second single energy acquisition with decubitus or supine patient
positioning
• 1.8 Line Pair per mm Resolution
• Visual, Quantitative and Semi-quantitative analysis of vertebral bodies:
• MXApro, computer-aided fracture assessment tool
• Quantitative Morphometry with 6 point vertebral height measurements
• Forearm analysis with automated analysis of Ultra Distal, 33% Shaft,
Mid-Shaft and Total ROI for Ulna, Radius and Global measurements
• Tech Tips Onscreen help graphically displays proper patient positioning
• Automatic Low BMD Spine and Hip Analysis
• Scoliotic Spine Analysis
• Pediatric Spine, Hip, and Whole Body (W and A models only) Analysis
• Infant Spine analysis down to age zero
• ISCD Compliant Standardized BMD Reporting
• Single/Dual Energy Image Display
• Context Sensitive Help Software
• Serial Scan Comparison
• Software and Hardware upgrades available to protect from obsolescence

Warranty/Training

Service and Support
• Toll Free Customer Support Hotline for Applications Questions
• 7:00a.m.-8:00p.m. EST Access Monday through Friday
• Hologic Discovery Online Marketers Toolbox
• Osteoporosis Reference Library

Applications Training
• Two days (12 hours) of comprehensive Applications training by a certified Radiologic Technologist.
• 12 ECE Credits Awarded for Completion of Course Material.

Quality Assurance
• Automated daily procedure
• Multiple system checks with automatic pass/fail results
• Anthropomorphic Spine Phantom for Daily Quality Control assures long term
stability
• Automatic trending graph of QA variables
• Optional print of QA graph

Radiation Dose
• Skin entrance dose for a typical AP Spine or Femur Scan is 0.04mGy
• Skin entrance dose for typical AP or Lateral Instant Vertebral Assessment High Definition image is 0.025Gy
• Scatter dose less than 10mGy/h at 1 meter

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Calibration:
Internal Reference System for Pixel by Pixel Data Calibration (No daily calibration required)

Computer Hardware:
Intel Pentium based PC with Dual Core 2.7 GHz • 2 GB RAM • 160 GB hard drive, • DVD RAM Drive • High Resolution 17" Flat Panel Monitor • Windows XPâ software platform • QDR for Windows XPâ Professional operating system • Network Ready

Detector Technology:
128 to 216 CdWO4 Element Solid State CT, High Resolution Digital Detector Array

Fan Beam:
One Pass, isocentric fan beam acquisition

Power Supply Voltage:
Energy switching technique using 140/100kV Peak Energies

Reference Data:
(n>8000 acquired on Hologic equipment), Default NHANES III standardized database (Established on Hologic equipment), Age, Sex and Ethnic matched reference data, The Bone and Mineral Density in Childhood Study (BMDCS) Reference Database, Caucasian, sex and age matched

Scanner table:
Controls on scan table for User Convenience, Motorized Table and Rotating C-arm (A/SL models only)

Scanning Method:
Cross Hair Style Laser for Patient Positioning

Table Dimensions:
Compact Design fits in 2.3m x 3.0 room (2.6m x 3.3m with total body)

X-ray characteristics:
Oil Cooled High Capacity X-ray Tube