The Carle health system has purchased two CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution Plus and two CARESTREAM DRX-Ascend systems for its regional care hospital in Urbana, Ill., as well as outpatient centers in Champaign, Urbana, and Danville, Ill.

The global digital mobile x-ray devices market is estimated to be valued at more than $2 billion in 2017, expanding at a compound annual growth rate of 7% through 2026, according to a recent report from ReportLinker. Nevertheless, there are a number of factors contributing to the technology’s slow adoption in the United States.

As part of an expansion that saw the doubling of its emergency department, Ind.-based Columbus Regional Health has installed a Carestream DRX-Evolution Plus system. The new imaging system has a wall stand on a rail with a fixed detector while a wireless DRX Plus 3543 detector is used in the table and for tabletop exams.

Oshawa, Ontario-based Lakeridge Health recently installed three Carestream DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray systems. These systems will enable staff to capture digital radiography (DR) exams in inpatient settings, in addition to the emergency department and in intensive care. Images of the chest, abdomen, and extremities can be captured using these platforms.

Agfa HealthCare will introduce its new DR 800 x-ray room with Dynamic Musica at the Radiological Society of North America’s 102nd scientific assembly and annual meeting in Chicago next week. The multi-purpose digital radiography suite is designed to enable radiology departments to meet the growing demand for fluoroscopy, without requiring multiple investments.

Carestream will exhibit its DRX-Revolution mobile x-ray system at this month’s RSNA conference. While currently not available for commercial sale, this integrated digital radiography portable imaging system provides a compact design, in addition to an articulating arm and rotation column. With its small footprint, this system also offers carbon nanotube technology that significantly reduces its weight.

Rising awareness for diagnosis of lifestyle diseases, coupled with improved technology in imaging, has shifted demand for the global x-ray equipment market, according to market research firm Reportsnreports. The market is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6.27% from 2016 to 2021.

Varian Medical Systems has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance to market the Nexus DR, a high-resolution x-ray system utilizing a digital radiography detector. A single common imaging platform for general radiographic procedures (excluding fluoroscopy, angiography, and mammography), the Nexus DR can replace conventional film techniques or existing digital systems in multipurpose or dedicated applications.

The global medical x-ray generator market is slated to reach $2.07 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The unprecedented shift in lifestyle-associated habits, coupled with the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, is responsible for the rise in demand for accurate diagnostic tools, which is presumed to bolster the market growth.