DDR may overcome the limitations of pulmonary function tests, spirometers and static X-ray images that cannot identify differences between the left and right lung. With DDR’s advanced image processing and enhancement, physicians may track lesions that move throughout the respiratory cycle and identify blood vessel patterns and parenchymal abnormalities or pulmonary embolisms in many cases without a contrast agent. A bone suppression algorithm may help physicians differentiate calcifications from bone structures. Additional measurement tools can help identify and quantify differences in lung movement, which can be used to estimate lung volume; an edge tracking tool provides a graphical representation of lung movement throughout the respiratory cycle.

“DDR is a paradigm shift in how X-ray may be utilized throughout the continuum of care, where an essential primary diagnostic tool can now deliver more information so clinicians can visualize anatomic structures and their interaction during movement in a way they have never seen before,” says Guillermo Sander, Director of Digital Radiography Marketing, Konica Minolta Healthcare. “There are immense opportunities for DDR to help clinicians enhance patient management and personalize care with potential cost savings by reducing the need for more advanced and expensive imaging tests.”


Konica Minolta is completing studies with clinical partners and will commercially release the technology later this year. The company will showcase orthopedic applications for DDR at the American Association of Orthopedic Executives (AAOE) 2019 Annual Meeting, May 5-8 in booth 307, and demonstrate thoracic and pulmonary applications for DDR at the American Thoracic Society International Conference, May 17-22 in booth 4636.

1,2 2015 IMS National Hospital Radiology Procedure Volumes.


About Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc.
Konica Minolta Healthcare is a world-class provider and market leader in medical diagnostic imaging and healthcare information technology. With over 75 years of endless innovation, Konica Minolta is globally recognized as a leader providing cutting-edge technologies and comprehensive support aimed at providing real solutions to meet customer's needs and helping make better decisions sooner. Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., headquartered in Wayne, NJ, is a unit of Konica Minolta, Inc. (TSE:4902). For more information on Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, Inc., please visit www.konicaminolta.com/medicalusa.

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