A large number of Japanese healthcare companies have showcased their innovations at “The International Technical Exhibition of Medical Imaging 2014” in Tokyo.
The three-day exhibition invited over 100 exhibitors, including Fujifilm and Toshiba.
Fujifilm, which has been celebrating its 80th anniversary, introduced Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS), that connects not only different departments inside the hospital, but also detached hospitals, enabling the sharing of images like X-Ray and CT scan.
It contributes to building a better medical IT network.
Fujifilm also introduced digital mammography technology to detect breast cancer. The company also exhibited its latest “Fujifilm FC1” portable ultrasonic diagnostic equipment.
Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. showcased its PET-CT system, which features a lutetium oxyorthosilicate detector for the PET unit and a 16-multislice CT scanner. It can generate high-resolution images.
Using gamma rays the scanner detects cancer disease.
The machine is more comfortable for the patient and to be shipped to 10 facilities across Japan. It costs 25 million US dollar.
Toshiba aims to reduce the impact of radiation rays by 75 per cent.
By introducing innovative and safe technology in healthcare, the Japanese companies aims to cater the global market. (ANI)