The product is used with a medical computed radiography system. It enables these systems to extract and display x-ray energy dependent information. Ordinary x-ray detectors respond to the total x-ray flux. Energy dependent information -analogous to color- allows diagnoses based on the chemical composition of objects. It can be used, for example, to quantify calcification in pulmonary nodules seen in a chest radiograph or to increase the visibility of microcalcifications in a mammogram. The product consists of a patented detector and software to process its images. It will be sold as an accessory to computed radiography systems.
Robert E. Alvarez
President Aprend Technology 1101 San Antonio Road No. 414 Mountain View, CA 94043 USA 415-960-3825 fax:415-967-3371