KODAK Elite CR User Manual

Improve workflow, productivity,
and patient throughput.

DirectView

Elite CR System

Compact, single cassette CR systems designed to improve
workflow, productivity, and patient throughput.

The KODAK DIRECTVIEW Elite CR System is small, easy to install and easy to use. This
powerful distributed CR system is capable of producing high quality images with a
footprint that is compact enough to be placed in an x-ray room or an x-ray control console
room. The K

ODAK DIRECTVIEW Elite CR System uses industry standard cassette sizes

including 15 x 30 cm for dental imaging, as well as 35 x 84 cm for long length imaging
for scoliosis and extremity imaging.

Ideal for hospitals, diagnostic imaging centers, multi-specialty clinics, and

private practices, the K

ODAK DIRECTVIEW Elite CR System is a unique product

in Carestream Health’s CR portfolio. It is designed for distributed and central
CR applications where image quality, rapid image availability, lower costs,
and high departmental productivity are critical success factors.

All of the systems in Carestream
Health’s CR product suite enable
healthcare providers to deliver
improved patient care. The K

ODAK

DIRECTVIEW Elite CR System is
another example of our commitment
to developing solutions that address
the needs of our health care
customers and their patients.

DirectView

Elite CR System

Enhanced productivity…
sensitive to your budget

With less capital investment and lower
operating costs, the KODAK DIRECTVIEW
Elite CR System helps imaging facilities
realize financial goals. It is designed for
medium to high imaging volumes in:

Hospitals

Diagnostic Imaging Centers or Clinics

Specialty Clinics/Private Practices
(e.g. Orthopaedic Clinics)

Large General Private Practices

Robust software offers
power and performance

KODAK DIRECTVIEW CR Systems—
including the Elite CR System—provide a
variety of capabilities that are designed
to enhance productivity, performance,
and ROI for healthcare providers of all
sizes and complexities.

Improved workflow and productivity—

“Ease of use” features increase patient
throughput resulting in enhanced
hospital and clinic productivity.

Enhanced customization—Allows the
KODAK DIRECTVIEW Elite CR System
to be easily configured to the needs of
the facility and the unique preferences
of the users.

Improved interconnectivity—Enhanced
connectivity capabilities help improve
compatibility across multiple “up” and
“downstream” networked devices.

Reduced service costs—Online context­sensitive HELP feature and improved
service diagnostics result in more system
uptime and fewer on-site repair calls.

KODAK DIRECTVIEW
Elite CR System

System Highlights

Reliable, distributed or centralized
CR system

Intuitive; easy to use

Full featured GUI, image processing,
and software options/tools

Easy to install

Reduced footprint—small enough to
be placed in an x-ray room or x-ray
control console room

Accommodates general radiographic
exams including long-length imaging

High image quality with K

ODAK

DIRECTVIEW EVP Plus Image
Processing Software

Delivers high quality images based on
Kodak technology and tradition

Uses all KODAK DIRECTVIEW cassettes
with rigid screens including GP, HR,
EHR, EHR-M and the new PQ screens*
designed to reduce noise

Provides cassette cycle times (up to
90 plates per hour for 35 x 43 cm
cassettes) to accommodate high
volume workflows

Choice of three Workflow and Image
Viewing (WAIV) consoles: 17-inch
flat panel monitor, 19-inch flat panel
touch screen monitor with or without
additional software package

Monitor and/or keyboard can be
placed on a floor stand console (that
also stores cassettes) or a space
saving wall mount

Provides low total cost of ownership

Mammography imaging option available
in approved markets**

DICOM and IHE connectivity and
functionality

*Upon availability

**Not currently available in the U.S. and Canada

KODAK DIRECTVIEW
EVP Plus Software

KODAK DIRECTVIEW EVP Plus Software
enables health care providers to take
image quality and diagnostic quality to
new levels. It is designed with a number
of time saving features that reduce
capture set up times, as well as elevate
the overall quality of the image output.
The results are greater operational
efficiency and more consistent, higher
quality images that help improve
patient diagnosis.

Easier setup resulting in greater
throughput.

Image Preference Setup Tool
enables simple customization of
image processing preferences that
can be unique for different
applications or for different end
users. The pre-selection of these
preferences enables the system to
be installed with the customers’
preferred looks for all images.

Images can be processed optimally
without requiring the user to identify
the body part/projection.

Qualified users can change default
appearances and preference editors.

Easier and more intuitive adjustments
can independently control image
parameters - brightness, latitude,
detail contrast and noise level.

Improved black surround feature
automatically enhances image resolution.

Carestream Health offers a variety
of options and accessories for the
KODAK DIRECTVIEW Elite CR System
that help maximize the performance,
convenience, and functionality of the
system. These product and service
enhancements are also available for
Carestream Health’s other KODAK
DIRECTVIEW CR Systems.

KODAK DIRECTVIEW
Remote Operations Panel

Extend the reach and functionality of
your KODAK DIRECTVIEW Elite CR System
with this wall-mounted touch-screen
panel that allows radiographers to
perform most system functions away
from the main unit. Network up to 5
remote operations panels to a single
KODAK DIRECTVIEW CR System. Or
network one remote operations panel to
as many as eight CR systems.

KODAK DIRECTVIEW
Capture Link Software

Link up to five KODAK DIRECTVIEW CR
Systems and 20 Remote Operations
Panels to improve workflow and
productivity in high-volume areas. Share
cassette identification, scanning and
image review functions on linked systems.

KODAK DIRECTVIEW
Total Quality Tool

Perform your own objective image
tests and QC measurements with the
same interface used for examinations.
Test at your convenience—without the
cost, scheduling, or disruption of third­party testing.

KODAK DIRECTVIEW
CR Long-Length
Imaging System

Capture long-bone computed
radiography images—full leg and full
spine—with this easy-to-use accessory.
Fully automatic and highly reliable
stitching software delivers images up
to 17 inches wide by 51 inches long
(43 x 129 cm), with few, if any, visible
seams. A portable cassette system for
supine and upright procedures produces
images up to 14 x 33 inches (35 x 84 cm).

KODAK DIRECTVIEW
Mammography Feature
for CR**

Bring the convenience and image quality
of the KODAK DIRECTVIEW Elite CR
System to digital mammography. This
feature, coupled with KODAK DIRECTVIEW
CR Mammography Cassettes and EHR
Screens, delivers mammography quality
images while retaining all CR system
features and capabilities for general
radiography examinations.

**Not currently available in the U.S. and Canada

KODAK DIRECTVIEW RIS,
PACS, Information
Management Solutions

Provide a totally integrated, enterprise­wide radiology suite that automates
the various elements of the diagnostic
exam process.

Together, KODAK CARESTREAM RIS,
PACS, and Information Management
Solutions enable highly efficient
diagnostic reporting and clinical review.

Facilitate easy storage, retrieval, and
distribution of a patient’s entire
radiology record—all through a
synchronized desktop.

Improve productivity, enhance patient
services, and reduce network and
storage infrastructure costs.

Options and Accessories

Choice of printing options

Print CR images on film with a choice
of KODAK DRYVIEW Laser Imagers.
They can be configured to receive
CR images automatically.

Use a KODAK DRYVIEW 6800 Laser
Imager and select from five film sizes
including up to three online, all at
650 dpi resolution.

Print true-size images using any
KODAK DRYVIEW Laser Imager.

Have flexibility to format with multiple
images on a single sheet of film.

Expert network service
and support

Maximize your network throughput,
performance, and reliability with
Carestream Health network services.

Count on Carestream Health as your
single point of contact for expert
network consulting, assessment,
design, implementation, support,
and monitoring.

Carestream Health
Service and Support—
a team of experts to
optimize system
performance

Count on timely, dependable service and
support from Carestream Health for your
KODAK DIRECTVIEW Elite CR System.

Carestream Health’s team of more
than 1,700 service professionals
worldwide is dedicated to keeping

your system up and running at

peak performance.

Carestream Health offers a variety of
professional services that range from
site planning and project management
to DICOM and integration services.

Carestream Health’s design
parameters and manufacturing
processes help ensure maximum
system reliability.

Secure remote diagnostic services help
resolve issues promptly for optimized
CR system uptime.

Options and Accessories (continued)

DirectView

Elite CR System

More information

Learn more about the KODAK DIRECTVIEW Elite CR System
and Carestream Health’s other products for enhanced
CR performance. Contact your Carestream Health
representative, or call 1-877-865-6325, ext. 227.

www.carestreamhealth.com

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Specifications

Dimensions of reader

Height = 40.5 in. (102.87 cm)

Width = 19.0 in. (48.26 cm)

Depth = 22.7 in. (57.66 cm)

Weight = 300 lbs (136 kg)

Dimensions of the floor stand

Height = 43.9 in. (111.51 cm)

Width = 30.7 in. (77.98 cm)

Depth = 22 in. (55.88 cm)

Weight = 100 lbs (w/o keyboard holder)*

(45.5 kg) 115 lbs (w/keyboard holder)*

(52.3 kg) does not include PC, monitor,

keyboard, or barcode reader

Cassette Sizes Plates Per Hour*

18 cm x 24 cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

24 cm x 30 cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

14 in. x 14 in./ 35 x 35 cm . . . . . . . . 102

14 in. x 17in. /35 x 43 cm . . . . . . . . . 90

15 cm x 30 cm (Dental). . . . . . . . . . 122

35 cm x 84 cm (Long Length) . . . . 88

*High speed scan mode

Time To First Image

33 seconds

(35 cm x 43 cm, high speed scan mode)

Grayscale Resolution

Acquisition: 16 bits per pixel

Display: 12 bits per pixel

Monitors

17 in. flat panel monitor, 1280 x 1024 pixels

19 in. flat panel touch screen monitor,

1280 x 1024 pixels

Power

100/120V AC 50/60 Hz 10A

200/230V AC 50/60 Hz 5A

Regulatory

FDA

CE mark

cTUVus mark

TUV T mark