Shimadzu's mobile DR x-ray system lauded for 3rd year by KLAS Research

TORRANCE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Shimadzu Medical Systems USA is pleased to announce that its MobileDaRt Evolution mobile digital radiography system has been named the Category Leader in its product category by market research firm KLAS for three out of the last four years. It received this accolade in the "2014 Best in KLAS Awards: Medical Equipment & Infrastructure" report from market research firm KLAS Research of Orem, Utah.

The MobileDaRt Evolution was named the number one mobile x-ray system by KLAS starting in 2011. This feature-filled, easy to use and exceptionally maneuverable modality is the highest performance system in the company's product portfolio.

It can be used with one Canon flat panel detector (FPD), a standard 14" x 17" to acquire large fields of view. It can also be configured with an optional second 9" x 11" flat panel detector for pediatric use. The compact low dose cesium iodide FPD is especially suitable when imaging newborns and infants and babies in incubators. The MobileDaRt Evolution is designed for easy maneuverability within narrow, restricted spaces. This is facilitated by an ultra-long rotatable arm and an "inch mover" button to optimize positioning easily for a radiologic technologist.

This year's award for the MobileDaRt Evolution makes it the "Category Leader" from KLAS for the Digital X-Ray – Mobile segment three out of the last four years, and the Shimadzu RADspeed DR radiographic table system five out of six years in the digital x-ray category (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2014)

Shimadzu Medical Systems USA is a subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation.

About Shimadzu

Shimadzu Corporation, founded in 1896 in Kyoto, Japan, is a global provider of medical diagnostic equipment including conventional, interventional, and digital X-ray systems. Shimadzu Medical Systems USA is headquartered in Torrance, California, with direct operations headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It maintains sales and service offices throughout the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Visit www.shimadzu.com for detailed information.

About KLAS

KLAS is a research firm on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery by enabling providers to be heard and to be counted. Working with thousands of healthcare executives and clinicians, KLAS gathers data on software, services, medical equipment, and infrastructure systems to deliver timely reports, trends, and statistical overviews. The research directly represents the provider voice and acts as a catalyst for improving vendor performance. KLAS was founded in 1996, and its staff and advisory board members average 25 years of healthcare information technology experience.

For more information, go to www.KLASresearch.com, email [email protected], or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative. Follow KLAS on Twitter @KLASresearch.

Media Contact: Frank Serrao, Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, 800-228-1429, [email protected]

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