24 All-Time Best Radiology Devices Honored with Minnie Awards: Mobile CTs, Photon-Counting CTs, and Handheld Ultrasounds Highlighted

Source: Imaging Tech; Editor: Yang Liurong

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# 24 Best Radiology Devices of the Year Globally

Prominent U.S. Industry Media for Radiology and Medical ImagingAuntMinnie.coSince 1999, at the end of each year, the "Minnie Award" has been jointly selected and presented by renowned radiology experts to honor medical imaging companies and products that have made outstanding contributions in the field of radiology equipment. Imaging Tech has compiled a list of 24 annual global best radiology devices that have won the "Minnie Award" over these 24 years:

1. BodyTom 64 Point-of-Care MobileCTScanner, NeuroLogica
2. NAEOTOM Alpha, Photon-counting CT, Siemens Healthineers
3. Spectral CT 7500 Spectral CT Scanner, Philips
4. SOMATOM On.site Portable Bedside CT Scanner, Siemens Healthineers
5. Adaptive Imaging Receive (AIR) Flexible MRI RF Coil, GE Healthcare
6. Butterfly iQ Handheld Ultrasound, Butterfly Network
7. SOMATOM go Series CT Scanner, Siemens Healthineers
8. OnSight 3D Extremity Imaging CT Scanner, Carestream Health
9. MAGNETOM Terra 7T MRI Scanner, Siemens Healthcare
10. SOMATOM Force Dual-Source CT Scanner, Siemens Healthineers
11. Aquilion One Vision 640-slice CT Scanner, Toshiba America Medical
12. SonixEmbrace, Automated Breast Ultrasound, Ultrasonix Medical
13. Biograph mMR PET/MRI Scanner, Siemens Healthcare
14. CyberKnife VSI Radiation Therapy System, Accuray
15. SOMATOM Definition Flash Dual-Source CT Scanner, Siemens Healthcare
16. Aquilion One 320-row CT Scanner, Toshiba America Medical
17. DirectView Series CR Mammography System, Carestream Health
18. SOMATOM Definition Dual Source CT Scanner, Siemens Medical Solutions
19. Biograph 64 PET/CT Scanner, Siemens Medical Solutions
20. LightSpeed VCT 64-Slice CT Scanner, GE Healthcare
21. Discovery ST Mobile PET/CT Scanner, GE Medical Systems
22. LightSpeed 16 16-Slice CT Scanner, GE Medical Systems
23. Antares Ultrasound Scanner, Siemens Medical Solutions
24. Diamond 2000 Interventional Mammography System, Instrumentarium
    
    

# Why Them?

This year, the medical imaging product that won the "Minnie Award" for Global Radiology Equipment of the Year is the BodyTom 64 POC CT scanner from NeuroLogica, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.

The author reported on POC imaging devices as early as 2019."No More Queuing for CT Scans in Hospitals! POC Imaging – The Next Wave of Mobile Healthcare". This yearBodyTom 64 POC CT Scanner Wins "Minnie Award"Further demonstrates thatMedical imaging equipment will inevitably develop towards miniaturization, mobility, and multi-scenario applications.POC imaging devices that have won the Minnie Award over the years also include those from Siemens Healthineers.BedCT ScannerSOMATOM On.site and the handheld ultrasound from Butterfly NetworkButterfly iQ。

According to Imaging Tech, thisPaymentBodyTom 64 POC CTScannerIn 202Approved by the FDA in November 2022. At this year's CIIE, Fosun Pharma showcased this POC CT.Exploring the CIIE: 15 Innovative Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Companies Lead the Way in Precision Diagnosis and Treatment!

Awarded the "Minnie Award" last year"Global Annual BestExcellent Radiology EquipmentAwardTheThe medical imaging product is the photon-counting CT from Siemens Healthineers.NAEOTOM Alpha。

According to Imaging Tech,NAEOTOM Alpha is the world's first and only photon-counting CT to receive simultaneous CE, FDA, and NMPA approval for market registration.。The FDA said that this is the most significant technological advancement in the CT imaging field in nearly a decade. The President of the European Radiological Society stated, "In the future, every CT will be a photon-counting CT."Since 2Since 021 was approved by the FDA two years ago,NAEOTOM Alpha has achieved a global cumulative scan count of 450,000 cases.

# Where Do the Best Radiology Devices in the World Come From?

The "Minnie Awards" for the Global Radiology Equipment of the Year represent significant breakthroughs in medical imaging technology, substantial market demand, and future development directions for that year. Most of the global annual...The best radiology equipment still represents the highest level in the field many years after winning the award.

Imaging Tech found that, as of now,Siemens Healthineers has won the "Minnie Award" for the best global radiology equipment of the year 10 times, making it the medical imaging company with the most awards worldwide.Siemens Healthineers' award-winning medical imaging products include:

• Photon-counting CT NAEOTOM Alpha

• SOMATOM series of CT scanners (including On.site portable head CT scanner, go series, Force, Definition Flash, Definition dual-source CT scanner, etc.)

• MAGNETOM Terra 7T MRI Scanner

• Biograph mMR PET/MRI Scanner

• Biograph 64 PET/CT Scanner

• Antares Ultrasound Scanner

Ranked 2nd in the number of awards is GE Healthcare,GE Healthcare has fourMedical Imaging Products Have Won Awards, including:

• Adaptive Imaging Receive (AIR) Flexible MRI RF Coil

• LightSpeed Series CT Scanners (including VCT 64-slice CT Scanner and 16-slice CT Scanner)

• Discovery ST Mobile PET/CT Scanner

Carestream Health has two products that have won the "Minnie Award" for Global Radiology Equipment of the Year.Including:

• OnSight 3D Extremity Imaging CT Scanner

• DirectView Series CR Mammography System

NeuroLogica under Samsung Electronics, Philips, Butterfly Network,Ultrasonix Medical、Accuray andInInstrumentarium has won the "Minnie Award" for Global Radiology Equipment of the Year once. The awarded radiology equipmentIncluding the BodyTom 64 Mobile CT Scanner, Spectral CT 7500 CT Scanner, Butterfly iQ Handheld Ultrasound, SonixEmbrace Automated Breast Ultrasound, CyberKnife VSI Radiotherapy System, and Diamond 2000 Interventional Mammography System.

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