Konica Minolta Performance DR Wireless Upgrade Package

Performance DR: 14×17 Wireless DR with AeroSync

Konica Minolta Performance DR combines a true 14×17 wireless flat panel detector with AeroSync exposure detection and acquisition software to add digital radiography to compatible X-ray equipment. The package focuses on the core functions needed to acquire, process, review, and transfer digital X-ray images.

Key Benefits of Performance DR

• • True 14×17 wireless flat panel detector
  • Designed for compatible DR retrofit projects
  • AeroSync Automatic Exposure Detection
  • No dedicated generator synchronization connection required for AeroSync
  • Documented with ULTRA or CS-7 acquisition software
  • Designed for facilities that already have PACS image storage

Performance DR is a detector and acquisition upgrade package for compatible X-ray equipment, not a complete replacement X-ray machine.

This makes it particularly relevant when the existing generator, tube, table, wall stand, or other compatible radiographic equipment remains suitable for continued use.

Convert Compatible Film or CR Rooms to Wireless DR

Performance DR provides a path from film-screen or computed radiography (CR) to direct digital radiography. CR uses reusable imaging plates that must be processed through a separate reader. With DR, the X-ray image is captured directly by the digital detector.

14×17 Cassette Size for Compatible DR Retrofits

The Performance DR flat panel detector uses a true 14×17 cassette-size format, allowing it to fit compatible radiographic equipment designed around standard 14×17 cassette dimensions.

The rectangular detector format supports portrait and landscape positioning across routine general radiography examinations.

AeroSync Detects Exposures Without a Generator Connection

AeroSync is Konica Minolta’s Automatic Exposure Detection technology. It allows the Performance DR detector to recognize when an X-ray exposure occurs without requiring a dedicated synchronization connection to the generator.

For compatible X-ray rooms, this can simplify installation when transitioning from film or CR to wireless digital radiography.

Wireless Image Transfer From Detector to Workstation

Documented Performance DR configurations include wireless detector connectivity and a wireless access point for transmitting acquired images to the acquisition workstation.

Wireless communication allows the 14×17 detector to be repositioned during routine imaging without remaining connected to the workstation by a data cable.

Performance DR for Facilities with Existing PACS

A defining characteristic of Konica Minolta Performance DR is its focus on facilities that already have a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) for storing and distributing medical images.

Instead of adding another image-storage platform, Performance DR focuses on acquiring, processing, reviewing, and sending X-ray images into the facility’s existing imaging infrastructure. Konica Minolta describes this as primary acquisition.

Acquire & Send Images Into Existing PACS

Performance DR supports the core steps required to:

• • Receive patient and examination information
  • Acquire digital X-ray images
  • Review and process images
  • Add annotations and manage studies
  • Send completed images to compatible PACS

This focused architecture distinguishes Performance DR from broader imaging packages that also provide long-term image storage or additional image-management infrastructure.

Connect Performance DR to Existing RIS/PACS

Performance DR supports DICOM, the medical imaging standard used to exchange images and examination information between compatible systems.

Compatible configurations can integrate with:

• • Radiology Information Systems (RIS) for radiology scheduling and workflow information
  • Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) for image storage and distribution
  • DICOM Modality Worklist for receiving scheduled examination information
  • DICOM Store for sending completed images

ULTRA and CS-7 were documented with DICOM workflow capabilities and integration with existing RIS/PACS infrastructure.

ULTRA or CS-7 Acquisition Software Options

Documented Performance DR configurations were offered with Konica Minolta ULTRA or CS-7 acquisition software. Available software, versions, and compatibility depend on the specific Performance DR package.

ULTRA for Streamlined DR Acquisition

ULTRA provides an acquisition interface for managing digital radiography studies, image acquisition, and processing.

Documented Performance DR functions include:

• • Study append
  • Free-text annotation
  • Automatic masking
  • Study list filtering
  • History search
  • Image zoom
  • Grid suppression
  • Procedure code mapping
  • Study foldering
  • DICOM Store
  • DICOM Modality Worklist
  • Image merge

ULTRA configurations also include documented workflow and security functions such as audit trails and automatic logout.

CS-7 for Compatible DR & CR Workflows

CS-7 provides another documented acquisition option for Performance DR and can support facilities using compatible Konica Minolta digital radiography and computed radiography equipment.

Documented functions include study management, free-text annotations, automatic masking, image zoom, grid suppression, procedure-code mapping, study combine and move, DICOM Store, and DICOM Modality Worklist.

Hybrid (H) Processing for Digital X-Ray Images

Hybrid (H) Processing is Konica Minolta’s image-processing technology for adjusting the presentation of acquired digital radiographs.

Both ULTRA and CS-7 were documented with Hybrid Processing, allowing acquired images to be processed and reviewed as part of the DR workflow before transfer to the connected imaging system.

Clinical Environments & Applications for Performance DR

Performance DR is most beneficial in imaging environments that already have PACS and want to add wireless digital radiography to a compatible X-ray room without replacing equipment that remains suitable for clinical use.

Clinical Environments Suited to Performance DR

• • Outpatient imaging centers
  • Orthopedic practices
  • Primary care practices with X-ray services
  • Specialty medical practices
  • Urgent care centers
  • Hospitals and health systems with compatible X-ray rooms
  • Chiropractic practices with compatible X-ray equipment and existing PACS
  • Podiatry practices with compatible X-ray equipment and existing PACS

Konica Minolta originally positioned Performance DR particularly toward private practices and outpatient clinics with existing PACS. The workflow itself is based on the facility having compatible X-ray equipment, existing image-storage infrastructure, and a need for 14×17 wireless DR.

General Radiography Applications

Performance DR can support routine examinations such as:

• • Chest radiography
  • Abdominal imaging
  • Pelvis imaging
  • Spine imaging
  • Upper and lower extremity imaging
  • Musculoskeletal radiography
  • Foot and ankle imaging
  • Weight-bearing extremity imaging when supported by the X-ray equipment
  • Routine general diagnostic X-ray examinations

Actual examination capabilities depend on the compatible X-ray equipment, detector positioning, and complete room configuration.

Performance DR Detector Runtime, Refresh & Support Hardware

Performance DR combines wireless detector operation with dedicated charging, communication, activation, and support components documented for the original package.

Up to 125 Exposures / 3.4 Hours of Operation

Konica Minolta documentation lists up to 125 exposures or approximately 3.4 hours of operation for the Performance DR detector under the documented operating conditions.

Actual runtime can vary with detector use, power-cell condition, configuration, and workflow.

Approximately 10-Second Panel Refresh

Performance DR documentation lists an approximately 10-second panel refresh time under its standard documented operating conditions.

Panel refresh describes the approximate interval required before the detector is ready for another acquisition. It is not the total time required to complete the patient examination.

AeroDR Docking Station & Detector Support Modules

Documented Performance DR configurations include:

• • AeroDR Docking Station
  • Flat Panel Detector (FPD) Activation Module
  • FPD Recovery Module
  • Wireless access point
  • AeroSync connectivity

FPD means flat panel detector. These components support detector charging, communication, activation, and recovery within compatible Performance DR installations.

Performance DR Legacy Status & Current Availability

Konica Minolta currently lists Performance DR as a legacy radiography product. Legacy status means current package availability, software support, parts, warranty coverage, and service options may differ from the configurations documented when Performance DR was actively marketed.

MXR can help evaluate available Performance DR equipment, service needs for an existing installation, and current Konica Minolta DR alternatives when another configuration is more appropriate.

Related Konica Minolta DR Options

Performance DR is built around a 14×17 wireless detector and acquisition workflow for facilities that already have PACS. Other Konica Minolta detector options may be more appropriate when a different detector size, resolution, or current DR configuration is required.

Konica Minolta Universal DR

Konica Minolta Universal DR offers 14×17 and 17×17 wireless detector options and ULTRA DR software for compatible retrofit projects and new digital radiography installations. Its choice of detector sizes makes it particularly relevant when a 17×17 panel or a broader current DR configuration is required.

Konica Minolta AeroDR HD

Konica Minolta AeroDR HD is a high-resolution wireless flat panel detector available for applications where finer image detail, detector durability, and flexible positioning are priorities. MXR identifies resolution down to 100 μm and AeroSync exposure detection among its key capabilities.

Konica Minolta Performance DR Specifications

Detector & Package Specifications

• • Product type: Wireless DR upgrade package
  • Detector type: Wireless flat panel detector
  • Detector format: True 14×17 cassette size
  • Primary function: Digital X-ray image acquisition
  • Exposure detection: AeroSync Automatic Exposure Detection
  • Dedicated generator synchronization connection for AeroSync: Not required
  • Wireless connectivity package: Included in documented configurations
  • Wireless access point: Included in documented configurations
  • Documented acquisition software: ULTRA or CS-7

Detector Power & Acquisition

• • Documented capacity: Up to 125 exposures
  • Documented operating time: Up to approximately 3.4 hours
  • Panel refresh time: Approximately 10 seconds
  • Power cell: Lithium-ion capacitor
  • Original documented power-cell warranty: 7 years

The seven-year figure refers to the warranty documented for the original Performance DR power cell. Current warranty coverage should be confirmed for the specific equipment being considered.

Detector Accessories & Support Modules

• • AeroDR Docking Station
  • FPD Activation Module
  • FPD Recovery Module
  • AeroSync connectivity
  • Wireless access point

Exact included components depend on the available Performance DR configuration.

ULTRA Software Functions

• • Study append
  • Free-text annotation
  • Automatic masking
  • Study list filtering
  • History search
  • Image zoom
  • Grid suppression
  • Procedure code mapping
  • Foldering
  • DICOM Store
  • DICOM Modality Worklist
  • Image merge

CS-7 Software Functions

• • Study append
  • Free-text annotation
  • Automatic masking
  • Study list filtering
  • History search
  • Image zoom
  • Grid suppression
  • Procedure code mapping
  • Study combine and move
  • DICOM Store
  • DICOM Modality Worklist