Our Technologies: Stereo Imaging Technologies

Executive Summary

NANOTEK Instruments, Inc. is seeking to work with investment partners for forming a high-tech company to develop, design, manufacture and market stereo radiography and advanced imaging instruments for both medical diagnostic and industrial non-destructive evaluation (NDE) applications. Alternatively, investors may choose to license these patented technologies. These instruments will be hereinafter referred to as STEREO-R systems, including:

Medical Imaging Series:

Bio-FR1 Series Stereo Radiographic Film Analyzers for medical and veterinary clinics (Fig.1-1);
Bio-FR2 Series Stereo Radiographic Film Analyzers for dental clinics;
Bio-DR1 Series Stereo Digital Radiographic Image Analyzers for medical and veterinary clinics (Fig.1-3);
Bio-DR2 Series Stereo Digital Radiographic Image Analyzers for dental clinics;

Industrial NDE Series:

NDE-FR Series Stereo Radiographic Film Analyzers for industrial NDE (Fig.1-2);
NDE-DR Series Stereo Digital Radiographic Image Analyzers for industrial NDE (Fig.1-4);

A STEREO-R instrument, either a quantitative stereo radiographic film analyzer (FR series) or a stereo digital radiographic image analyzer (DR series), provides:

● A stereoscopic (3-dimensional) perspective of the appearance and spatial distribution of internal defects or abnormalcies (e.g., bone fracture or cancer inside a human body, cavities in teeth, and cracks in an aircraft component);

● Precise definition of the nature of defects such as a bone dislocation and tumor cells (for medical imaging) and gas porosity, slag, incomplete fusion, poor penetration, shrinkage, and crack in a welded part or a delamination in a laminate (for industrial NDE);

● Clear determination of the spatial location, in (X,Y,Z) coordinates, and dimensions of a defect;

The STEREO systems represent much lower-cost and higher-resolution alternatives to computed tomography (CT, priced at $1M to $2M). The systems also provide an added dimension to digital radiography (DR) and film-based radiography in bio-medical applications. Every medical, veterinary, or dental clinic can afford to have a STEREO-R system ($25k to $50k). The STEREO-R systems, as NDE tools, are expected to be widely used by essentially all sectors of the manufacturing industry, including electronic packaging, automotive, and aerospace companies.

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