GENEVA, Switz., March 1 — Carestream continues to develop new radiology products and advanced IT systems designed to increase clinical collaboration between healthcare professionals with the introduction of new diagnostic imaging products and information management systems at the annual European Congress of Radiology, March 2 – 6 in Vienna.

Clinical Collaboration PlatformThe innovative Carestream Vue Clinical Collaboration Platform meets the growing trend for enterprise imaging by providing an overarching, standards based platform to manage all imaging data, radiology, videos, photos, ECGs and scanned documents, not just for a single site, but also scalable to multi-site and cross-region. By providing a modular ecosystem for the management of clinical images and data, it gives those who provide, manage, receive and reimburse care the ability to acquire manage, archive and access the clinical imaging they need – using their preferred platform and screen for each workflow and setting – in ways that can help reduce costs and improve service delivery. By providing complete, patient-centred views of clinical imaging data across departments and sites, Carestream’s Clinical Collaboration Platform has a universal viewer that enables every stakeholder a platform for meaningful collaboration across the continuum of care.

Carestream’s flagship Carestream Vue PACS diagnostic viewer for radiologists continues to have best-in-class solutions for Oncology Reading Workflow that includes PET/CT Perfusion, Cardiovascular Reading workflow that includes native dynamic ECG viewing, Digital Mammography Workflow including tomosynthesis, and CT Brain Perfusion for Stroke Assessment.
Giving full access to clinical information, exams and reports, the Carestream Clinical Collaboration Platform isn’t just for clinicians, administrators and IT managers; it empowers patients to access and share their own medical imaging and take greater ownership of their own care with its own patient portal, while providing business intelligence for strategic decision-making with a real-time dashboard. With a lowered total cost of ownership and built around open standards, the Carestream Clinical Collaboration Platform is designed with cloud-based, interoperable services, so investment is protected for the future.

Carestream’s new DRX-Excel Plus system can perform contrast exams using fluoroscopy that can be associated with a radiography image, in addition to specialised procedures that record both fluoroscopy and radiography sequences. The DRX-Excel Plus system offers a source-to-image detector distance of 180cm, an ergonomic design and an elevating table that tilts and can be lowered or raised to provide flexible, comfortable imaging for patients. In addition to enhanced speed, Carestream’s new DRX Plus detectors are thinner and lighter than previous DRX detectors, and offer higher DQE (detective quantum efficiency) to enable improved image quality and lower dose. The newly designed detectors are more resistant to liquids and can be submerged in one metre of water for 30 minutes without failure. Battery life has been significantly increased for greater productivity. The CARESTREAM DRX-Evolution Plus system offers major software and hardware enhancements to help expedite complex exams and support future advanced imaging applications. It delivers greater flexibility in high-ceiling rooms via an extended tube column; a new high-performance generator; an optional table to accommodate patients up to 320kg; LED lighting for enhanced functionality and aesthetics and forward-looking design specifications to embrace new advanced imaging applications.

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