RSNA 2007 Preview Issue

by Robert Garment, Executive Editor | November 14, 2007

Visage Imaging
Visage Imaging, a subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc., brings a comprehensive portfolio of life sciences products and services to RSNA. The company's main thrust is its Visage PACS/CS, a scalable PACS solution based on web and thin client technology with fully integrated clinical applications.

Of particular interest is the release of Visage Cardiac Analysis, a comprehensive cardiac application based on thin client technology. This new version includes a rich set of tools such as calcium scoring, myrocard segmentation, wall thickening computation and efficient manual editing.

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Meanwhile Visage PACS/CS features new and optimized tools for radiology, cardiology, neurology, oncology, surgery as well as a host of other subspecialties

Carestream
Carestream Health Inc. is bringing new products and upgrades to data storage and archiving, digital X-Ray, molecular, oncology and women's imaging.

Among its portfolio of digital mammography solutions: KODAK DIRECTVIEW CR, adding mammography applications to its CR platforms; CONFIRMA CADSTREAM software for breast MRI exams; mammography modules for CARESTREAM PACS and CARESTREAM RIS and CARESTREAM information management solutions.

For oncology imaging, Carestream is demonstrating its KODAK 2000RT CR Plus System and KODAK Radiation Oncology Beam Dosimetry package.

Meanwhile, Carestream Molecular Imaging has added new large Stokes shift dyes for fluorescent in vivo imaging applications to its KODAK X-Sight imaging agent family.

`Carestream Health's newest CARESTREAM PACS platform supports workflow GRID computing, facilitating storage and retrieval of information throughout an enterprise. And KODAK CARESTREAM PACS software offers a virtual desktop environment that allows any application to be delivered to any desktop. And Carestream debuts two new computed radiography systems: KODAK DIRECTVIEW Classic and Elite CR systems. Compact, floor standing, these single cassette systems help improve workflow, productivity and patient throughput. The company is also showing its newest DR platform, the KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 9500.