TeraRecon, Inc. (www.terarecon.com), a leading provider of advanced cardiac CT interpretation software, showcased innovations for its Aquarius iNtuitionTM suite of advanced visualization offerings at the European Society of Cardiology 2008 Meeting held this week in Munich, Germany.

At ESC, Cardiac CT professionals seeking "anytime, anywhere" access to the most advanced and powerful tools for cardiac CT interpretation saw TeraRecon's Aquarius iNtuition™ platform. Aquarius iNtuition™ version 4.3, delivers best-in-class advanced interpretation tools to any PC via the company's industry-leading client-server technology, with particular emphasis on fast interpretation of coronary anatomy and morphology, quantification of stenotic disease, calculation of coronary calcium burden, ventricular function and left atrium analysis, all delivered in a fast, simple and integrated package accessible anywhere throughout your enterprise.

"Imaging practices focused on Cardiac CT have very particular needs when it comes to interpretation software," said Robert Taylor, PhD, TeraRecon president and chief operating officer. "Studies are several times larger than typical radiology examinations, and multiple users require concurrent access to the full diagnostic tool set, but via an affordable and flexible licensing model. In addition, distribution of interactive 3D results to referring physicians is a powerful aid to demonstrating the value and convenience of CT technology as a complement to existing diagnostic paradigms in cardiology."
To this end, the Aquarius iNtuition Server can now be configured to support a fixed number of users, each able to access large cardiovascular studies and the full suite of cardiovascular analysis tools. "It is now possible to purchase a server for two cardiac users at a price point competitive with the single workstation usually included in a CT scanner purchase," explained Dr Taylor. "Access for additional users can then be purchased as required, without a need for re-training or a change in deployment strategy. The system is capable of opening studies comprised of over 6,000 slices to accommodate the most demanding clinical needs and includes all available clinical functionality without compromises - representing an unmatched value in the marketplace today. In today's cardiac CT environment, there is virtually no case where a single workstation with a CT or MR scanner is adequate to meet the clinical need, and by combining multiple users with the flexibility of true client-server architecture, we are confident this product will be very popular as an alternative to the advanced visualization offerings normally bundled with imaging modalities."

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