Merge Healthcare, a leading medical imaging solutions provider, has announced the release of version 3.0 of Cedara xPipeT, a software toolkit which fully automates the image processing tasks performed by CR and DR X-Ray consoles. These consoles ensure that X-ray images are of good quality before the patient leaves the room. Cedara xPipe eliminates many of the manual tasks typically performed to do this, so it helps improve patient throughput.

Cedara xPipe is the first and only software to automate the full set of tasks into one flexible toolkit for faster and more efficient application development. Cedara xPipe was designed in modules that automate either individual tasks or multiple tasks in a sequence. These individual modules include capabilities such as: detecting and editing a collimator, image stitching/fusion and window width/level. At the heart of xPipe is the Cedara Image Enhancement' 8482; module, which targets specific noise patterns introduced by the imaging device. The result is superior image quality with reduced noise, sharpened anatomical boundaries and improved contrast. Also included is the novel Cedara Exposure Index' 8482; which provides automated quality control of radiation dose and image quality.

This measurement is compliant with the recent International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard. Each module is packaged as a Microsoft - Windows - 32 dynamic link library (.dll)without any user interface, which gives software developers flexibility in their approach.
Companies have relied on Merge OEM for the past 20 years to develop the toolkits and technologies they need to stay on the leading edge of medical imaging. For more information on xPipe please visit www.merge.com/oem

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