* The KODAK Point-of-Care CR 300M System for Mammography--a *works-in-progress--is a compact, dedicated tabletop CR system for mammography applications. The small size and cost-effective price point of this digital product will make it attractive for in-room applications at clinics, mammography imaging centers or specialty areas within a hospital.

New CAD Capabilities
Kodak showcased enhanced flexibility for its film-based mammography CAD system and announced that it is also developing digital CAD algorithms (currently a *works-in-progress) for full-field digital mammography and CR systems for mammography.


Enhancements to Kodak's film-based mammography CAD System include:
* New options for viewing CAD results in portrait or landscape mode that allows radiologists to configure the system to specific hanging preferences.
* Ability to save scanned mammograms as DICOM files so as films are digitized for CAD, they can also be sent to an archive or any vendor's PACS system. This facilitates efficient digital access to the image files and is especially useful for facilities that anticipate transitioning to digital mammography since cases that are digitized for CAD will automatically be available as prior exams.
* Ability to save log files from the system and report the number of markers per film and per case.
* Another *works-in-progress solution that will enable Kodak's mammography CAD hardware to also run bone mineral density tests. Using the same film and x-ray unit as a mammogram, an x-ray of a woman's hand will be produced and scanned by the CAD digitizer. The software will automatically analyze the hand image to produce a report that will indicate the woman's bone density. The ability to perform both types of exams on the same equipment and film will offer enhanced productivity and ease of use for healthcare facilities and a more comprehensive exam for patients.

New Features for CARESTREAM Radiology Solutions for Mammography
Kodak also demonstrated enhancements to its portfolio of information management solutions for mammography providers.

New mammography-specific features for Kodak's CARESTREAM RIS platform include: automatic generation of patient letters and pending requests for annual recalls, and a mammography information drawing tool with annotation capability.

The KODAK CARESTREAM PACS now supports: storing of original images and a single secondary capture image containing CAD markers for some digital CAD systems; and support for additional mixed color and resolution monitor displays.

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