Broadened range of integrated solutions for mammography helps facilities move from analog to digital
ECR (Expo B, #212)/ Vienna, Austria - 09 March 2007
Agfa HealthCare presents an extended line-up of digital mammography solutions at ECR 2007, built on the company's significant expertise in mammography, imaging and workflows. The extended portfolio of digital solutions is aimed at helping healthcare organizations take their mammography workflows from analog to digital, providing enhanced image quality.
The expanded range of integrated solutions offers a host of advancements, including image acquisition based on Computed Radiography (CR) (currently not available in the US) and Direct Radiography (DR) technologies, and MUSICA(TM) (Multi-Scale Image Contrast Amplification) image processing, diagnostic reporting and workflow solutions based on its IMPAX(TM) Picture Archiving and Communication System as well as hardcopy output on the new DRYSTAR(TM) AXYS(TM) tabletop dry imager.
For diagnostic reporting, IMPAX 6, the latest version of Agfa HealthCare's PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), features new functionalities for multi-modality breast imaging applications.
Also new at ECR is Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX Mammography Screening solution. This dedicated mammography screening system has been designed for the requirements in mammography screening environments. It enables fast reading and reporting as well as configurable screening workflows. The IMPAX Mammography Screening Solution can be customized to local workflows and integrated with screening administration and information systems.
Also of note for high-volume Mammography departments is the introduction of Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX Data Center, which addresses the storage issues relating to the large volume of images generated by Mammography departments. The IMPAX Data Center is a scalable and fault tolerant DICOM archive solution designed to store clinical DICOM data objects, including DICOM encapsulated non-imaging objects (such as waveforms, structured reports and PDFs). The system can manage millions of exams and petabytes (one thousand terabytes) of information.
Contacts:
Geertrui De Smet
Global MarCom Leader Imaging Division
Global MarCom Leader Imaging Division
T +32 (0)3 444 73 06
geertrui.desmet@agfa.com
geertrui.desmet@agfa.com
Marcus Ostländer
Global Marketing Manager
Radiology IT
T +32 (0) 3 444 93 26
Marcus.ostlander@agfa.com
Marcus.ostlander@agfa.com
Johan Jacobs
Corporate Press Relations Manager
Corporate Press Relations Manager
T +32 (0)3 444 80 15
johan.jacobs@agfa.com
johan.jacobs@agfa.com
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