Software allows users to maintain DICOM and related content.
Press Release Summary:
DICOM Services Grid(TM) v5.0 helps users reconcile, distribute, and maintain medical image data to improve workflow. Featuring lossless and lossy image compression quality via Wavelet-based JPEG 2000, software supports Storage Commit for data delivery and rules-based normalization to clean and normalize data prior to storage or when integrating with 3rd party PACS. Software includes RIS/PACS Synchronizer to aid brokerless environments and converts HL7 to Structured Report.
Original Press Release:
Acuo Technologies® Announces Availability of Version 5.0 of DICOM Services Grid Medical Software
New version allows end users to better reconcile, distribute, and maintain DICOM and related content
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 27 -- Acuo Technologies®, a company specializing in the creation of high-performance software for intelligent medical image management, storage, and data migration, announced the availability of Version 5.0 of its DICOM Services Grid(TM) solution. This latest software version will enable end users to better reconcile, distribute, and maintain medical image data to improve workflow, efficiency, and reliability.
"Version 5.0 will allow our OEM and VAR partners to help their customers be more successful in managing the increasing size and flow of medical images," said Jeff Timbrook, CEO of Acuo Technologies. "Because the DICOM Services Grid is platform neutral and employs the computing powers of many, it will allow any imaging center, regional hospital or hospital network to better connect, secure, and store medical images now and for the future."
Improved features for this version include:
o Superior lossless and lossy image compression quality via Wavelet based JPEG 2000
o Support for Storage Commit as a Storage Class Provider for reliable delivery of image data
o Rules-based Normalization support to clean and normalize patient data prior to storage or when integrating with other 3rd party PACS
o Additional Modality Worklist tags supported per the 2005 Revisions of DICOM
o VPN-less Encryption support for high demand by multi-site customers Enhanced Statistical Reporting
o ARPS - Acuo RIS/PACS Synchronizer to promote brokerless environments
o Conversion of HL7 Reports to DICOM Structured Reports for storage and distribution
o Support for SQL Server 2005
o Enhanced support for Active Directory Users/Groups for authentication
"The development team at Acuo continues to set the pace of innovation for our industry as demonstrated by the features listed above," Timbrook said. "We believe that Acuo products deliver tremendous value to our partners and their customers. As well, we are excited about Acuo demonstrating IHE XDS and XDS-I functionality for Cross Document Sharing in the IHE Connectathon for this year's RSNA."
Acuo Technologies® will be demonstrating DICOM Services Grid(TM) software in Booth 4176 at the forthcoming RSNA Annual Conference and Exhibition being held at McCormick Place, November 26 through December 1, 2006 in Chicago.
About Acuo Technologies
Acuo Technologies, with headquarters in St. Paul, MN, was founded in 2000 with the objective of developing the first enterprise-wide collaborative asset management solution for medical DICOM images residing in a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS). Its first commercial product received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510-K approval in 2001. Since this time, over 90 medical sites around the world have deployed AcuoMed/AcuoStore software solutions.
Source: Acuo Technologies
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