PACS Providers Partner With Vital Images to Expand Advanced Visualization and Analysis Solutions Enterprise-Wide
Breadth and Depth of Integrations Showcased in 'The ViTAL Community' and Throughout the RSNA Show Floor
CHICAGO, Nov. 30 -- RSNA Booth #1118 -- Vital Images, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTAL), a leading provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and analysis solutions, today announced the growth of its relationships with PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) providers at the 92nd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), November 26-December 1. Vital Images' partnerships with PACS providers have grown in depth and breadth, providing customers with a more seamless enterprise-wide access to advanced visualization and analysis solutions.
Vital Images' software technology integrated with PACS solutions has grown to 11 partnerships. Vital Images' PACS partners at RSNA include: McKesson, Emageon, Agfa, BRIT, Cerner, DR Systems, Dynamic Imaging, Eclipsys, Fuji, OpenMed, and Sectra.
"Our PACS partnerships represent streamlined workflow and dataflow solutions," said Philip I. Smith, executive vice president of corporate development for Vital Images. "Through our commitment to expanding the reach of our advanced visualization and analysis solutions throughout the Enterprise, we are excited to showcase our strategic PACS relationships at the RSNA."
"Using the integrated Vitrea software with our McKesson PACS product has significantly impacted our high volume radiology department," said Gary Wendt, MD, MBA, associate professor of radiology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. "The integration has saved us valuable time and streamlined our workflow by eliminating the need to move from one workstation to another to complete a study. When technology works seamlessly, it allows us to read more efficiently and simplifies complex technologies."
"As a result of the proliferation of 64-slice MDCT imaging, the management of large data sets necessitates the use of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and analysis integrated with PACS," continued Smith.
About Vitrea® Software
Vitrea® software is Vital Images' advanced visualization solution that creates 2D, 3D and 4D images of human anatomy from CT (computed tomography) and MR (magnetic resonance) image data. Vitrea uses intuitive clinical understanding and automation to improve speed to clinical decisions and workflow simplicity. Physicians can easily navigate within these images to better understand disease conditions. Vitrea addresses specialists' requirements through various clinical applications for cardiac, colon, neuro and general vascular analysis.
About Vital Images, Inc.
Vital Images, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leading provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization software solutions. The company's technology gives radiologists, cardiologists, oncologists and other medical specialists time-saving productivity and communications tools that can be accessed throughout the enterprise and via the Web for easy use in the day-to-day practice of medicine. Vital Images also has offices in Den Haag, The Netherlands and Beijing, China. For more information, visit www.vitalimages.com/ .
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This information includes estimates of 2006 GAAP and non-GAAP results. These statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause results to differ materially from those projected, including but not limited to dependence on market growth, the timely availability and acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, dependence on major customers, fluctuations in quarterly results, third-party reimbursement, the impact of changes to stock-based compensation pursuant to FASB's statement of financial accounting standards No. 123R, and other risks detailed from time to time in Vital Images' SEC reports, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10- K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006, and September 30, 2006.
Vitrea® and ViTALConnect® are registered trademarks and ViTALPerformance(TM) and VitreaACCESS are trademarks of Vital Images, Inc. Vital Images disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.
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