Software offers integrated image and information management.
Press Release Summary:
Cedara Clinical Control Center(TM) (C4) provides development environment that allows clinical applications and plug-ins to be integrated into single workstation. Operating through single patient study list, each clinical application can be launched manually or automatically based on user preference. Clinical needs addressed via C4 include breast imaging, PET/CT imaging, orthopedic planning, virtual colonoscopy, calcium scoring, oncology therapy response, and lung nodule analysis.
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Cedara Software to Debut New Solutions for Integrated Imaging Workflow at the 2006 RSNA Conference
Cedara Software to Debut New Solutions for Integrated Imaging Workflow at the 2006 RSNA Conference
- Cedara to demonstrate its new C4 integration platform, a system that allows OEM companies to tightly integrate clinical applications into their existing solutions
- Through a single integration effort, C4 allows companies to support diverse functionality for their customers including breast imaging, PET/CT, orthopaedic planning, virtual colonoscopy, calcium scoring, oncology therapy response, lung nodule analysis and more
- Solutions contribute to Cedara's range of products and services for rapid application development in the healthcare space
TORONTO, Nov. 15 -- Cedara Software, a Merge Healthcare company (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG) and a leading independent developer of medical software technologies for the global healthcare market, today announced plans to introduce new solutions for integrated imaging workflow at the 2006 RSNA conference held November 26 - 30 in Chicago, Illinois.
With the increasing prevalence of multiple PACS installations, clinical applications and information systems used at a single healthcare institution, the need for integration has never been greater. At RSNA 2006, Cedara Software will showcase a variety of new technologies for OEM/VARs designed to further unite image and information management in the healthcare industry. In this rapidly changing landscape, Cedara's solutions provide a fast, efficient and cost effective means to introduce new technology to the marketplace.
At the forefront of Cedara's approach to integrated image and information management is a new development platform, named C4 (Cedara Clinical Control Center(TM)*). C4 is an innovative platform that allows clinical applications and plug-ins to be tightly integrated into a single workstation, sharing system resources. Operating through a single patient study list, each clinical application can be launched manually or automatically based on user preferences. While C4 can be used to quickly integrate clinical applications into any information system, it will be demonstrated at RSNA with Cedara's web enabled PACS system Cedara I-Reach(TM), a diagnostic information system Cedara aXigate(TM), and in a standalone capacity.
Clinical needs addressed via C4 currently include breast imaging, PET/CT imaging, orthopaedic planning, virtual colonoscopy, calcium scoring, oncology therapy response and lung nodule analysis. These capabilities are supported by Cedara's clinical applications Cedara I-ReadMammo(TM), Cedara PET/CT Workstation, Cedara OrthoWorks ProPlanner(TM)*, Cedara OrthoWorks Spine Analyzer(TM), Cedara IlumiView(TM), Cedara CalScore(R), Cedara I- Response(TM)*, Cedara PrimeLung(TM) and more. It is anticipated that additional clinical applications will be available through C4 in the future.
"C4 promises to set a new standard for integration and ease-of-use for clinical applications in the healthcare industry," said Ken Rardin, President of Cedara Software and CEO of Merge Healthcare. "For many vendors, engineering costs and time-to-market have a significant impact on their decision to develop applications that address specialists' needs; using C4, these applications can be quickly added to existing PACS, RIS and EMR solutions to support a more a comprehensive workflow in a fast and cost effective manner."
To support rapid application development, Cedara will also demonstrate a variety of solutions that have been built using the Cedara OpenEyes development platform. Cedara OpenEyes sets a new industry standard for rapid application development. Including all of the essential imaging functionality for high-level viewing solutions such as volume rendering in 3D, OpenEyes' programming model represents a paradigm shift from previous technologies, completely insulating clients from the complexities of deep code development by providing a single uniform set of controls and development interfaces. OpenEyes packages connectivity, visualization and printing services in a flexible and transparent architecture that can be deployed across a wide spectrum of application environments -- from small "one-off" projects to complex web solution services. Cedara OpenEyes is available to OEM organizations interested in accelerating their time to market.
Cedara's offerings at RSNA will include a wide range of solutions for including image enhancement for modality manufacturers, segmentation solutions, deformable registration, tumour contouring, connectivity products, image stitching, CAD, RIS/PACS, automatic measurements, 3D, tools for integrated diagnostic information and more.
"Today's need for service capabilities that stretch across the entire healthcare enterprise, put significant pressure on companies that have traditionally played in niche markets," continued Rardin. "Cedara is in a very unique position to help medical technology companies broaden their market reach and accelerate their time-to-market. From our development platforms and toolkits to complete applications that can be private labeled and seamlessly operate within another host, Cedara has a large range of products for the OEM community. Cedara's long history and experience with custom engineering services also provide a cost effective means to ramp up product development and provide additional support for internal resources. Any company interested in seeing Cedara's next generation solutions should visit our booth at RSNA."
Cedara Software will be located at booth 4716, Hall A (South Hall) at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois during the annual meeting of the Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) held November 26 - 30, 2006.
*Some of the capabilities mentioned above represent works-in-progress.
Cedara Software is a Merge Healthcare company focused on the development of custom engineered software applications and development tools for the medical imaging OEM and International markets. Cedara software is deployed in hospitals and clinics worldwide and is licensed by many of the world's leading medical device and healthcare information technology companies. Cedara technologies and expertise span all the major digital imaging modalities including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), digital X-ray, mammography, ultrasound, echo-cardiology, angiography, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) and fluoroscopy. Cedara medical imaging offerings are used in all aspects of clinical imaging workflow including the capture of a patient's digital image; the archiving, communication and manipulation of digital images; sophisticated clinical applications to analyze digital images; and the use of imaging in minimally-invasive surgery. For additional information, visit our website at http://cedara.com/.
Merge Healthcare is a market leader in the development and delivery of medical imaging and information management software and services. With over twenty years of leadership in the medical imaging and healthcare information technology markets, Merge Healthcare provides innovative solutions for both OEM and the end-user healthcare markets. We custom engineer clinical and imaging applications and development tools that are on the forefront of medicine and its use of medical imaging for OEM and international customers. We develop innovative medical imaging software solutions that support end-to- end business and clinical workflow for radiology department and specialty practices, imaging centers and hospitals. Our innovative software solutions use leading-edge imaging software technologies that accelerate market delivery for our OEM customers, while our end-user solutions improve our customers' productivity and enhance the quality of patient care they provide. For additional information, visit our website at http://www.merge.com/.
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CONTACT: Jacques Cornet, VP of Strategic Marketing and Business Development of Cedara Software Corp., +1-905-672-2100 x 2564, jacques.cornet@cedara.com
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