Kodak will be highlighting recent advances in its RIS/PACS program.
The Rochester, NY-based vendor will demonstrate the latest version of its RIS/PACS, featuring new software applications aimed at productivity and efficiency gains.
The suite now supports native applications such as 3D volume rendering, avoiding the need for radiologists to access a separate system. In addition, Kodak said it has improved the system's ability to customize and save display protocols based on the workstation image layout and functionality, allowing each imaging study to be displayed according to the radiologist's preference.
In other new features, the vendor's RIS/PACS allows referring physicians to receive information in several ways. Radiology reports can be e-mailed or embedded into an electronic medical record, and can include key marked images (with the option of viewing the entire study via Web-based access), Kodak said. Referring physicians can also order and schedule radiology exams, as well as view patient status and history.
In other RIS/PACS enhancements, Kodak said it has made its graphic user interface (GUI) easier to use, more intuitive, and more productive. Exam reporting capabilities have been streamlined to reduce dictation time and delivery speed for final reports, according to the firm. Other enhancements include an advanced report search engine, radiologist-defined display protocols, OrthoView digital orthopedic templates from Meridian Technique, and computer-aided detection (CAD) capability.
Kodak is also highlighting a work-in-progress mammography upgrade for its DirectView PACS System 5 offering, providing a customized PACS for breast imaging facilities and other mammography providers. The upgrade allows for image review and storage for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems, ultrasound MR, and other digital modalities used in breast imaging, according to the firm.
Kodak's new mammography workstation supports imaging modalities from multiple vendors and includes two 5-megapixel monitors. The mammography upgrade and workstation are scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2005.
The vendor is also showing a work-in-progress mammography module for its RIS platform, providing mammography-specific reporting and tracking capabilities.
Kodak will also direct attention to its VIParchive software, which consolidates and manages DICOM and non-DICOM storage systems for radiology, cardiology, laboratory, and back-office systems throughout the enterprise. The company is also set to unveil two new printers.
By Erik L. Ridley
AuntMinnie.com staff writer
November 16, 2004
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