Nuclear medicine software developer Segami of Columbia, MD, demonstrated enhancements to its Mirage line of advanced visualization and communication software at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
The company, which focuses on supplying its software to nuclear medicine OEMs, showed three major enhancements to version 5.5 of Mirage, according to Lonnie Mixon, director of sales. The first of the three, SegamiVue, is a fusion software application that accepts images from PET, CT, and MRI regardless of modality manufacturer or whether the image is in the DICOM 3.0 format, Mixon said.
Another enhancement, Juniper, is an application for Web-based scheduling at nuclear medicine facilities and is designed to fill shortcomings that have occurred due to the limited support that PACS offers for nuclear medicine. The software is designed for facilities with oncology, PET/CT, and nuclear cardiology equipment.
The third enhancement, WebVue, is designed to provide Web-based image review to Mirage users. The application exports images to a Web server, where they can be accessed by physicians at remote locations over the Web. The application supports review of both static and dynamic images and is HIPAA-compliant, Mixon said.
Segami also demonstrated DGScope, a sterile computer for surgical suites. The computer can be wall-mounted in a sealed case if desired, and uses a touchscreen interface rather than a mouse and keyboard to avoid contamination. Mixon said that recent studies have shown that computer hardware can be a major source of nosocomial infections, and DGScope is designed to reduce such incidents. Segami is the exclusive U.S. distributor of the computer, which is manufactured by French supplier DGScope.
Segami is also planning to expand from its role as an OEM supplier and into end-user sales in coming months. The firm will use a mix of distributors and direct sales in selected territories, Mixon said.
Finally, Segami showed its NeuroGam software for nuclear medicine brain studies. Segami licenses the software to GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.
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| This image from Segami's NeuroGam software represents a 3D surface rendering of maximum cortical perfusion of a brain SPECT scan performed with HMPAO after transformation in Talairach space. |
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
June 7, 2006
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