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RSNA 2007 IN DEPTH RSNA360.HealthImaging.com Daily News · Business · Technology TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW CAD Widens its Mark(et) Computer-assisted detection software has moved beyond its initial applications in mammography imaging and is becoming an essential tool in the diagnosis and management of various types of cancer. At RSNA, vendors are showing systems for lm and digital mammography, but the real news extends into other applications. There are new systems for chest and abdominal CT images that not only facilitate lesion detection, but also support work ow by automatically generating measurements of lung and liver lesions. RSNA-goers also can check out a prostate MRI CAD application. Similar to breast MRI CAD, the system helps users e ciently sort through the volume of MRI data to more e ciently diagnose prostate disease. Carestream Health (Booth 2513) is debuting CAD for chest and digital mammography. In addition to CAD for ﬁlm-based mammography, Carestream is showing CAD software for its CRbased mammography platforms and CAD for other vendors’ full-ﬁeld digital mammography (FFDM) systems. The CAD for CR and FFDM solutions are available outside of the United States. The company also is demonstrating chest CAD and bone mineral density testing on its Kodak Directview DR 3000 platform, which are only available in China. Con rma (Booth 7950) is unveiling the next generation of CADstream for breast MRI enhancements, CADstream for prostate MRI and the Access Breast Coil. CADstream for breast MRI includes a new customizable BIRADS-centric user interface that accommodates a variety of user experience levels. Additional CADstream enhancements include improved 3D renderings and volume summaries and morphology reporting tools. CADstream Prostate is designed to improve quality, standardization and efﬁciency in MRI studies of the prostate. Conﬁrma’s applicationspeciﬁc product provides image registration, image alignment between contrast series and T2 images and uptake and washout maps. The system also features multiplanar reformatting with subtractions, MIPs and prostate-speciﬁc lesion reporting. Conﬁrma’s Access Breast Coil’s open design provides ﬂexibility when performing interventional procedures, with both lateral and medial access. EDDA Technology (Booth 6534) is introducing clinical applications on existing PACS workstations without code-level integration. IQQA-Chest offers real-time, interactive diagnostic analysis of digital chest x-rays for the identiﬁcation, conﬁrmation and quantiﬁcation of lung nodules. The system is powered by intelligent tools to seamlessly integrate advanced diagnostic analysis technologies into physicians’ softcopy reading process. IQQA-Liver Enterprise helps physicians efﬁciently manage the tremendous data volume from contrast MDCT images of the liver. The software performs automatic anatomy-based phase registration to allow simultaneous visualization and crossreferencing of lesion location and characteristics across different phases. IQQA-Liver Enterprise provides 3D segmentation and measurement tools for visualization and analysis of liver, liver lesions and vascular structures. iCAD (Booth 3507) is showing enhancements to its SecondLook Digital mammography CAD product. SecondLook Digital CAD is designed for digitalbased mammography facilities to assist in the early detection of cancer. Based on an open-system architecture, SecondLook Digital is optimized for digital mammography systems. In addition, iCAD’s SecondLook Digital provides a ﬂexible DICOM connectivity solution enabling universal compatibility with PACS and review workstations. Median Technologies (Booth 8548) is showcasing its complete portfolio of Lesion Management Solutions, including LMS-Lung/Track and LMS-Liver CAD systems. LMS-Lung/Track and LMS-Liver are designed to efﬁciently assist radiologists managing oncology patients in all steps. They segment user-identiﬁed lesions and measure key characteristics such as volume and longest axial diameters. They also pair lesions in follow-up exams, compute growth and doubling time and generate reports. LMS-Lung/Track and LMSLiver perform tasks automatically to improve workﬂow HealthImaging.com EDDA Technology: IQQA-Liver CAD IQQA Enterprise Engine technology and highlighting IQQA-Chest and IQQA-Liver. The EDDA universal enterprise solution enables fast delivery and easy access of 2D/3D/4D advanced 76 N O V E M B E R 2 0 07 | Health Imaging & IT http://rsna360.HealthImaging.com http://HealthImaging.com

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Health Imaging & IT November 2007 RSNA 360 Table of Contents Table of Contents On the Web: HealthImaging.com The Enterprise: Imaging & IT = Knowledge News Update RSNA 360: Technology Previews RSNA 360: PACS RSNA 360: PACS Peripherals RSNA 360: Reading Services RSNA 360: Voice Recognition & Reporting RSNA 360: Furniture RSNA 360: CT RSNA 360: Molecular Imaging RSNA 360: Advanced Visualization RSNA 360: MRI RSNA 360: Ultrasound RSNA 360: Health IT RSNA 360: Cardiac Imaging RSNA 360: Digital X-ray RSNA 360: Women’s Imaging RSNA 360: CAD RSNA 360: Data Storage & Archiving RSNA 360: Displays RSNA 360: Oncology Imaging PACS & the EHR: Users Love the Link Lung CAD: A Power Tool in the Imaging Toolset Special Section: RIS/PACS: Efficiency Gains through Integration Fine-Tuning Breast Imaging Workflow Peace of Mind: Long-term Archives that Deliver QA in Medical Displays: Two Approaches CPOE: Wonders in Workflow Emergency Imaging in Flux Reader's Resource Stat Sheet

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