Innovative multimodality imaging and reporting management solution fully supports ICANL standards
ACC (Booth#2823), New Orleans, LA (US) - March 26, 2007 - 14:00 CET
Agfa HealthCare announces today it is showcasing its Agfa HealthCare Nuclear Cardiology solution[1] at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2007 exhibition. The solution is part of the comprehensive Agfa HealthCare Cardiovascular offering, delivering convenient, multimodality image reviews and quantitative analysis for nuclear cardiology and cardiology departments. The solution provides a single point of access to multiple image modalities to enhance cardiac patient care. Displayed on the company's dual monitor Cardiovascular Review Station, a comprehensive view of patient exams is readily available to cardiologists.
Underscoring Agfa HealthCare's sustained commitment to provide optimized solutions for healthcare delivery; the design is based on recommended best practices for integrated image review and report generation. The Nuclear Cardiology report module fully incorporates the standards established by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL).
"The Agfa HealthCare Nuclear Cardiology solution delivers an easy-to-use vehicle for creating a thorough, comprehensive report that meets the national standards established by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. I believe this to be a very solid approach to facilitating best practices in nuclear medicine," said Gary V. Heller, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, Director, Nuclear Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT. "Rather than creating applications for each individual lab, the company has chosen to focus on the national standards. I commend their visionary commitment to standards-based, easy-to-use management of patient information. By taking the highroad, Agfa HealthCare improves communication among healthcare providers. This solution will actually help make some labs practice better medicine, by providing a means of adopting accreditation standards as recommended by the Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Nuclear Laboratories. I am pleased that the company has taken this patient-centric approach."
Drawing on the company's deep experience in DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine) standards, the Nuclear Cardiology module provides the means to manage DICOM and other image information through a Numa translator and into a single database for easy viewing and interpretation. The dual monitor Review Station is a user-friendly interface to review and score the image while sitting at one location.
To meet the sophisticated requirements of nuclear cardiology documentation, the solution offers interactive 17-segment perfusion and wall motion diagrams for dynamic sentence generation. Interpretation of perfusion and wall motion abnormalities is aided by the solution's unique clinical algorithms that generate findings in easily understood, compound sentences.
"The Results Management module of our Nuclear Cardiology solution exemplifies Agfa HealthCare's approach to clinical reporting and data management," said Paul Varghese, MD, Medical Director, Agfa Healthcare Cardiovascular Solutions. "We seek out the input of respected clinical sources, such as Dr. Heller, and adhere to clinical standards from such bodies as ICANL and IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise). As with our entire reporting product suite, Results Management for Nuclear Cardiology provides the benefits of structured reporting. Ultimately, customers reap the benefits by leveraging the clinical data accumulated for a range of uses, such as accounting, quality measures, and clinical research."
Contact persons
Werner Vandevelde
Global MarCom Manager IT Solutions Division
T +32 (0)3 444 80 04
werner.vandevelde@agfa.com
About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and image management solutions, and state-of-the-art systems for capturing, processing and printing images in hospitals and healthcare facilities. The company has over a century of experience in diagnostic imaging and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. Agfa HealthCare today employs 5,700 staff members, with sales offices and representatives in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2006 were 1452 million Euro, accounting for 43% of total group sales
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[1] Solutions from Agfa HealthCare will be on display at the company's booth (#2823) at ACC in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) from March 24 until March 27, 2007.
