FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 28, 2005
Contact: Barbara Sullivan, Sullivan & Associates, +1.714.374.6174 or +1.714.330.7234,
bsullivan@sullivanpr.com
Arlene Carver Holmes,VIDAR Systems Corporation, +1.703.709.3505
arlene.holmes@vidar.com
VIDAR INTRODUCES NEW SOFTWARE FOR MAMMOGRAPHY AT 2005 RSNA
Digitizing Prior Film Studies Allows Side-by-Side Comparison with New Digital Images, Improving Productivity and Workflow
Chicago, IL — VIDAR Systems Corporation, the worldwide leader in medical film digitizer technology, today unveiled its new Clinical Express 3.0 software for mammography. Used with the VIDAR CAD PRO™ Advantage Film Digitizer, Clinical Express 3.0 allows prior film-based studies to be digitized and then reviewed alongside new studies on digital mammography workstations. The software is being introduced at the 91st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
VIDAR’s CAD PRO Advantage Digitizer features patented technological innovations that deliver superior image quality, exceptional consistency and repeatability, and increased speed. Preliminary results of a study conducted by Johns Hopkins University support the use of digitizing prior mammography studies for reference and review. According to the study, details of which are available at VIDAR’s booth (#8314), there were few differences in the ability of radiologists to read mammography films digitized by the CAD PRO Advantage compared with hard-copy originals.
Brian Beardslee, vice president of VIDAR’s Medical Business, said the CAD PRO Advantage and Clinical Express 3.0 will play a key role in busy radiology departments as adoption of digital mammography rapidly increases, especially in light of the recent Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) that found that digital mammography is more sensitive in some women. “We are committed to identifying and meeting customer needs, backed by clinical studies such as the Johns Hopkins trial, which showed that the CAD PRO Advantage produces high-quality images equivalent to film,” Beardslee said. “As use of digital mammography grows, so will the need to digitize prior film-based studies for comparison. Clinical Express 3.0 will increase efficiency and radiologists’ productivity by providing a high-quality digitized image of prior studies, eliminating the need to compare new digital images on a workstation with the prior film-based studies on a light box.”
According to the Johns Hopkins study, 120 mammography examinations were selected from the hospital’s Radiology Department film library representing a range of patients who had screening or diagnostic procedures. Eight radiologists interpreted all 120 examinations, half as originals and half as digital images on a workstation. Receiver operator characteristic analysis was performed, with the results showing that there was no statistically significant difference between film and soft copy interpretations.
VIDAR’s Advantage product platform features the company’s proprietary high-definition CCD (HD-CCD) technology and ADC™ (Automatic Digitizer Calibration), offering several key benefits for customers in a variety of specialty areas. The CAD PRO Advantage provides exceptional image quality and includes a film feeder designed for the highest reliability, productivity, and ease of use.
VIDAR Systems Corporation, headquartered in Herndon, Va., is a leader in medical imaging and the number one provider of medical film digitizers worldwide, with more than 12,000 units installed. VIDAR’s digitizers are the choice of the leading systems solution providers, including Agfa HealthCare, FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc., GE Medical Systems, Kodak Health Imaging, PACSGEAR, Philips Medical Systems, R2 Technology, RIT, Scanditronix-Wellhofer, Siemens Medical Solutions, and Varian Medical Systems. VIDAR is a member of the Contex Holdings A/S group of companies based in Allerød, Denmark. For additional information, visit www.filmdigitizer.com.
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Note to editors: VIDAR’s CAD PRO Advantage Digitizer & Clinical Express 3.0 software will be exhibited at the company’s booth, #8314, at the 2005 RSNA meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago. Exhibits are open Nov. 27–30 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (CST) and Dec. 1 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. (CST). To schedule an interview with Brian Beardslee, call Barbara Sullivan at 714/374–6174.
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