Agfa HealthCare at RSNA 2009

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RSNA 2009 Brochure

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Booth #8324 in the North Hall of McCormick Place, Chicago.

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Image Enable the EHR!

As an established supplier of innovative healthcare solutions, Agfa HealthCare is ideally positioned to address today's radiologists' productivity challenges. Our Digital Radiography and Imaging Informatics solutions, including dedicated Information Systems for Cardiology and Digital Mammography , are designed to optimize information exchange in real-life, heterogeneous environments. We merge our clinical expertise with our commitment to interoperability and open IT standards - developing efficient diagnostic workflow and image management solutions that advance the longitudinal view of patient imaging records. By extending the concept of the electronic health record, or EHR , to include support for all medical images and related information, both an organization's clinical and operational efficiencies are better addressed.

Improve productivity with quality Digital Radiography solutions

We are dedicated to continually providing state-of-the-art solutions for both computed radiography (CR) and direct radiography (DR) to enhance the delivery of patient care, help reduce costs, and increase operational and clinical efficiencies.

At RSNA 2009, we will demonstrate how our strong CR and DR portfolio is addressing the needs of radiologists to deal with a variety of general radiography exams in an optimal way. We will showcase the power of CR versatility with the productivity of DR. We will also display how we have leveraged our imaging know-how to generate digital radiography systems that provide you with excellent image quality.

At the heart of all our digital solutions are Agfa HealthCare's gold standard NX user station and MUSICA2 imaging software. Exam-independent MUSICA2 automatically analyzes the characteristics of each image and optimizes processing parameters-independent of user input and dose settings.

Designed to meet our criteria of affordability, flexibility and quality, Agfa HealthCare's solutions on display at RSNA will include:

• The North American introduction of Agfa HealthCare's pioneering direct radiography solution
• A comprehensive, scalable offering of digital radiography solutions
• New advances in computed radiography technology
• Enterprise-wide imaging solutions for multi-site consolidation

Agfa HealthCare offers radiologists a wide variety of products, including Hospital Information Systems (HIS), Clinical Information Systems (CIS), Radiology Information Systems (RIS), Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS), Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Cardiology Information and Image Management Systems (CVIS), solutions for reporting, enterprise scheduling, decision support, and data storage, as well as Direct Radiography, Computed Radiography, print solutions, film and associated products.

We are committed to offering you a wide range of products specifically designed to promote interoperability and vendor neutrality across the emerging and evolving healthcare information technology landscape.

Introduction of the DX-D 500n* and DX-D 300 DR* systems in North America

As a highlight of the show, Agfa HealthCare will introduce its DX-D 500n DR system and the DX-D 300 DR system in North America. In combination with Agfa HealthCare's CR systems, the DX-D 500n and DX-D 300 systems have been tailored to match the entire spectrum of general radiology exams.

As the only imaging company today to offer needle quality in both its DR and CR detectors, choosing the Agfa HealthCare DX-D and CR systems will provide facilities excellent imaging systems in your drive for clinical excellence. The DX-D solutions are delivering almost real-time previews and very fast cycle times, providing high productivity combined with improved patient comfort and superior efficiency in the radiography department.

Our solutions offer radiologists consistent image quality and the potential for dose reduction. The DX-D solutions also enable streamlined working procedures through the combined capabilities of the NX user station and MUSICA2 image processing, as well as a unified look and feel for both DR and CR exams.

We will also display the company's ceiling/wall mounted DX-D 500n and the DX-D 300 flexible single detector U-arm system.

*Note: Works in progress.

Global introduction of DX-G, a next-generation flexible CR system

Another highlight at RSNA 2009 will be the global launch of a next generation CR system with unprecedented flexibility for general radiography, the DX-G.

The DX-G supports general radiology, extremities, neonatal and pediatric applications with the flexibility of handling both standard phosphor imaging plates and needle based detectors. The system's high image quality offers the potential for dose reduction.

The DX-G also combines excellent imaging quality with high throughput delivered by a unique five cassette drop-and-go buffer for seamless workflow. The solution is housed in a single compact system comprising the top features of already proven Agfa HealthCare CR systems.

The DX-G's small footprint allows it to be placed easily inside the X-ray room or within the X-ray ward, where it can be slotted into small spaces.

CR and hardcopy solutions tailored to match a variety of needs

At RSNA 2009, Agfa HealthCare will re-introduce radiologists to its dedicated digital CR system for smaller facilities - the CR 30-X system and the SE image management suite.

• A compact and convenient CR solution, the CR 30-X is easy to install, use and maintain and provides seamless integration, from X-ray exposure to print or softcopy.
• The SE Image Management Suite provides comprehensive archiving and distribution combined with integral viewing functionality for managing image data in a computed radiography (CR) environment.

Also on display are solutions for pediatrics and neonatal exams and for digital mammography.*

All solutions are offered with high quality DRYSTAR hardcopy imager systems based on the Direct Digital Imaging technology of Agfa HealthCare enhanced with A#Sharp technology resulting in simple, compact and reliable systems with daylight film handling.

*Note: Not available in the US.

Image Enable the EHR with IMPAX Data Center

IMPAX Data Center serves a key role in creating a longitudinal image-enabled Electronic Medical Record (EMR) or regional Electronic Health Record (EHR), bringing the last major information space - imaging - into a unified, tightly integrated and centrally managed system.

Agfa HealthCare's IMPAX Data Center provides large-scale multimedia storage for all types of standards-based DICOM 3.0 medical images and diagnostic results for hospital groups, regional healthcare organizations and national medical archives. The solution consolidates imaging data from disparate systems into a single point of storage and distribution via the EHR, to help improve and speed decision-making.

Through enterprise-wide and vendor-neutral image management services, Agfa HealthCare gives diagnosticians the freedom to select tools and offers clinicians comprehensive, 24/7 access to images and results and enhance image-focused communications among interdisciplinary care teams.

IMPAX Mobility* Enterprise Visualization - IMPAX Mobility is Agfa HealthCare's enterprise clinical imaging visualization system built for true ubiquitous access to a patient's longitudinal imaging record held in IMPAX Data Center. IMPAX Mobility is easily integrated with the EMR, providing seamless user access from the patient clinical record to the patient clinical imaging record.

IMPAX Data Center Viewer, powered by XERO - A work-inprogress viewer technology that will address one of the most common issues facing healthcare providers today: the task of delivering images and information to caregivers across a wide range of technical and physical barriers.

IMPAX Data Center Viewer, powered by XERO, is a zero-download medical imaging viewer developed to provide access to imaging information for clinicians at any point of care regardless of network constraints and/or the wide variance of platforms and administrative rules that can be so problematic for typical viewers.

IMPAX 6 enhancements

At RSNA 2009, radiologists will be able to see the fully integrated IMPAX RIS/PACS/REPORTING solution in action, demonstrating productivity gains in the radiology workflow from order management to results distribution. See for yourself how desktop extensions ranging from information queries to advanced image processing further demonstrate the strength of the IMPAX total solution.

Highlights include:
• Intelligent work-list read ahead workflow
• Advancements in clinical applications with fully integrated advanced image processing including IMPAX Registration & Fusion, IMPAX Volume Viewing and IMPAX for Orthopaedics
• Improvements in result distribution of images and information to referring physicians at the point-of-care
• Communication tools to improve the exchange and delivery of vital information including instant messaging and voice clip options with access controls
• Support for DICOM Structured Report display including: Basic Text Reports, Clinical Application DICOM SR Measurements
• Functionality and workflow enhancements to further improve the management of large volume studies with multiple series. Advanced features include:
- Active Target, which simplifies multi-planar, cross sectional navigation and replaces the traditional "stack" navigation to view areas of interest in all planes simultaneously
- Auto Link which automatically links 'like series' within one study to make navigation through numerous series more efficient
- Cross study series link for comparative study navigation
• IMPAX Reporting, streamlining a variety of reporting workflows such as Dictate-Edit-Sign, Correctionist, Resident-Attending, and digital dictation, as well as allowing at-home reporting and remote sign-off
• IMPAX RIS, to boost efficiency, improve workflow, increase your productivity and help you deliver high-quality services to hospital staff, patients and referring physicians
- Electronically manage your radiology operations, from patient registration through worklist generation and medical reporting to transcription and business intelligence
- Optional modules offer scheduling and management reporting capabilities, to provide a true end-to-end solution

IMPAX for Digital Mammography

IMPAX for Digital Mammography is a powerful diagnostic tool that facilitates the reporting workflow in a digital mammography environment. Within both screening and diagnostic imaging environments, this DICOM-compliant diagnostic review station allows clinicians to work with relevant patient images within one display station. This includes all breast imaging modalities, as well as other diagnostic imaging studies.

IMPAX for Digital Mammography incorporates a data management system that automatically routes relevant data (for example, Breast US, digital mammography, Breast MR) based on a variety of user-definable criteria including modality, patient, and referring physician. Relevant prior exams can be pre-fetched from the archive management system and sent automatically to the diagnostic review station. When available, radiology results from the Radiology Information Systems (RIS) can also be displayed simultaneously.

IMPAX Cardiovascular

Supporting good clinical practice in imaging and reporting, IMPAX Cardiovascular can help deliver enhanced heart and vascular diagnostics and documentation.

At RSNA 2009, clinicians will view the solution's support for diagnostic and interventional workflow. Designed to enrich the physician experience with medical images, full fidelity final reports and graphs, and resting and stress ECG, IMPAX Cardiovascular delivers innovative features, including advanced image management functionalities, structured reporting, and secure enterprise-wide access to diagnostic data.

IMPAX Cardiovascular supports EHR compatible thin-client review and sign-off. With our newest offering, SCCT-compliant review and reporting for CTA, Agfa HealthCare helps to facilitate communication and improve productivity by making relevant, standardized information available throughout the enterprise.