AGFA GEVAERT : HealthCare showcases IMPAX for Nuclear Medicine at EANM 2014
October 16, 2014 at 01:06 pm
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Integrated solution offers the nuclear medicine department optimized efficiency, increased clinical throughput and improved interdepartmental communication
Press release
Mortsel, Belgium
October 16, 2014 2:00 PM CET
- Fully automated workflow for nuclear medicine department. - Advanced image processing and speech recognition. - Increased personalized patient care with enhanced communication for tumor boards.
Agfa HealthCare will showcase its IMPAX for Nuclear Medicine at the 2014 Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), held in Gothenberg, Sweden, October 18-22. Built on proven IMPAX technology, IMPAX for Nuclear Medicine is designed to meet the specific needs of nuclear medicine, offering a unique solution to fully integrate the nuclear medicine or molecular imaging department's workflow and to optimize inter-departmental communications.
Integrated care
IMPAX for Nuclear Medicine delivers integrated care for the nuclear medicine or molecular imaging department. It provides optimized efficiency, thanks to a fully automated workflow from order to result. The advanced image processing and speech recognition allow increased clinical throughput. And the solution supports improved interdepartmental communication, such as for tumor boards, to increase personalized patient care.
"Integration plays an increasing role in nuclear medicine, with more and more hospitals implementing integrated or combined nuclear medicine systems," comments Hans Vandewyngaerde, President EMEA at Agfa HealthCare. "IMPAX for Nuclear Medicine delivers all the benefits of integrated care to the nuclear medicine department, while supporting the hospital and caregivers in meeting the future integrated care demands of the patient-centric healthcare model."
Marc De Fré
Global Marcom Director
tel:+32 3444 7319
marc.defre@agfa.com
Agfa-Gevaert NV is one of the world leaders in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of imaging systems and products. Net sales break down by sector of activity as follows:
- Radiology solutions (36.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies radiology departments of hospitals all over the world with traditional X-ray film, hardcopy film and printers, digital radiography equipment and image processing software. Agfa's roots are in traditional medical imaging, but in today's healthcare market, digital radiography has become the dominant technology. All Agfa's digital radiography systems are offered with the company's leading MUSICA image processing software and its MUSICA workstation for image identification, acquisition and quality control;
- Digital Print & Chemicals (35.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies sign & display printing companies with a range of highly productive and versatile wide-format inkjet printers and dedicated inks, in addition to workflow software, cutting machines and inkjet media. Agfa produces classic film-based products, such as film for non-destructive testing and aerial photography, as well as microfilm and film for the production of printed circuit boards;
- HealthCare IT (21.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV offers Imaging IT Solutions (The Enterprise Imaging platform creates a true imaging record for every patient, containing all possible images of the patient, regardless of the department and the facility that created them), Hospital IT Solutions (the leading Hospital Information System /Clinical Information System ORBIS, connects medical departments and administrative departments of hospitals into one virtual network), and Integrated Care Solutions (these solutions support collaboration across the borders of care organizations and medical disciplines and enable hospitals to actively engage with all stakeholders in the expanded care process, including physicians, informal care-givers and patients) ;
- Offset solutions (5.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV is a leading supplier to the printing industry, offering innovative and reliable solutions. Commercial, newspaper and packaging printers around the globe rely on Agfa for the most extensive range of integrated solutions, from computer-to-plate systems with digital offset plates over color management and workflow optimization software to pressroom chemicals.