Major Hospital Purchases Carestream’s Vue PACS Upgrade, Vue Motion Image Viewer and Lesion Management Module

Major Hospital Purchases Carestream’s Vue PACS Upgrade,

Vue Motion Image Viewer and Lesion Management Module  

 

Latest PACS Platform Also Offers Ability to Integrate Mammography Into

General Radiology Workflow     

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 10 — Major Hospital (Shelbyville, Ind.), purchased and installed an upgrade to the newest CARESTREAM Vue PACS to benefit from advanced features and options that include Carestream’s Vue Motion image viewer, lesion management application and a mammography module that will integrate mammography exams into the general radiology reading workflow.

“With these new systems, radiologists and referring physicians working remotely gain easier, faster access to imaging studies and reports and the ability to use advanced tools, which can enhance patient care,” said Linda Skillman, Radiology Director, Major Hospital.

She added that the hospital will be eliminating its dedicated mammography workstation and radiologists will read mammography exams and other imaging procedures on a Vue PACS workstation equipped with five megapixel monitors.

“Our radiologists appreciate the ability to read mammography and general radiology exams from the same PACS workstation. Carestream offers specialized mammography reading tools that our radiologists use as well as other efficiencies that are not possible when they are reading from a standalone mammography workstation,” she explained.

For more information on Carestream’s medical imaging and IT solutions please visit www.carestream.com.

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About Major Hospital

Major Hospital offers comprehensive medical services including a state-of-the-art women’s center that serves residents of Shelbyville, Ind., and the surrounding area. The hospital has become a forerunner for its use of advanced information technology and was named one of the top 100 hospitals for information systems in the United States. Using the latest technology, doctors have more access to patient information, which can lead to better patient care. For more information, visit www.majorhospital.org.

 

About Carestream Health

Carestream is a worldwide provider of dental and medical imaging systems and IT solutions;

X-ray imaging systems for non-destructive testing; and advanced materials for the precision films and electronics markets—all backed by a global service and support network. For more information about the company’s broad portfolio of products, solutions and services, please contact your Carestream representative or call 888-777-2072, or visit www.carestream.com.

To view Carestream’s latest news announcements, please visit www.carestream.com/news.

CARESTREAM is a trademark of Carestream Health. 

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