PACS Provides CD-Burning Feature

A new picture archiving and communication system (PACS) supports the acquisition, analysis, distribution, and archiving of its imaging studies.

The Exam-PACS was developed by CoActiv (Ridgefield, CT, USA).

"Accessing prior studies in digital format is much faster than in hard copy, and radiologists really benefit from being able to manipulate images on a workstation,” said Angela Lent, RT(R), clinical supervisor and technologist for SportsMedicine Partners (Glastonbury, CT, USA). The company selected Exam-PACS for its advanced features and ease of operation at an affordable price point. "Digital storage also saves us significant space over hard copy filing--a big benefit because space is always at a premium. Locating a prior study is much faster with digital images than film. Everyone likes the system.”

According to Ms. Lent, CoActiv's automated Exam-Filer CD burning solution delivers important benefits for the practice. "Now, instead of duplicating films, we provide images on CDs for referring physicians and hospitals, especially for use in the operating room,” she said, "With CD duplication, we keep the originals on file and need not track the image when it leaves the office or worry about loss.”

The CoActiv Exam-Filer system can receive studies from multiple Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) modalities, has robotic capabilities, and can be easily integrated with existing PACS. The resulting exam CDs contain a DICOM-compliant viewer and are self-booting with no software installation on the user's PC. The images are compatible with any CD- or DVD-equipped personal computer (PC). A color label is automatically created for each Exam-CD that prominently highlights the imaging facility's contact information.

"CoActiv Exam-PACS is an advanced PACS with all the bells and whistles,” Ms. Lent explained, "But it is extremely easy to use. It even has digital templating for joint replacements if we need that going forward.” She noted that the CoActiv team was able to educate the practice on how to use the system and have everything up and running quickly. "If we ever have a question, they are extremely responsive.”

CoActiv Medical is a software and information technology (IT) systems provider to hospitals and imaging centers, offering a complete line of PACS, teleradiology, and DICOM utilities through their Exam-PACS. It is an all-inclusive enterprise PACS with image management tools designed for easy integration into imaging facilities of all sizes. CoActiv also offers modular PACS components, including the Exam-Filer CD-Burning solution, Exam-VaultArchive solution, patent-pending Exam-Sender Referring Physician system, Exam-3D full-featured three-dimension (3D) color reconstruction and visualization, and Exam-Net Teleradiology suite. All these are available individually and may be added for advanced functionality imaging facilities with existing PACS.


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