With the syngo Suite, image acquisition, RIS, PACS and postprocessing come together with the clinical and administrative cycles addressed by Soarian, Siemens’ new generation health information solution (HIS). Soarian features a longitudinal clinical repository that gives clinicians browser-based, real-time access to the complete patient record, including patient histories, demographics, allergies, results and images.
Through syngo, all imaging workflow, from scheduling to viewing and reporting, is role-based and available at the referring physician and radiologist’s fingertips.

IntegradWeb PACS has integrated with at least eight unique hospital information systems and 27 unique radiology information systems across more than 300 installations. These integrations include the most widely deployed information systems from MEDITECH, McKesson, Siemens, Cerner, Emdeon, AMICAS and GE Healthcare’s IDX.

The Horizon Multimedia Dry Imager, one of the world’s only multimedia imagers, provides referring physicians the tools they need for professional patient consultation. From film to color and grayscale paper, the quality prints showcase today’s advanced imaging applications.

A new feature of Roentgen RIS is a Web-based transcription product for radiology reports. Integrated into the database, this module provides the tools for radiologists to record a report, store the recording in the database, pull the recording to a transcriptionist's workstation where it can be transcribed and place it back in the server for the radiologist’s sign-off.

The notion of breast positioning has been turned upside down with the Horizon Prone Breastboard. Unlike other bulky prone positioners, the Horizon is lightweight, weighing less than 20 pounds. Patient comfort is achieved through weight-dispersing memory foam, and the ergonomic design allows for optimal patient access.
The system comes with three carbon fiber wedges. The wedges vary in size from 15 to 25 cm, to create a customized fit for each patient.

InDex Archive solution has been upgraded, enabling immediate access to relevant prior exams through temporary onsite storage called the InDex Archive ExamReady feature.

Panasonic Computer Solutions' reportedly durable, reliable computing device is specifically designed to support e-Health initiatives, improve clinical care and enhance business performance. The new Panasonic Toughbook Wireless Display complements the company’s full line of durable, reliable mobile computing devices for healthcare.

GE Healthcare has enhanced the performance of the Centricity Business Solutions Advanced Web client by adopting Microsoft .NET  architecture. The Advanced Web client delivers 100 percent Web-based technology that improves user performance and patient satisfaction.


Acclaimed stage and screen actor Avery Brooks playfully demanded to know “where are the flying cars” in that insurance company television commercial, an ode to a bygone era of popular science fiction that predicted our primary mode of transportation by the third millennium. Back in the 1950s, people whimsically dreamed about what the world would be like 50 years from then and how we would live, play and work with technology that made things so much easier. But today saw no flying cars, Brooks lamented in mock disappointment.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico, March 9, 2006 — The increasing role and mainstreaming of breast MRI in hospitals and breast centers across the country is resulting in more mammographers stepping into the MR suite. And why not? It’s a natural move for physicians to easily transition from reading X-ray and ultrasound images to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and then performing a biopsy in a more traditional modality. The new question yet to be answered is what role does targeted ultrasound play in a breast MR practice?

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