DR Systems and Vidar Partner to Ease the Transition to Digital Mammography - Case Study
DR Systems. Inc.. is a leading provider of integrated medical image management systems for hospitals and imaging centers. Co-founded in 1992 by practicing radiologist Murray Reicher, M.D.. the company has become one of the preeminent vendors in the PACS industry and serves facilities of all sizes, ranging from one of the smallest hospitals in the United States to large academic medical centers and integrated health systems.
DR Systems` mission is to enhance the clinical and financial success of its medical imaging customers, and it is distinguished in the industry by exceptionally high customer satisfaction ratings. The company was recognized by KLAS® in 2006 and 2007 as the leading PACS and Community Clinical Ancillary Software provider. Partnering with leading technology companies. DR Systems provides high-quality medical image and information management systems designed to improve patient care, increase workflow efficiencies, reduce costs, and enhance patient and employee satisfaction.
With a shared commitment to quality and technology innovation. DR Systems has long partnered with VEDAR Systems Corporation for its film digitizing expertise and reputation for exceptional customer service—most recently for a digitizing solution for full-field digital mammography.
Transitioning to Digital Mammography
In order to successfully transition from analog film to digital mammography. careful planning and the right technology partners are required. One of the key—and often overlooked—challenges concerns the need to compare current digital studies with prior film-based images. This often is done in "dual reading" environments in which mammographers are required to compare new digital images on a workstation with prior analog studies on a view box—a suboptimal situation for radioloeists. who must deal with difficulties ranging from incompatible lighting and glare to inferior ergonomics.
The added costs, inefficiencies, and delays of locating, transporting, and hanging prior studies also reduce productivity, especially in light of the limited time available for reading mammography studies. Digitizing prior films provides a solution, but significant workflow issues remain because many systems do not adequately address areas such as image transport, modality worklist integration, and hanging protocols, among many others. In light of these challenges. DR Systems looked to VEDAR to provide a digitizer solution that addresses key customer concerns such as image quality and reliability, and also provides the robust software that allows mammographers to quickly and efficiently view digitized priors, with their specific hanging protocols, on mammography workstations alongside new studies.
Key Benefits
- Provide superior image quality & reliability
- Comply with DICOM MG standard
- Increase efficiency & productivity
- Address mammography workflow issues
- Easy to use
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