Best Medical Imaging Review
#1 Simms                                                                                       
Review date: 01.02.2012

Description:

This medical technology company offers the design and implementation of software solutions for the radiology industry. In addition, their integrated web-based imaging software solution also includes a Picture Archiving and Communication System and allows to improve costs for diagnostic facilities.

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Price:

Free Demo


Advanced Features:

  • No up front capital investments
  • Web based solution
  • Scheduling systems
  • Easy to use PACS
  • Virtual office
  • Includes support contract
  • You pay as you go
  • Management statistics segment

Review:

Best of all, you can integrate files from multi-clinic groups including real-time centralized scheduling. Complete imaging solutions to healthcare communities. Real time view of studies is available from any pc.
  • Comes with a complete and comprehensive maintenance.
  • Enables to improve patient care through faster exam turnaround times.
  • Allows the integration of several clinics. Easy transportation of images to SIMMS PACS.
  • Written and developed for medical device manufacturers.
  • Designed to reduce costs. Complies with DICOM and HL7 standards.
  • Offers picture archiving, radiology and transcription.
  • Enables you to track radiological and imaging procedures.
  • Web-based solution that offers scalability and flexibility.
Designed to help medical professionals improve their skills, this web application allows radiologists to review transcribed reports. Moreover, the software can interface with most commercial PACS systems.

#2 Lumedx Image Information Management                               
Review date: 01.15.2012

Description:

The application delivers the tools to manage, and analyze data and images from all points of care, including disease management, interventional and diagnostic. Besides, it enables you to integrate cath lab, echo and radiology imaging in a centralized archive.

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Price:

Free Demo


Advanced Features:

  • High-resolution diagnostic images
  • Integrator of cardiovascular solutions
  • Inventory management system
  • Meets hospital security and HIPAA requirements
  • Cardiac imaging software
  • Modular suite
  • Clinical database

Review:

Best of all, the software provides easy access of images from any third-party DICOM archive and supports communication with CardioPACS review stations. Offers remote users with real-time access to images and can be installed on any Windows PC.
  • Reads DICOM studies from CD/DVD media.
  • Manages data and images across your cardiac and vascular service lines.
  • Full integration of images and data. Centrally stored settings and configuration.
  • Automatic exploitation of DICOM patient for archival.
  • Web-based user and group management tools.
  • Can use most SAN, NAS, DAS, HSM and ILM storage solutions.
  • Supports connections from unlimited DICOM imaging devices.
  • Images can be included in detailed patient reports.
System Requirements. Requires Apollo Advance and Orders Interfaces or CardioSchedule. 4GB RAM or higher with Two Intel Xeon 2.4GHz or higher; or two Dual core processors.

#3 Metis                                                                                          
Review date: 01.10.2012

Description:

Their scanning services provides conversions of your stored x-rays to digital format. In addition they can scan film to digital and send it via HIPAA compliant secure file transfer, via encrypted files.

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Price:

Free demo

Software Summary:

Thanks to intuitive interface, you can see critical stats, at a glance. Studies can also be exported to USB drive.

Main Features:

  • High resolution reproduction
  • Medical image scanning and storage
  • Custom report creation
  • DICOM image file
  • Unlimited storage capacity
  • PACS leasing options
  • Allows the use of any viewer

Review:

  • Includes picture archiving, radiology.
  • Medical film and X-Ray support.
  • You can import your CD study data.
  • Offers Vidar digitizers for film archival.
  • Flexibility of adding more tools over time as your needs change.
  • Exportation of images in personalized formats on demand.
  • You can use the viewing software of your choice.
Overalll, the company can digitize film to the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) format or many popular image format. Please note that X-Ray film images are generally digitized at 177 micron spot size.

#4 MedWeb                                                                                     
Review date: 01.08.2012

Description:

Medweb, a scalable Web-based telemedicine solutions, provides patented web-based platform, fully customizable to meet the needs of clinical professionals and administrators. It also offers telemedicine and teleradiology solutions.

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Price:

Free demo

Software Summary:

Tailored for any image modality, DICOM viewer and RIS system.

Main Features:

  • Web deployable image
  • Can be run from a laptop computer
  • DICOM functions
  • HL7 routing engine
  • Patient eligibility
  • Integrated Dictation and voice recognition

Review:

Offers lower-cost solution for digital office-based imaging including CR systems.
  • Imaging solution designed to meet your specific needs.
  • Web-based diagnostic image viewing.
  • Can be integrated with existing HIS and RIS systems.
  • No IT specialist needed: no special hardware or software needed. Routes encrypted DICOM.
  • Customizable report templates.
  • Real-time 3D rendering and sculpting.
  • This Windows-based PACS system is designed to route images s back to the radiology group.
In a nutshell, the Medweb virtualPACS software-only DICOM gateway provides remote diagnosis and consultation and can be downloaded from the web.

#5 Dicom Solutions                                                                        
Review date: 01.09.2012

Description:

This medical imaging distributor and systems integrator offers complete turn-key imaging solutions which includes min-pacs systems, dicom printers and radiographic equipment.

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Price:

Free demo

Software Summary:

Offers ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, including tele-diagnosis.


Main Features:

  • Remote and off-site archive
  • Web-based viewer
  • Clinical workstation solutions
  • Digital image and communication in medicine

Review:

Besides, the architecture enables you to use local peripherals for scanning image films within the system.
  • Each components can be implemented in stages.
  • Suitable for dental, mammography, chiropractic applications.
  • Allows you to help health care facilities to comply with HIPPA.
  • designed for use at multiple clinical workstations. Can be integrated into an existing PACS.
  • Advanced visualization tools used in oncological medicine and radiology.
Designed around a complete line of certified components, their services ensure your facility maintains compliance with HIPAA regulations, including multi-modality compatibility (CT, MRI, etc...)

2012 Best Medical Imaging Comparisons
  • This review may help radiology centers select the right medical imaging system. This is why, we rank the best software with side-by-side comparison.

    Picture archiving allows to manage DICOM images such as: scans and X-rays. Besides, the most of these DICOM-enabled solutions are supported by different types of PACS radiology information systems.

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