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Medical Informatics
Cardiovascular Imaging |
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Candelis Announces New
Cardiovascular Imaging Customers
Other Topics: Clinical
Informatics Advancement,
Informatics Diagnosis and Procedures
Candelis, Inc.
November 13, 2006
Irvine, CA -- Candelis, Inc., a medical imaging informatics
company, today announced that Cabrini Medical Center of New York
City and University of California, Irvine (UCI) Cardiovascular
Imaging Center, have selected the ImageGrid(TM) 1000 as their
dedicated image management and Picture Archiving and
Communication System (PACS) for high-capacity cardiac 64-slice
computed tomography (CT) imaging. Candelis' ImageGrid is a line
of fully-integrated, Digital Imaging and Communications in
Medicine (DICOM) industry-standard PACS appliances that speed
digital image access and routing, simplify image management, and
provide highly reliable storage and archive capabilities. |
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"Hospitals,
clinics and imaging centers across the country agree: the
ImageGrid PACS appliance is a proven and ideal solution for
today's most demanding cardiovascular imaging environments,"
said Hossein Pourmand, vice president of business development,
Candelis, Inc. "Optimized to handle a large volume of images and
studies from data-intensive modalities including 64-slice
cardiac CT and cardiac Ultrasounds, the ImageGrid provides
simple, affordable and secure HIPAA-compliant image management
with minimal IT administration. We are pleased to have enabled
our customers to reduce their image management and archiving
costs by up to 75 percent while streamlining their work flow and
improving productivity."
Cabrini Medical Center's Cardiovascular Medicine & Integrated
Imaging Program relies on a six-terabyte (TB) ImageGrid 1000 as
its PACS solution for high-volume 64-slice cardiac CT studies.
Additionally, an integrated tape library provides long-term
archiving and reliable Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) to
streamline image-management workflow.
"Managing our 64-slice cardiac CT studies was rapidly becoming a
challenge, and every conventional PACS solution we considered
was either too costly, too complex or didn't fit our needs,"
said Michael Poon, M.D, director of Cardiology at Cabrini
Medical Center. "We found that most PACS vendors don't have
adequate experience with data storage and tend to integrate
third-party, general-purpose storage solutions. The ImageGrid
was purpose-built for medical- imaging applications and offered
a distinct combination of affordability, high-end PACS features
and scalability."
The Cardiovascular Imaging Center for Education and Research (CVICER)
at UCI also adopted the six-terabyte ImageGrid 1000 as its
dedicated image management and PACS for 64-slice cardiac CT.
Working in conjunction with existing digital imaging
workstations, the ImageGrid manages close to one TB of data per
month, with expansion units offering the scalability necessary
to expand that capacity to more than 100 TB of cost-effective,
always-online image archiving.
"At the CVICER, we were surprised by the sheer volume of data we
were generating with the 64-slice cardiac CT and quickly
realized the need for a cost-effective, reliable image-
management solution," said Jagat Narula, M.D., chief of
Cardiology at UCI Medical Center and associate dean of the
School of Medicine. "From our initial discussions, it became
apparent that Candelis offered significant experience in data
storage - and that the ImageGrid was the solution to our
image-management needs. The key features of the ImageGrid gave
us the confidence we were looking for to proceed with
implementing the server appliance as our dedicated PACS."
About Candelis, Inc.
Candelis is a medical informatics company, which develops and
markets a cost-effective and yet feature-rich PACS appliance for
the archiving, management and routing of data intensive digital
medical images. The ImageGrid(TM) product line has been designed
specifically for imaging centers, clinics, regional hospitals
and large hospital departments, and provides archiving
capacities ranging from 1 terabyte (TB) to more than 100 TB
capable of receiving images directly from any DICOM modality. |
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