Barco partners with Medicsight to bring best-of-breed virtual colonoscopy solution to the market
Kortrijk, Belgium, 26 July 2007 - Barco, a leading provider of medical imaging solutions, and Medicsight PLC, a leading developer of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) technologies, have signed a partnership agreement to incorporate Medicsight's 'ColonCAD' image analysis software tools within Barco's 'Voxar 3D ColonMetrix' virtual colonography application. By integrating Medicsight's CAD function, Barco further expands the functionality of its ColonMetrix software solution, thereby enabling faster and more efficient recognition of suspect lesions during virtual colonography.
"We are extremely pleased to partner with Barco for the incorporation of our CAD image analysis software into the 'Voxar 3D ColonMetrix' software," said David Summer, CEO of Medicsight PLC. "Our combined technological and clinical expertise results in a powerful package that brings virtual colonoscopy to its true potential.""The cooperation with Medicsight fits perfectly in our philosophy of presenting radiologists with best-of-breed advanced visualization tools that bring together speed, efficiency and ease of use," says Senior Vice President of Barco's Medical Imaging Division, Piet Candeel. "We are confident that the integrated solution will bring an effective answer to the ever increasing reliance on virtual colonoscopy with CAD".
Medicsight's ColonCAD is an image analysis software tool designed to be used with CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) scans. It has been specifically designed to support the detection and segmentation of abnormalities within the colon that may potentially be adenomatous polyps. ColonCAD can be seamlessly integrated within advanced 3D visualization and PACS platforms of industry leading imaging equipment partners.
Barco's Voxar 3D ColonMetrix is a complete virtual colonoscopy workflow and reporting solution that allows radiologists to interpret a CT colonography study and generate a report typically within 10 minutes. As such, it makes virtual colonoscopy an economically and clinically feasible option. Voxar 3D ColonMetrix combines advanced viewing capabilities, workflow efficiency and integrated reporting, to assist radiologists in locating polyps, tumors and pre-malignant growths in the bowel. Moreover, radiologists can benefit from real-time manipulation of colon image data with accelerated GPU 3D fly-through and DICOM reporting to rapidly convey patient information to referring physicians throughout the enterprise.
The CAD function integrated with Voxar 3D ColonMetrix is not currently available for promotion or sale in the United States.
About Medicsight PLC
Medicsight PLC is a leading developer of computer-aided detection (CAD) technologies and image analysis software. Medicsight PLC's software solutions help clinicians identify, measure and analyse suspicious pathology such as colorectal polyps and lung lesions on CT scans. The patent protected CAD technology developed by Medicsight PLC is validated against one of the world's largest and most population diverse databases of verified CT scan data. The company's products include ColonCAD(TM) and ColonCAR(TM), and LungCAD(TM) and LungCAR(TM). These products seamlessly integrate with the advanced 3D visualisation platforms of industry leading partners. Medicsight is committed to the ongoing development of innovative global solutions for improving clinicians' workflow to support the detection, interpretation and diagnosis of disease at the earliest possible stage. Headquartered in London, Medicsight PLC employs more than 50 people and also has offices in the United States and Japan. Medicsight PLC is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM") with the market epic code of MDST. Medicsight PLC product and company information can be found on www.medicsight.com.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.
Barco (Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3800 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of euro 751 million in 2006.
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