MINNEAPOLIS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vital Images, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTAL), a worldwide leader of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and analysis solutions, has surpassed the milestone of 3,000 customers, approximately 5,000 installations and thousands more users worldwide of advanced visualization software solutions.
"We are very proud of reaching this customer milestone and committed to continued delivery of advanced visualization solutions and collaboration tools that can be quickly and easily integrated into daily medical practice," said Michael H. Carrel, Vital Images president and chief executive officer. "We have strong, collaborative relationships with our customers based on the common goal of enterprise-wide access of advanced visualization solutions designed to improve the impact and delivery of patient care."
Vital Images values relationships and has invested in programs and technology designed to enhance relationships between customers, referring physicians, partners and patients. Building on its knowledge and understanding of complex clinical workflow, Vital Images offers a comprehensive suite of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and connectivity solutions.
"I have been a Vital Images user since 1999 and originally selected the ViTAL solution because it was ground breaking in its ability to provide fast, powerful and intuitive clinical information," said Lawrence Neil Tannenbaum, MD, FACR, director of CT and MR Imaging, Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. "Our experience with ViTAL has evolved from a user-vendor relationship to a true partnership. ViTAL's solution has always been on the forefront of innovation, continually evolving to meet the expanding workflow demands of our practice."
About Vital Images, Inc.
Vital Images, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leading provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization software solutions. The company's technology gives radiologists, cardiologists, oncologists and other medical specialists, time-saving productivity and communications tools that can be accessed throughout the enterprise and via the Web for easy use in the day-to-day practice of medicine. Vital Images also has offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.vitalimages.com.
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