DR Systems Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Medical 3D Imaging

Systems and Methods for Viewing Medical 3D Imaging Volumes

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- DR Systems, the leading independent provider of medical imaging and information systems, announced today that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued to the company a new patent, which relates to tracking portions of 3D medical imaging.

US Patent No. 7,920,152 describes a method of automatically tracking portions of a 3D medical imaging volume, such as the voxels, that have already been displayed according to user-defined display parameters, notating those portions, and providing the user with information indicating what portions of the imaging volume have been displayed according to the user-defined display parameters.

Technology inventors are Evan Fram, M.D., and Murray A. Reicher, M.D., F.A.C.R.

KLAS® recognized DR Systems and its Unity RIS/PACS as the leading PACS vendor and product in its 2010 Top 20: Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Professional Services report published in December 2010. Technology attributes of Unity RIS/PACS highlighted in the report included intuitive design of the user interface, depth of functionality, and ease of use.

About DR Systems

DR Systems is the leading independent provider of enterprise imaging and information management systems for integrated healthcare networks, hospitals, and diagnostic imaging centers. For more than 18 years, the company has helped over 500 hospitals and imaging center sites lower their cost of operation by improving management of patient information, eliminating ancillary IT systems and interfaces, and increasing workflow speed, while also providing better clinical quality and patient care.

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