CAD PRO(TM) Sets New Standard for Mammography CAD Digitizers
With Its Superior Image Quality, Reliability, and Speed
CHICAGO, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- VIDAR Systems Corporation, the leading
manufacturer of medical film digitizers, today launched its newest digitizer,
the CAD PRO(TM), designed specifically for the application of computer aided
detection (CAD) for screening mammography. The CAD PRO digitizer was unveiled
at the 2002 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)
in Chicago.
The CAD PRO features design innovations that are so unique three patents
have been filed. VIDAR worked hand in hand with the leading mammography CAD
companies to design a product that provides superior image quality, film
feeding and transport reliability, and system speed. Additionally, VIDAR is
completing contract negotiations with the leading mammography CAD companies
and intends to make additional announcements before year-end.
Brian Beardslee, vice president of VIDAR, said, "Unlike other
manufacturers that take an evolutionary approach, VIDAR created a
revolutionary design. We developed the CAD PRO from the ground up in
collaboration with major CAD systems providers, technologists, radiologists,
quality assurance experts, and VIDAR engineers to ensure that it met the
exacting needs of the mammography customer."
Delivering VIDAR's unmatched reliability, the CAD PRO features a built-in,
200-sheet film feeder -- the highest capacity of any digitizer on the market.
The advanced design of the feeder eliminates film jams, double feeds, and film
pick-up problems that can occur with other digitizers. The CAD PRO also
features an audible warning in the unlikely event that the film feeder
requires attention, maximizing efficiency.
In addition, the CAD PRO incorporates VIDAR's proprietary High Definition
CCD (HD-CCD(R)) technology and ADC(TM) (Automatic Digitizer Calibration)
feature, to guarantee unmatched image quality in every film digitized -- vital
for mammography CAD. The system is able to digitize a four-film case in less
than 90 seconds -- two-to-three times the speed of other digitizers. To
ensure compliance with the Mammography Quality Standards Act, a closed-loop
quality assurance system also has been added. The CAD PRO's unique modular
design allows easy access for scheduled maintenance and serviceable parts
replacement.
About VIDAR
VIDAR Systems Corporation, a privately held technology company
headquartered in Herndon, Va, is the leading manufacturer of x-ray film
digitizers serving the PACS, remote primary diagnosis, teleradiology,
telemedicine, mammography CAD, and oncology markets. VIDAR's digitizers are
the choice of more than 100 systems solution providers. For additional
information, visit VIDAR's Web site at http://www.filmdigitizer.com .
SOURCE VIDAR Systems Corporation
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Related links:
http://www.vidar.com
http://www.filmdigitizer.com http://www.rsna.org
CONTACT:
Leslie Bryant of Sullivan & Associates,
+1-714-374-6174, lbryant@sullivanpr.com, for VIDAR Systems
Corporation; or Jennifer H. McCarty of VIDAR Systems Corporation,
+1-703-925-2366, jennifer.mccarty@vidar.com
NOTE TO EDITORS: VIDAR digitizers will be demonstrated at the
company's booth, #8344, at the RSNA's 88th Scientific Assembly
and Annual Meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago. Exhibits are
open December 1-4 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. (CST); and December 5
from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. (CST). To schedule an interview with Brian
Beardslee, please call Leslie Bryant at +1-714-374-6174 or
Jennifer McCarty at +1-703-471-7070, ext. 269
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