| Medical facilities of all sizes are moving to digital | | | | system allows you to delve into the area of |
| medical imaging because it is a cost-effective way | | | | teleradiology, because Viztek Opal Rad will |
| to handle patient medical images. It also makes | | | | function as a web server. This allows authorized |
| it much simpler to comply with HIPPA regulations | | | | personnel to remotely access digital images and |
| regarding the storage and archiving of patient | | | | digital reports, a huge time and work saver. |
| medical images. In order to take your medical | | | | HIPPA compliance is also built into the Viztek |
| facility in this direction, you will want to consider | | | | PACS system through individual usernames and |
| adding a PACS, or Picture Archiving and | | | | passwords for each authorized user, as well as |
| Communication System. There are several good | | | | the 128-bit secure socket layer encryption. A |
| brands of PACS available, including Viztek PACS, | | | | web-based server is an option that you can |
| Agfa pacs and Kodak pacs. | | | | choose to increase the versatility of your medical |
| PACS are basically software and servers that are | | | | facility's PACS system. |
| used for archiving, viewing and distribution of | | | | Another benefit that comes from using the |
| digital medical images. A PACS takes images | | | | Viztek Opal Rad PACS involves customization and |
| from different modalities, such at CT, MRI, | | | | image manipulation. Viztek PACS allows you to |
| mammographies and others, and uses a secure | | | | compress studies at your discretion to shorten |
| network to transmit the digital images to | | | | the load times. Use image manipulation tools to |
| workstations, where the digital images can be | | | | zoom, rotate, adjust the window and level and |
| viewed, stored and retrieved. The format used | | | | more with Viztek PACS. |
| for these types of medical images is known as | | | | Other excellent options for PACS systems include |
| DICOM, or Digital Imaging and Communications in | | | | the Agfa pacs and Kodak pacs. Agfa pacs |
| Medicine. Although PACS and DICOM had | | | | works with the Agfa CR image acquisition |
| formerly been available only to the largest | | | | system, which allows you to create digital medical |
| hospitals because the cost was high, with | | | | images, even while using your existing radiology |
| technology prices in all areas dropping, currently | | | | equipment in a retrofit situation. The Kodak CR |
| small and mid-sized medical facilities can find | | | | system offers another affordable package that |
| affordable PACS solutions that work for your | | | | allows you to capture and view medical digital |
| specific needs. | | | | images. |
| Viztek PACS is one excellent system currently | | | | Viztek, Kodak and Agfa pacs are available through |
| available. Known as the Viztek Opal Rad, this | | | | better online medical imaging distributors. |