Voice of the Customer

TMCnet - The World's Largest Communications and Technology Community
New Coverage :  Asterisk  |  Call Center Outsourcing  |  Call Recording  |  SIP Trunking  |  Hosted Exchange  |  PBX
Webinars
Channels by Topic
Share
 
| More
RSS-XML alerts
Print this page
E-mail this page to a friend
Voice of the Customer Featured Article Archive

TMCNet: Medipattern Expands B-CAD(TM) Line With 7 New Solutions

[September 25, 2007]

Medipattern Expands B-CAD(TM) Line With 7 New Solutions

(Market Wire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) TORONTO, ONTARIO, September 25 / MARKET WIRE/ --

Attention: Business/Financial Editors:

The Medipattern Corporation (TSX VENTURE: MKI), an award-winning developer of computer-aided detection (CAD) medical imaging software designed to detect cancer and permit a higher standard of care for the millions of patients at risk of cancer, is pleased to announce seven new B-CAD products: six versions of B-CAD for breast ultrasound imaging and one version for breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). Medipattern is the first and only company to cross the modality boundary, creating CAD products for breast ultrasound imaging and breast MRI from the same algorithm platform technology. The Company's B-CAD solutions have been found to save time, increase consistency in reading, and document information in greater detail, providing a better record for tracking patients.

The new B-CAD solutions will be shown at RSNA 2007as well as works-in-progress for CAD on whole-breast ultrasound, the next generation in breast ultrasound imaging. CAD is key to effectively reading the multiple images acquired during whole-breast ultrasound. Next-generation B-CAD reads the images in cine loops, automatically detecting and characterizing lesions. CAD results are reviewed by the radiologist, who can edit, and then B-CAD automatically enters all of the evidence and findings into a natural language report.

B-CAD 1.2.1 for breast ultrasound imaging is now available for the US market in a wide range of formats ideal for those customers who either already have PACS or who are new to the PACS environment. The turn-key solution includes a DICOM-network-ready PC with a B-CAD viewer and CAD reporting system, ideal for those facilities just starting to work in a PACS environment. For those facilities that have invested in a large number of workstations, 1.2.1 is available in a software format for loading onto existing equipment. Medipattern is also pleased to announce the release of two software plug-in modules for PACS partners Cedara of Canada and Swedish based Sectra. The modules can plug into new or existing PACS viewers to support the new C4 revision level for Cedara and the multimodality women's health IDS5 workstation from Sectra. B-CAD 1.2.1 delivers ease of workflow, enabling radiologist-customizable methods that easily integrate into the natural reading process. 1.2.1 is capable of analyzing multiple lesions in multiple views for unilateral or bilateral cases, organizing the information into a complete, unified natural language report. B-CAD 1.2.1 is shipping now through Medipattern's US reseller channel and partners.

B-CAD 2.2 for breast ultrasound imaging is available to the rest of the world and is shipping through Medipattern's world-wide distribution channel. Version 2.2 is available in two formats: as a software product intended for Medipattern's resellers to load onto workstations and as a plug-in module for the Sectra IDS5 workstation. B-CAD 2.2 electronically analyzes breast masses using all of the American College of Radiology's BI-RADS (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System) feature categories: size, shape, orientation, margin, lesion boundary, echo pattern, post-acoustic features, and calcification in masses. Version 2.2 gathers all of the information required to track multiple lesions and completes the imaging procedure by automatically documenting the results in a pre-formatted report.

Medipattern's morphology CAD for breast MRI will be shown as part of Confirma's Version 5 CADstream(TM) product at RSNA. It performs detection and characterization of features based on physical shapes or morphology within a breast MRI. Medipattern's morphology CAD, joined with Confirma's kinetic CAD, form a complete approach to reviewing MRI images, detecting lesions via both physical characteristics and dynamic flow characteristics.

"In the past year, Medipattern has grown from a single introductory B-CAD product for ultrasound to a global family of products for different systems and modalities providing flexible solutions for a variety of users, from small clinics through large-scale enterprises," said Janet Sterritt, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "Equally, our sales channel has grown to include 7 independent global resellers and 11 independent US resellers. Our partnership network has expanded from a single partner to include Carestream, Cedara, Confirma, GE Healthcare, Sectra and SonoCine."

Upcoming Events:

Medipattern will participate in the following events:

- China Ultrasound Conference, September 21 to 25, Beijing, PRC.

- Chicago International Breast Imaging Symposium October 3 to 7, 2007, Chicago, IL.

- JFR, October 20 to 24, Paris, France.

- RSNA, November 25 to 29, 2007, Chicago, IL.

- European Congress of Radiology (ECR), March 7 to 11, Vienna, Austria.

The Medipattern Corporation

Medipattern develops computer-aided detection (CAD) solutions for medical imaging. These products enhance workflow while improving interpretive and diagnostic confidence. The Company's initial clinical applications are B-CAD(TM) for breast ultrasound and B-CAD MRI(TM). Both have received awards for innovation in the industry. The B-CAD products use pattern recognition technology to assist radiologists in their efforts to classify and characterize lesions in images of the breast. Medipattern was founded to design software products that detect and identify lesions in breast imaging to support a higher standard of medical care. Please visit the company's website at: www.medipattern.com.

B-CAD(TM) and B-CAD MRI(TM) are trademarks of The Medipattern Corporation.

Medipattern is a registered mark of The Medipattern Corporation. BI-RADS is a registered trademark of the American College of Radiology.

Forward-looking statements

This document contains forward-looking statements relating to Medipattern's performance, operations, or business environment. These statements are based on what we believe are reasonable assumptions given currently available information and our understanding of Medipattern's current activities. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these forward-looking statements using words such as "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans", "intends", "potential", and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict or control. A number of factors could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. These factors include but are not limited to those set forth in the Company's corporate filings (posted at www.sedar.com). In addition, these forward-looking statements relate to the date on which they are made. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason. Readers should not rely on forward-looking statements.

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release and has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this release.

Contacts:
The Medipattern Corporation
Jeff Collins
CEO
(416) 744-0009 ext. 224
Email: jcollins@medipattern.com
Website: www.medipattern.com
IRonside Investor Relations Inc.
Robin Sundstrom
President
(416) 368-8770 ext. 223
Email: robin@ironsideir.com

Copyright 2007 Market Wire, Incorporated

[ Back To Voice of the Customer Community's Homepage ]
› Return to Voice of the Customer Home

FOLLOW US

FREE Voice of the Customer eNewsletter

Subscribe Now

Featured White Papers

  • Seven Best Practices for Speech Analytics: Speech analytics is valuable for identifying issues in the contact center. However, limiting its use to the contact center only considers a portion of all customer interactions and subsequently only reveals a small part of the voice of the customer. This paper discusses how organizations can optimize their Speech Analytics implementation strategy to realize the promise of this exciting technology.
  • Understanding the Voice of the Customer: Today's contact centers involve a sea of information that must be captured, processed, and distributed on a daily basis. Effective use of this information enables companies to remain competitive in an increasingly aggressive and customer centric marketplace. An overwhelming percentage of the information that circulates in a contact center's audio recordings, documents, web pages, and emails is unstructured in that it resides outside of a normal structured database and cannot be managed efficiently. These unstructured items contain valuable information, yet this information historically has been difficult to organize, categorize, and access.
View All ›

Case Studies

  • Aflac: Aflac, the leading provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance turned to Autonomy to help them automate the process of monitoring their contact center agent for quality and compliance. The company now has a system that can offer continued improvement in agent quality and productivity while enhancing the customer experience. ...
  • Avaya: Avaya, a global leader in business communications, inherited 880 websites as well as numerous intranets and extranets when it was spun off from Lucent Technologies. The sheer volume and diversity of the sites and the over 500 content creators resulted in inefficient content distribution rife with divergent branding, messaging, and product information. ...
View All ›

Video Showcase

    Interview with Autonomy: Rich Tehrani interviews Simon Hayhurst, SVP of Autonomy

Featured Events

  • Multichannel Analytics with Autonomy Explore: In today's world of constant connectivity there are a variety of direct and indirect channels of communication between an enterprise (or a brand) and its customers. 80% of these valuable interactions are generated in a human-friendly, unstructured format across multiple touchpoints and channels. With this ever growing mountain of information how do you extract the emerging trends and topics of interest to the enterprise? ...
  • SES Chicago 2011: Marketers and SEO professionals attend SES Chicago each year to network and learn about topics such as PPC management, keyword research, SEO, social media, local, mobile, link building, duplicate content, multiple site issues, video optimization, site optimization, usability and more. The conference offers 70+ sessions, intensive training workshops, and an expo floor packed with companies that can help you grow your business. While you're at it, network with peers and leading industry vendors. Programmed by the SES advisory board, you can be assured - SES content really is king! ...
View All ›
 
Share
 
| More
RSS-XML alerts
Print this page
E-mail this page to a friend