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MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES BECOME MORE
ACCESSIBLE WITH NEW KODAK PHOTO CD MEDICAL DISC
Kodak Extends Photo CD Technology for
Use in Medical Imaging Applications
NEW YORK, Aug. 25_Kodak's Photo CD technology will be extended
to medical and diagnostic imaging applications as a means to
store and distribute high-quality images, regardless of the
originating imaging technology.
"This provides enormous opportunities for health care
professionals and their patients," said Carl F. Kohrt, Ph.D.,
vice president and general manager of Kodak's Health Sciences
Division.
The Kodak Photo CD Medical format will allow film-based images
such as medical photographs and radiographs, along with digital
diagnostic modalities such as computed tomography (CT) scans and
magnetic resonance images (MR), to be stored on Kodak Photo CD
Medical discs. The capability to store related patient reports
and other data is also being investigated.
In developing products for the medical market, the company
will maintain its commitment to compatibility with the American
College of Radiology and National Electrical Manufacturers
Association (ACR-NEMA) format for diagnostic imaging; image and
patient information will be assembled into ACR-NEMA files on
Kodak Photo CD Medical discs.
The company also said it plans to integrate Kodak Photo CD
Medical technology into the Kodak Ektascan Imagelink system to
enhance that system's functionality. Developed with Vortech
Data, Inc., the Ektascan Imagelink system incorporates a variety
of digital components that together provide a comprehensive
solution for capturing, networking, storing, and retrieving
diagnostic images and patient data.
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Kodak's Health Sciences Division will work with one of the
leading medical institutions, such as the Mallinckrodt Institute
of Radiology at Washington University Medical Center in St.
Louis, to adapt Kodak Photo CD Medical disc technology to
applications, initially focusing on education.
Other potential Kodak Photo CD Medical applications include
pathology, dermatology, training and education, distribution of
complete patient files_including diagnostic images, information
about the images, lab results, and patient records_and storage of
diagnostic images.
Kodak Photo CD Medical technology represents an extension of
the Kodak Photo CD format. The images can be viewed on TV or
input to a computer (using a Photo CD-compatible CD-ROM XA
drive).
Today Kodak described four new disc formats, all of which are
compatible with current consumer Photo CD players, that will
bring the benefits of Photo CD technology to new groups of users
and new markets.
Besides Kodak Photo CD Medical technology, the other Photo CD
formats include: Kodak Photo CD Portfolio discs, which allow
users to combine up to 800 TV-resolution images with text,
graphics, and sound; Kodak Photo CD Catalog discs, designed for
businesses or archives that want to distribute large numbers of
images widely; and Kodak Pro Photo CD Master discs, which store
images from the larger film formats favored by professional
photographers (such as 120 and 4 x 5-inch). The Kodak Photo CD
Medical format will be the only one of these four that stores
digitally originated images, for example, ultrasound or MR.
"We are exploring a variety of ways to adapt the extraordinary
technology of the Kodak Photo CD system to meet the unique image
and information needs of the health care industry," Kohrt said.
"We will work with some of the world's leading medical
institutions to identify and take full advantage of those
opportunities."
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[Note: Kodak, Ektascan, and Imagelink are trademarks.]