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Philips introduces MammoDiagnost VU Workstation to help simplify mammography screening workflow

Philips MammoDiagnost VU simplifies the clinician's user experience by streamlining labor-intensive steps. MammoDiagnost VU goes beyond the capabilities of a typical workstation by offering automatic breast tissue alignment for images derived from computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) from any vendor. Switching between examinations with MammoDiagnost VU takes less than a second. The system supports the entire imaging process. It enables institutions to customize their workflow while allowing individuals to personalize their own work lists.

"New American Cancer Society guidelines recommend a multimodality approach for mammography screening, diagnosis and management. Synthesizing all of that data can be a challenge for physicians," said Gillian Newstead, M.D., director of Clinical Breast Imaging at the University of Chicago. "Philips MammoDiagnost VU manages and integrates data from multiple modalities all in one place and automatically aligns 'left' and 'right' breast tissue images. The system accommodates up to three users at time and allows independent double-blind reading to further support patient management decisions."

Other features of MammoDiagnost VU include an overview of relevant patient history through a graphical patient history timeline and the display of CR and DR on the same screen. The system also enables automatic background suppression and inversion of images on a single workstation.

MammoDiagnost VU can be used as standalone workstation and is compatible with Philips imaging and PACS systems. The multimodality workstation can also function as a front-end workstation by integrating images from any vendor's modality or PACS system.

Source: Philips Healthcare