Advanced Medical Imaging

Teleradiology & PACS a Winning Combination

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TeleCap I & II

TeleCap is low-cost, direct video image capture device which can be connected to most CT, MR, ultrasound and nuclear medicine units.

TeleCap is solely dedicated to direct video image capture* and is available in two versions:

• TeleCap I is a designated non-expandable unit that captures images from a single modality.
• TeleCap II captures images from two modalities and may be expanded to connect to up to five modalities.

TeleCap can send images to MV/PCs, LTEs and other TeleCaps that have been equipped with modems, as well as personal computers which have been correctly configured with free software -- MultiView Standard.

* TeleCap may also capture images from a CCD camera; however, TeleCap will not capture images from a film scanner. To capture images using a laser film scanner, please refer to our MultiView/PC product.

Key Benefits

• Low-cost alternative for hospitals who want to capture images
• Overlap capture and send allows simultaneous transmission of images while new images are being digitally captured
• Automatic send in the order images were captured
• View and arrange captured images
• Images captured at 1024 x 768
• Communications options including standard modem or ISDN*
• Images may be captured and transmitted with the touch of a button.
• Save to disk feature for import to MultiView Standard, other TeleCaps, MV/PCs and LTEs
• Connect up to five modalities with the 5-Port Upgrade Option

* The TeleCap does not include a communication device. A standard modem or ISDN communications option must be purchased with each TeleCap.

TeleCap I & II - High Frequency

TeleCap HF is low-cost, direct video image capture device which can be connected to most CT, MR, ultrasound and nuclear medicine units.

TeleCap HF is solely dedicated to direct video image capture* and is available in two versions:

• TeleCap I HF is a designated non-expandable unit that captures images from a single modality.
• TeleCap II HF captures images from two modalities and may be expanded to connect to up to five modalities.

TeleCap HF can send images to MV/PCs, LTEs and other TeleCaps that have been equipped with modems, as well as personal computers which have been correctly configured with free software -- MultiView Standard**.

* TeleCap HF may also capture images from a CCD camera; however, TeleCap HF will not capture images from a film scanner. To capture images using a laser film scanner, please refer to our MultiView/PC product.

Key Benefits

• High frequency capture up to 150 MHz
• Low-cost alternative for hospitals who want to capture images
• Overlap capture and send allows simultaneous transmission of images while new images are being digitally captured
• Automatic send in the order images were captured
• View and arrange captured images.
• Images captured at 1280 x 1024
• Communications options including standard modem or ISDN*
• Images may be captured and transmitted with the touch of a button
• Save to disk feature for import to MultiView Standard, other TeleCaps, MV/PCs and LTEs
• Connect up to five modalities with the 5-Port Upgrade Option

* The TeleCap does not include a communication device. A standard modem or ISDN communications option must be purchased with each TeleCap.

MultiView/PC (MV/PC)

MultiView/PC (MV/PC) is low-cost, non-DICOM alternative for hospitals who want to frame-grab images and/or digitize films. MV/PC may be configured in three ways:

• A non-networked station configured as a direct video capture device with five modalities (when purchased with the PCAP III Option)
• A non-networked station functioning as an acquisition and preview station for a film scanner (used to scan images up to 1K).
• A non-networked station configured to serve as both a direct video capture device and a film scanning station.

MV/PC can send images to TeleCaps, LTEs and other MV/PCs that have been equipped with modems, as well as personal computers which have been correctly configured with free software -- MultiView Standard.

Key Benefits

• Full resolution 8-bit capture
• Image capture at resolutions up to 1280 x 1024
• High frequency capture --up to 150MHz
• Film scanner capture resolutions up to 1K
• Images may automatically be sent in the order they were captured
• Overlap capture and send allows simultaneous transmission of images while new images are being digitally captured
• Captured images (up to 1K) may be viewed and arranged.
• Image orientation
• Image manipulation, including crop, rotate and flip
• Patient demographics
• Choice of standard high-resolution compression or lossless compression
• Communications options including standard modem or ISDN*
• Save to disk feature which allows image import to MultiView Standard as well as other MV/PCs, LTEs and TeleCaps
• Images may be received from other MV/PCs, TeleCaps, LTEs and MultiView Standard

MultiView/PC includes:

• Pentium 266 Mhz, 2 GB hard drive
• 32 MB RAM
• 14" Status monitor or VGA switchbox (for use with Multi-sync monitor)
• High-Resolution 1024 X 1024 Spider display card

MultiView/PC Options:

• PCAP III (includes both a high frequency option which gives MV/PC the ability to capture video with a scan rate of up to 150 MHz, and the ability to acquire from up to five modalities using remote controllers)
• Choice of laser film digitizers (L50, L75 or L150)
• Monitors up to 21" portrait monitor

* The MV/PC does not include a communication device or the image monitor. A standard modem or ISDN communications option must be purchased with each MV/PC.

PACS/DX ScanStations feature a Windows-based application which is compatible with a full range of laser film scanners. The scanners provide the density and resolution needed to visualize subtle abnormalities in clinical films. They are ideally suited for basic teleradiology, high resolution teleradiology, film-to-digital environments and PACS.

The PACS/DX ScanStation also facilitates the scanning and entry of demographic information required by DICOM 3.0. The user simply selects the size of the film, the desired resolution, the desired grayscale range (8-bit for 256 grayscale or 12-bit for 4096 grayscale), the orientation of the film and the film source device. All of these settings can be named and saved as convenient presets.

The patient demographics associated with each film may be entered while the film is scanning. Patient data may be entered via the keyboard (which utilizes the local database to recall previously entered data) or by an optional bar code reader.

A preview window and magnification tools enable the user to verify correct image orientation. Reorientation tools allow the image to be corrected without rescanning. Scanned images may also be cropped so that only the region of interest is saved and transmitted (thereby minimizing the size of the data file).

Key Benefits

• Windows-based application
• User-friendly, easy to use
• Self calibrating
• Excellent density and spatial resolution
• Image manipulation
• Convenient presets
• DICOM 3.0 compliant
• Communication flexibility to support network (LAN/WAN) and ISDN connectivity as well as dial-up phone lines (POTS)
• Context sensitive on-line help

StatSend Option
StatSend is an optional feature which can be added to any PACS/DX ScanStation. StatSend allows the ScanStation to send images to free MultiView Standard software. StatSend also supports remote query from a properly configured MultiVew Standard station. A wavelet compression option is also available with StatSend.

NetSend Option
NetSend is an optional feature which can be added to any PACS/DX ScanStation. NetSend allows the ScanStation to send images to any networked, DICOM 3.0 compliant viewer or server.

Other Options

• External standard modem, LAN/WAN, ISDN communication
• Bar code reader
• 1.6 GB additional hard drive
• 17" color monitor, 800 x 600

Click here for PACSPro/DX ScanStation specifications.

PACS/DX Direct Video Capture (DVC)

The PACS/DX DVC is a Windows-based application which captures video images from imaging modalities and converts those images to a DICOM 3.0 format. The video capture device digitizes the analog video signal (8-bits), with no loss of resolution, for transfer and storage. Images are individually captured utilizing a simple two-button remote video capture controller at the modality.

Patient information is obtained via the terminal or an optional bar code reader. For hospital to home applications, auto demographics may be used to enter a default patient identification number and study number.

Key Benefits

• Windows-based framegrabber
• Translates non-DICOM images to DICOM file format
• Full resolution, 8-bit capture
• Automated set-up
• Up to 1280 x 1024 resolution
• High frequency capture --up to 150MHz
• Communication flexibility to support network (LAN/WAN) and ISDN connectivity as well as dial-up phone lines (POTS)
• Connect up to five modalities with the 5-Port Upgrade Option
• Auto demographics
• Overlapped capture/send
• Context sensitive on-line help

StatSend Option
StatSend is an optional feature which can be added to any PACS/DX DVC station. StatSend allows the DVC station to send images to free MultiView Standard software. StatSend also supports remote query from a properly configured MultiView Standard station. A wavelet compression option is also available with StatSend.

NetSend Option
NetSend is an optional feature which can be added to any PACS/DX DVC station. NetSend allows the DVC station to send images to any networked, DICOM 3.0 viewer or server.

Other Options

• PACSo/DX DVC 5-Port Upgrade
• Video Isolation Amplifier*

* An optional Video Isolation Amplifier (VIA) preserves image quality at the modality workstation and conditions the video for longer cable runs.