AVT visualization suite from Barco, a firm headquartered in Belgium, is a product that was announced back in November (to be introduced in Q2 2008), but somehow did not light up on our radar screen until now. What AVT does is give the ability to clinicians to see and read studies on the go, in any location outside of the radiology reading room, as long as there is a standard network connection or 2-4 Mbps broadband service.
Here’s what the company says about its technology:
If advanced visualization is only available in the reading room, doctors cannot access it when and where they need it. With AVT, they can view all images rapidly from anywhere – even from home. In addition, AVT’s seamless integration with major PACS solutions enables users to open 3D images with one mouse click from their PACS. All demographic details are synchronized between AVT and the PACS, so any changes made on one platform are automatically updated in the other. 2D and 3D imaging therefore becomes part of the same worklist, another important user demand…
AVT uses powerful, off-the-shelf server technology and graphics cards. This means users are not locked into expensive, proprietary hardware development cycles, and existing IT infrastructure can still be used. Users also benefit from the latest IT technologies at the most competitive prices. Moreover, AVT’s concurrent license system allows hospitals to make advanced visualization available with maximum cost-effectiveness.
To meet the specific needs of all physicians, AVT offers a complete family of advanced visualization tools:AVT Reader provides everything for high-volume, general reading of CT, MR and PET in one simple package. AVT Vessel is dedicated to quick, accurate quantitative analysis of CTA and MRA studies, with a workflow streamlined for vascular analysis and stent-graft planning. AVT Cardia-S provides quantitative structural analysis of CT cardiac studies. The workflow is focused and highly automated. AVT Cardia-F offers quantitative functional analysis of CT cardiac studies, with a similar workflow to Cardia-S.
Product page: AVT …
Press release: Barco introduces 3D medical imaging that is truly at your fingertips …
Product brochure… (.pdf)
