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Press ReleasesTeraRecon’s iNtuition™ delivers at Stanford’s Face-Off San Mateo, CA--June 15, 2007: TeraRecon, Inc. (www.terarecon.com), a leader in advanced imaging processing technology and 3D visualization solutions, demonstrated the new, unique and powerful Aquarius iNtuition workflow architecture at the “Workstation Face-off” hosted by Stanford University’s 9th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT in San Francisco. The 5th Annual “Workstation Face-off” challenged vendors of advanced 3D image processing technologies to demonstrate clinically-viable workflows on four challenging clinical cases, live before the symposium audience. For the first time, the face-off included requirements to demonstrate thin-client technology compatible with enterprise-wide image management of large multi-detector CT examinations – the field pioneered and defined by TeraRecon with its AquariusNET technology which first received FDA Clearance to Market in 2001, years before any competing 3D enterprise technology. All the cases provided for demonstration challenged the presenting physicians in different ways. Dr. Christopher Herzog of the Red Cross Clinic in Munich, Germany, presenting for TeraRecon, was able to utilize a suite of powerful and intuitive tools in order to complete the assigned tasks within the allotted time, with decision support automatically provided, without human intervention required, courtesy of TeraRecon’s AquariusAPS pre-processing architecture. The AquariusAPS pre-processing server was able to automatically segment bones and vessels from the CT scans provided, without any user interaction, automatically upon receipt of the data, while preparing centerlines of vessels and automatically detecting and labeling various elements of the anatomy presented. “The great thing about presenting on the Aquarius iNtuition™ platform is that you almost feel you have a dedicated 3D technologist working for you behind the scenes” said Dr. Herzog. “Certainly, a competent physician can get to the answer eventually on more or less any 3D workstation, but when 80% of the routine work is done for you before you even open the case, it’s a great benefit that allows us to focus precious time on clinical interpretation, rather than struggling to prepare the case to a presentable form. The iNtuition architecture demonstrated at the Stanford Symposium this year is definitely a significant step forward in the right direction, as far as optimization of physician time is concerned.” The Aquarius iNtuition architecture is designed to fit the needs to a wide variety of imaging scenarios, from a single hospital with one CT scanner and no 3D technologist, to expansive imaging enterprises with multiple modalities, locations, and points of access to imaging results. iNtuition workflow is centered on the concept of “Automate, Validate, and Read”. The AquariusAPS pre-processing server “Automates” common tasks like bone removal and centerline extractions, based on predefined rules and preferences. These results are transported in a special object called a Scene to the Aquarius Workstation or AquariusNET Server, where they can then be “Validated” by a dedicated technologist if one is available, or by the physician in the course of their review of the study, as appropriate. From this point, the physician can “Read” the case, potentially having avoided 90% of the manual processing and preparation traditionally required in a 3D interpretation. “As 3D continues to be established as a standard of care, workflow efficiency is becoming of paramount importance, as evidenced by the inclusion of thin-client technology in the Stanford Workstation Face-Off this year.” said Robert Taylor, Ph.D, executive vice president and chief operating officer of TeraRecon. “Truly effective workflow requires a carefully architected, integrated enterprise solution and not just a workstation or two positioned near the CT scanner or on the PACS. We believe the technology innovations showcased by TeraRecon today are again lighting the way towards a new era of advanced volumetric image management.” About TeraRecon, Inc. Contact: |
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