DIGITAL ECHO IMAGING MANAGEMENT and ARCHIVAL SYSTEM

EchoStor is OptiMed's digital Echo archival and storage solution for hospitals with an active echo department. The system consists of a Central Echo Server and a DICOM network to link the ultrasound units. Echo Review Stations can be located anywhere in the cardiology department (or other departments) for reviewing cases as well as for generating echo reports.

Image Acquisition Highlights:

• Connectivity with ultrasound systems from all manufacturers providing DICOM (and non-DICOM) outputs
  
• System can convert images from vendor proprietary MOD's to DICOM, allowing them to be stored and viewed with standard format
  
• DICOM 3.0 compliant for ultrasound

Image Review Highlights:

• Software specifically designed for digital ECHO applications
  
• Review capabilities and processing include quad screen, digital B-colorization, synchronous loop and other functions
  
• Multi-study pre-fetching; may include other modalities with OptiMed's DICOM Server
  
• Auto-Populate of all measurements include Length, Area, Volume and Time
  
• Dual monitors with independent controls for image sizing, etc.
  
• Flexible, fast, easy to use Echo Report interface
  
• Flexible, self-adapting Echo Reports (medical transcription) that include echo images and clips
  
• Image export and format conversion for electronic presentations
  
• Wide area image transmission across Internet via e-mail or DICOM connection
  
• For hospitals, the system can be configured as an echo PACS (a full scale image management system)
  
• For private clinics, the system can be configured to work on a simple network, or as a stand alone, or as a software only solution