Breast Imaging PACS Software Provides Secure Access to Multimodality

A digital mammography picture archiving and communication system (PACS) solution allows radiologists to achieve considerable efficiency gains.

Intelerad Medical Systems (Montreal, Canada), a developer of medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, announced that Insight Medical Imaging (IMI) is using the IntelePACS Breast Imaging solution for its screening and diagnostic mammography studies.

Insight is a group practice of over 20 radiologists reading nearly 300,000 studies yearly. It offers services for X-ray, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT), and mammography at 13 clinics in Edmonton and the surrounding area. An accredited member of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, Insight participates in the Alberta Breast Screening Program and delivers screening results to referring physicians through the NetCare Provincial Repository.

Insight looked into different options for their software solution when the decision was made to purchase eleven digital mammography units. They could have used the equipment manufacturer's software, but the cost for multiple dedicated workstations and the inconvenience of having to read from different viewers were major obstacles. Contrary to this, with its enterprise-wide licensing model, Intelerad IntelePACS Breast Imaging is used by as many radiologists as needed and it provides secure access to multimodality images.

"Our radiologists have been using IntelePACS for several years now, so it was natural to turn to Intelerad for our breast imaging solution,” said Dr. Roger Holub, radiologist at Insight. "IntelePACS Breast Imaging allows us to work from the same interface for all studies and priors, including mammography. We achieve significant efficiency gains with the ability to provide final results as soon as we get the studies. Now we have the capability to offer a better service to referring physicians and patients with same day results for all digital exams.”

"We truly appreciate working with Insight, and we are confident that the addition of IntelePACS Breast Imaging will help deliver better quality care for the Alberta Breast Screening Program and women's health,” said Chris Henri, founder and chief technology officer of Intelerad Medical Systems.

Intelerad Medical Systems is a developer of medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions. IntelePACS relies on a scalable, flexible, and fault-tolerant architecture.

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