Partnership for Colon CAD

Viatronix, Inc. (Stonybrook, NY, USA), a developer of medical imaging and diagnostic software, has announced a worldwide computed-assisted detection (CAD) system integration partnership with QI (Quantitative Imaging; San Bruno, CA, USA), a developer of CAD systems.

Under the agreement, Viatronix will integrate QI's colon CAD engine, PolypPoint, with its V3D-Colon workstation. "Under the terms of the agreement, Viatronix will license QI's powerful CAD product and offer it as an optional upgrade to our V3D-Colon module,” stated Zaffar Hayat, CEO and president of Viatronix. "The work has already begun in Q3 2005, and we expect that the commercially integrated CAD will be available to the market by Q4 2005. This integration provides another powerful tool enabling radiologists to detect colon polyps quickly and with greater confidence.”

The two-dimensional (2D) digital data acquired from imaging devices are automatically postprocessed using the Viatronix proprietary software techniques and provides 3D diagnostic quality images for the physician. The V3Colon system for "virtual colonoscopy” (VC) allows clinicians to interactively view the colon reconstructed from a computed tomography (CT) scan, providing visualization of the inner surface that includes polyps and lesions. Viatronix, through the application of the V3D technology, is currently developing additional innovative products that will be useful in early detection of other diseases, treatment planning, intervention, and follow-up evaluation.


PolypPoint is a streamlined, web-based software tool that assists radiologists and other clinicians in assessing CT images for the identification and visual evaluation of possible polyps and cancers in the colon..




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