Visage Imaging and 3DR Labs begin servicing agreement

3DR Laboratories, a medical imaging service company, and Visage Imaging, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems, have signed an agreement to provide advanced reading and post-processing services to healthcare organizations and hospitals.

3DR Laboratories of Louisville, Ky., will integrate Visage’s CS Thin Client/Server and Visage PACS server into its product portfolio, in order to provide internal and remote 2D and 3D capabilities and services, according to the Carlsbad, Calif.-based Visage.

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