Median Technologies scores Barcelona contract

Median Technologies has signed an agreement with Cetir Grup Mèdic, a radiology provider based in Barcelona, Spain, to install its LMS-Lung and LMS-Liver clinical applications.

The applications will be integrated with Agfa Impax PACS at Clínica Nuestra Señora del Pilar in Barcelona. Median said it plans to expand the installation to the other sites of the Cetir group.

Median stated that Cetir’s radiologists will be able to access the LMS-Lung and LMS-Liver advanced clinical capabilities from desktop workstations, and the group’s oncologists will have immediate access to comprehensive RECIST reports.

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