HIMSS: PACSgear launches structured reporting tool

NEW ORLEANS—PACSgear has unveiled ModLink, software that transfers structured report measurements into PowerScribe 360 | Reporting from Nuance.

Using DICOM Structured Report, HL7or XML measurement data from modalities such as ultrasound, DEXA or CT, ModLink auto-populates the report with these values. ModLink supports multiple modalities, vendors and reports, as well as data types such as CT dose/contrast and injector system measurements, the Pleasanton, Calif.-based PACSgear said in a release.

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