Intelerad unveils RIS/PACS suite

Intelerad Medical Systems has launched InteleSuite, a customizable set of RIS/PACS systems.

InteleSuite combines IntelePACS with the company’s new InteleRIS offering. The suite includes: automated multi-exam scheduling, patient registration, InteleViewer and worklist, dictation or embedded voice recognition, native myocardial perfusion reserve, image fusion, mammography BI-RADS reporting and tracking, workflow-integrated peer review, electronic technologist worksheets, HL7 administration tools and business analytics, according to the Montreal-based provider of distributed radiology systems.

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