Multimodality Workstations: Powerful Applications Unite Best of Modalities

Current multimodality workstations are packing some power in applications, flexibility and image manipulation. Some workstations focus on a specialty, such as breast imaging, but most bring together a broad collection of images from various modalities to facilitate a diagnosis. Advanced visualization is a must, with numerous software applications able to fuse and manipulate any combination of images. These tools are reaching beyond department walls, such as radiology and cardiology, with web-based capabilities that allow physicians access from just about anywhere.

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