Shina Systems Announces New Commercial Release of 3Di PACS

Caesarea, Israel – 31 May 2013 – Shina Systems (http://www.shina-sys.com), the leading developer of advanced clinical image management, visualization and analysis software, announced today the new commercial release of its 3Di PACS solution. Shina Systems’ 3Di is a unique platform which allows clinicians, healthcare providers and patients to view medical images everywhere and for any purpose – from diagnostic image interpretation to intuitive viewing of images in a personal health record.

3Di PACS is an extremely advanced and scalable Web-based platform allowing access to medical images throughout the enterprise for faster diagnosis, reporting, storage and distribution of clinical data. The 3Di PACS Web interface allows studies management and physician worklist via a full-featured, zerofootprint 2D/3D Web-based viewer. The 3Di PACS client is an advanced diagnostic PACS viewer for reading 2D, 3D and 4D (sequence) studies using proprietary high-speed streaming technology, multimonitor support and advanced Hanging Protocol.

With this new release of 3Di PACS, users worldwide will enjoy a robust and intuitive diagnostic viewing solution which is instantly accessible via any Web browser. The new version includes a wider set of interaction features, such as volume rendering tools, rule-based HP definition and selection, FDAapproved mammography reading tools, easy-to-use MR spine labeling, integrated reporting, seamless integration with other hospital information systems and much more. This new version has been released after an evaluation period in selected live sites around the world, where 3Di PACS was used as the primary PACS system. The experience and input provided by these test sites contributed substantially to the current version of 3Di PACS.

As part of the 3Di family, this release includes new versions of the 3Di Cloud solution and 3Di workstation solution. 3Di Cloud is a cost effective, cloud-based image management and advanced visualization software suite, which turns any Internet-connected PC into a comprehensive image processing workstation. 3Di Workstation is an advanced multi-modality viewing and analysis software suite which covers a broader range of clinical needs, including an auto-segmentation cardiac CT analysis tool, CT colonoscopy and PET-CT fusion.

About Shina Systems
Shina Systems (http://www.shina-sys.com) develops and markets clinical image management and analysis application software. The company achieved market leadership through its proprietary, automated image segmentation tools and its intuitive, clinician-friendly application workflow. Shina Systems’ vision is to bring clear and useful medical images to the point-of-care at any location and to any specialist or patient. Shina Systems is committed to developing and marketing a diverse portfolio of ground-breaking solutions in a bid to improve health care and quality of life for patients world-wide.

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