Vital Invited to Participate in Image Sharing Demonstration at the Radiological Society of North America's 99th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting

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MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 20, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Images, Inc., a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company and leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis solutions for healthcare providers, will participate in the Image Sharing demonstration (booth 8140, North Building -- Hall B) at the Radiological Society of North America's (RSNA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, December 1-5. Vital's universal viewer, VitreaView(TM), was selected as the viewer for all demonstrations.

The Image Sharing booth will showcase developments in standards-based interoperability that enhances the quality, efficiency and safety of care in radiology. Vital's role will include the visualization of all image data included in the demonstration.

"Vital is excited to be a part of the Image Sharing booth at RSNA,"
said Tim Dawson, Chief Architect at Vital. "The ability to easily share information between physicians to get the whole patient story is extremely important. Interoperability between systems is a critical component of this, and one that Vital absolutely supports in our development efforts."

About Vital Images, Inc.

Vital Images, Inc., a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company, is a leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis software for physicians and healthcare specialists. The company's software provides users productivity and communication tools to improve patient care that can be accessed throughout the enterprise anytime, anywhere via the Web. For more information, visitwww.vitalimages.com.

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