Arizona provider re-ups PACS contract with Philips

Phoenix-based Valley Radiologists has renewed its iSite PACS contract with Philips Healthcare for the next five years for its image management and storage needs.

The North Andover, Mass.-based company said that Valley Radiologists is also employing Philips clinical applications for iSite PACS, including pulmonary embolism, vessel explorer and CT colonography.

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