Kansas City practice taps Carestream for PACS

Encompass Medical Group in Kansas City, Mo., has selected Carestream Vue PACS to support imaging at its eight locations.

Vue PACS supports all imaging modalities. The Vue Motion web-based image viewer allows access to patient images on mobile devices, according to Rochester, N.Y.-based Carestream. The PACS platform also offers integrated advanced visualization, 3D post-processing, embedded voice recognition and a mammography module, the company said.

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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