RealTimeImage announces four installations

RealTimeImage has been selected by four Michigan healthcare facilities to supply its DICOM viewing and digital workflow systems.

 All four institutions will install iPACS Prism, a system that combines the company's iPACS image streaming Web server with short-term storage and full DICOM functionality to enable complete digital workflow for practices without an archive.

 The four Michigan facilities include: Bostford General Hospital in Detroit; Associated Radiologists in Pontiac; Associated Radiologists in Clarkson; and Associated Radiologists in Great Lakes.

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