MIAMI, June 8, 2012 \/PRNewswire\/ --At this year's SNM Annual Meeting, June 9-13, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is highlighting its portfolio of nuclear medicine (NM) applications for IntelliSpace Portal, adding to its existing portfolio of CT, MR and multimodality applications. The full suite of NM applications will now offer comprehensive processing and review capabilities at a level normally reserved exclusively for dedicated NM workstations. The company will also showcase solutions designed to increase diagnostic confidence, enhance patient comfort, augment physician confidence, simplify clinical workflow and reduce lifecycle costs. <\/p>\n
To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/philips-demonstrates-innovations-in-nuclear-medicine-imaging-with-a-comprehensive-portfolio-of-nm-applications-for-intellispace-portal-157951125.html<\/a> <\/p>\n \"The nuclear medicine applications portfolio for the IntelliSpace Portal is designed to help nuclear medicine professionals improve their workflow and evaluate a patient's progress,\" said Jay Mazelsky, senior vice president and general manager, Philips Computed Tomography and Nuclear Medicine. \"As a leader in nuclear medicine, Philips strives to provide solutions for our customers that improve collaboration in order to provide enhanced care for patients.\" <\/p>\n The NM applications portfolio for IntelliSpace Portal now allows NM technologists and physicians to process, review and analyze images from SPECT, SPECT\/CT, PET\/CT and PET\/MR, and then share images and findings with referring physicians using advanced collaboration tools. The clinical applications on IntelliSpace Portal can be accessed from virtually any networked computer allowing clinicians the flexibility to collaboratively assess results at the hospital or remotely. <\/p>\n \"The IntelliSpace Portal nuclear medicine features have drastically changed the way we treat patients,\" said Janusz Kikut, MD, director of nuclear medicine and PET\/CT, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vt. \"The features now allow us to better monitor change in disease status using the nuclear medicine imaging modalities that are often important to diagnosis. And, since we can access IntelliSpace Portal away from our campus, we've been able to improve our workflow with radiologists and seamlessly communicate the nuclear medicine results to referring physicians.\" <\/p>\n Since the IntelliSpace Portal is built on a scalable server-client platform, it also offers the flexibility to efficiently add concurrent users as well as new clinical applications. This virtually eliminates the need for costly and time consuming upgrades across multiple workstations. The IntelliSpace Portal can also interface with Philips or non-Philips picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), providing direct access to the comprehensive suite of NM review and processing applications. <\/p>\n Key NM application features include: <\/p>\n Philips is a leader in nuclear medicine imaging and delivers advanced solutions that meet the challenges clinicians often face. In addition to IntelliSpace Portal, Philips will also feature: <\/p>\n About Royal Philips Electronics <\/p>\n Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people's lives through meaningful innovation. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of \"sense and simplicity\". Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 122,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 22.6 billion in 2011, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. News from Philips is located at http:\/\/www.philips.com\/newscenter<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Here is the original post: <\/p>\n Philips demonstrates innovations in nuclear medicine imaging with a comprehensive portfolio of NM applications for ...<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MIAMI, June 8, 2012 \/PRNewswire\/ --At this year's SNM Annual Meeting, June 9-13, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is highlighting its portfolio of nuclear medicine (NM) applications for IntelliSpace Portal, adding to its existing portfolio of CT, MR and multimodality applications. The full suite of NM applications will now offer comprehensive processing and review capabilities at a level normally reserved exclusively for dedicated NM workstations Continue reading