Getting a competitive edge with the Mac
Lake Imaging, which serves referring physicians at 17 locations around Melbourne and regional Victoria, is one of the largest independent imaging groups in Australia. It operates MRI scanners at two locations, CT scanners at six locations, a PET system, 24 ultrasound machines, and several gamma cameras, and produces about 250,000 examinations a year. The company prides itself on a progressive, proactive approach to technology and was an early adopter of PACS in 2001. It has now become a global reference site for the recently launched Visage 7, the first version of Visage to offer a native Mac client.
"In our Ballarat facility outside Melbourne, many of our specialists use Macintosh computers, and there's never been good access into a radiology PACS for a Mac," says radiologist Dr. Alastair Firkin, who is also a director of Lake Imaging. "So when Visage Imaging came up with the suggestion that they could produce a native viewing application for the Macintosh, it was an extremely exciting option for us. We're seeing more and more acceptance of Mac OS X with physicians, and it only makes sense to use its functionality for diagnostic imaging."
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