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University Health Network (UHN), Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) and Women's College Hospital (WCH) of Toronto Select Thinking Systems PACS Solutions for Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, PET-CT Fusion, SPECT-CT Fusion, and Other Modalities

Monday, August 27, 2007 General News
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. and TORONTO, Aug. 27 Thinking SystemsCorporation, recognized for its innovative PACS (Picture Archiving andCommunication System) and RIS (Radiology Information System) and its broadproduct portfolio which is designed to support the whole spectrum of imagingmodalities, today announced The Joint Department of Medical Imaging for UHN,MSH and WCH of Toronto has purchased Thinking Systems' ThinkingPACS(TM)solutions to address the unique needs for Nuclear Medicine, NuclearCardiology, PET-CT and PET-CT fusion, and other specialty modalities
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Announced jointly with ADN Canada, Inc., Thinking Systems' exclusivedistributor in Canada, and The Joint Department of Medical Imaging for UHN,MSH and WCH of Toronto, the multi-modality PACS solution will include ThinkingSystems' flagship ModalityBroker(TM) which plays the key role in integratingthese specialty modalities to the existing enterprise PACS, NuGateway(TM)DICOM gateway that brings nuclear medicine data from legacy scanners andworkstations to PACS, and MDStation(TM) multi-modality PACS workstation whichprovides cutting-edge clinical solutions for PET-CT and SPECT-CT fusion,nuclear cardiology processing and quantitative analysis, general nuclearmedicine review and SPECT processing, general radiology image review for CT,MR, CR/DR, general ultrasound, cardiology review for echocardiogram and cathlab, and advanced MPR (multi-planner reformatting) tools for volumetric imagedata.
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"We are very much looking forward to integrating our nuclear medicine andtraditional medical imaging modalities on to one PACS platform across the ournetwork," said Scott Jarett, senior director of The Joint Department. "Weanticipate the installation of Thinking Systems' PACS will greatly enhance thequality of care at UHN, while also adding efficiencies and reducing ourcosts."

"Thinking Systems and ADN Canada, Inc., are pleased to announce the JointDepartment's decision to purchase Thinking Systems PACS," said Kenneth Giles,president, ADN Canada, Inc., "With this installation, cutting edge technologywill be accessible to staff, radiologists, and physicians across five state-of-the-art hospital locations."

"We chose Thinking Systems because their PACS solution will clearly meetour need for a diversified viewing platform that is also fully integrated forPET-CT and SPECT-CT Fusion, Nuclear Cardiology Processing, and othermodalities," said Marc A. Freeman, M.D., F.R.C.P. [C], who led the MedicalImaging team of radiologists and IT professionals at UHN to evaluate and makethe decision to purchase Thinking Systems' ThinkingPACS(TM).

"In addition to offering seamless integration of various cameras anddifferent modalities, Thinking Systems' PACS come with a robust set ofclinical tools which are user friendly," said Dr. Freeman. He added, "TheThinking Systems ModalityBroker(TM) is unique in the PACS market. We are veryexcited about the prospect of being able to link all of our imaging sites andvarious modalities onto one powerful platform which will ultimately help ourradiologists and referring clinicians manipulate images and make betterinterpretations to improve patient care."

About Thinking Systems Corporation

Thinking Systems is an innovative medical software developer and marketerthat bring the power of digital technology to advanced clinical, as well asimage management applications, creating highly functional and fully automatedimaging environments. With a unique vision of comprehensive enterprise-widedigital image workflow, Thinking Systems' product portfolio supports the mostcomplete spectrum of imaging modalities available today. Providing trulycustomized implementations, Thinking Systems translates the power of itsversatile product portfolio and expertise into highly effective solutionstailor-made for each installation. Founded in 1996, Thinking Systems' cuttingedge Thinki
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