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Fischer Imaging Corporation (FIMG:PK) and Cedara Software Corp. (TSX:CDE/OTCBB:CDSWF) have signed a cooperative sales, marketing and support agreement to integrate a customized version of Cedara's new Cedara I-ReadMammo(TM) workstation software with Fischer's SenoScan(R) digital mammography scanning system.
I-ReadMammo is a dedicated mammography workstation software system and an extension of Cedara's well-regarded Cedara I- SoftView(TM) PACS multi-modality workstation. This partnership expands the family of softcopy workstations offered by Fischer. In addition to its current workstation, Fischer will now offer its customers the I-ReadMammo-based SenoView dedicated mammography softcopy workstation. For more advanced applications, where multi- modality image display and review are required, Fischer will offer the SenoView Plus, combining both the I-ReadMammo and I-SoftView Cedara software.
Together, they allow radiologists to compare SenoScan digital images with other modality images, such as ultrasound, nuclear medicine and MRIs. The net result is the ability to deliver improved workflow and reading efficiency compared with traditional film screen mammography systems.
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