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February 01, 2012 
As the year draws to a close, ITN asked a few industry veterans to share their views about current issues shaping medical imaging today and what they foresee for the industry in 2012. Following are their responses to our Q&A.
November 23, 2011 
November 23, 2011 — Viztek’s new no-wire plug-and-play demonstration system for its retrofit digital radiography (DR) unit enables customers to fully experience the product’s high performance benefits in their own facilities. Unlike most portable demonstration systems, it does not require any complicated connections or rewiring of existing X-ray generators.
November 23, 2011 
October 4, 2011 — Viztek will display the newest features of its Opal-RAD picture archiving and communication system (PACS) at RSNA 2011.
October 04, 2011 
September 7, 2011—Viztek debuted the high-performance FIT-DR (fixed integrated with tethered digital radiography) solution, a unique dual-detector X-ray system that combines superior image quality, ultra-fast throughput and an affordable price point compared with a single-detector wireless DR unit.
September 07, 2011 
August 15, 2011 — Viztek is releasing PikoPACS, a brand new picture archiving and communication system (PACS) product, at absolutely no cost. The new offering is a member of the Opal-RAD PACS family, and even uses the same viewer. The system is being released as a free download, available to the public from Viztek’s website.
August 16, 2011 
August 9, 2011 — Viztek has just placed its 150th order for ViZion digital radiography (DR) panels since the product line was introduced to the market on February 15, 2011. The product line includes fixed and tethered panels that have been received with tremendous excitement in the market. This milestone brings Viztek’s total DR install base to over 200.
August 09, 2011 
July 22, 2011— Viztek announced the release of the ViZion Digital Radiology (DR) solution for the mobile imaging market priced at less than $55,000. Viztek’s mobile offering includes a 14 x17 inch cesium tethered panel and an integration kit for use with most portable/mobile X-ray units.
July 22, 2011 June 10, 2011 – Viztek debuted an exam turnaround time (TAT) management feature for its Opal-RAD PACS. Designed to streamline the workflow of teleradiology practices, the feature prioritizes exams based on a client’s contracted time to perform study reading. The feature uses a color-based system to notify radiologists of the remaining time before a scheduled reading must be completed. After users input reading time parameters for each facility, worklist population and priority level is fully automatic.
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